Penny Crosman

Its goals are twofold: to be a financial intermediary between buyers and sellers on the Provenance blockchain and to use the technology to bring speed and efficiency to loans and other products.

Wilson created an app from scratch in the middle of a large merger, he's setting up “client journey rooms” where customers co-create technology with technologists, and he's moving the bank forward into cloud computing.

The data aggregator assembled a group of technology companies that has developed a set of security standards for startups. It is open for comment ahead of an anticipated implementation in the second half of next year.

The company’s software analyzes banks’ loan programs and rejections for signs of discrimination.

Brett King, founder of Moven, host of the radio show “Breaking Banks” and co-author of the forthcoming book “The Rise of Technosocialism,” has strong opinions about how technology is changing finance and the world. His forecast includes more automation, fewer jobs and the emergence of central bank digital currencies.

A recent report from banking regulators says the digital assets pose too big a risk to the financial system to be issued by state-chartered entities that don’t have deposit insurance. Stablecoin issuers and others reject that claim and say regulators are discouraging competition.

The small Pennsylvania regional signed up four cryptocurrency services companies as customers this week. CEO Sam Sidhu says the bank's new platform is helping it win business in this highly specialized market.

The Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts is working with the tech startup Carefull to monitor accounts for signs that older clients are being swindled by scammers — including people close to them.