Robert Barba is the technology editor of American Banker. Robert previously served as deputy editor of American Banker's dealmaking and strategy section. He joined American Banker in late 2007 as a community banking reporter, just in time for the financial crisis. Robert played a lead role in covering community banks' struggle for survival in the years following the downturn. Robert has appeared on Fox Business to discuss bank failures and the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program. Prior to joining American Banker, Robert was a general business reporter at Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers in Stuart, Fla. He began his career as a business desk intern at The Denver Post and Boulder Daily Camera. Robert is based in New York.
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The cross-border payments startup will use proceeds from its Series D round to fuel growth.
By Robert BarbaMarch 9 -
State Street Global Advisors has placed a statue, titled "The Fearless Girl," across from the iconic bull statue in lower Manhattan to draw attention to gender diversity on boards.
By Robert BarbaMarch 8 -
Problems with Amazon's cloud computing services caused major disruption across the Web on Tuesday, but Capital One says it cloud strategy kept things smooth there.
By Robert BarbaMarch 2 -
The acquisition of Cryptowatch is the most recent in a series of deals struck by Kraken in the last year.
By Robert BarbaMarch 1 -
The retailer is set to announce Tuesday that it is updating its app to allow its customers to input money transfer information electronically rather than having to fill out paperwork in the store.
By Robert BarbaFebruary 28 -
A core processing startup gets $16 million and a U.K. challenger bank raises $27.6 million.
By Robert BarbaFebruary 23 -
Although much of banking is cautiously optimistic about the Trump presidency, the financial firms and organizations that serve the unbanked see the election as a mixed bag at best so far.
By Robert BarbaFebruary 22 -
In addition to transforming Columbia Banking System and navigating it through the financial crisis, Dressel was an industry leader.
By Robert BarbaFebruary 21 -
OpenFin, a devotee of open source software, has raised $15 million in Series B funding to fuel staff expansion, business development and new products.
By Robert BarbaFebruary 16 -
With another $60 million in writedowns, BBVA Compass has taken $90 million in goodwill impairment charges related to its $117 million acquisition of the neobank Simple.
By Robert BarbaFebruary 3