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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A core processing startup gets $16 million and a U.K. challenger bank raises $27.6 million.
February 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.
February 22 -
In addition to transforming Columbia Banking System and navigating it through the financial crisis, Dressel was an industry leader.
February 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.
February 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.
February 3 -
Customers Bancorp says it expects to announce a deal to divest its BankMobile unit within 60 days. It could be an attractive target for a bank with strong loan demand.
January 30 -
Nyca is one of the most active venture capital firms in fintech globally and its second fund should give it plenty of dry powder to pursue further deals.
January 30 -
The deal points a way forward, not only to resolve the debate over screen scraping and ownership of customer data but to redefine banks' value proposition.
January 25 -
Add package pickup to the growing list of things banks are doing with branches as foot traffic declines.
January 23 -
The growth of digital channels is changing bank M&A values, forcing buyers to focus less on branches and more on the volume of customer data.
January 10 -
Chatbots, virtual assistants and the like may mean fewer direct interactions between banks and consumers, fintech leaders say. But branches will become self-service destinations.
January 9 -
The tech firm behind USAA's digital assistant has introduced an authentication tool that identifies customers by the sound of their voice or by their facial features.
December 15 -
The tech firm behind USAA's digital assistant has introduced an authentication tool that identifies customers by the sound of their voice or by their facial features.
December 14 -
The payments messaging network Swift has told its client banks that the threat of cyberattacks "is very persistent, adaptive and sophisticated — and it is here to stay."
December 12 -
The payments messaging network Swift has told its client banks that the threat of cyberattacks "is very persistent, adaptive and sophisticated and it is here to stay."
December 12 -
Cross River Bank, which processes payments and funds loans for fintech startups, says that if such firms got a federal charter, it could help them another way: teaching them compliance.
December 6 -
Kevin S. Kim thought he was joining a bank board to bring youth to an aging slate of directors. Eight years, four acquisitions and a banking crisis later, he is now the chief executive of the nation's largest Korean-American bank.
December 4 -
President-elect Donald Trumps choice for Commerce secretary is a billionaire investor who swooped in to prop up troubled banks after the financial meltdown. Some members of the banking world, including regulators, may be glad he was picked for Commerce chief instead of Treasury secretary.
November 30 -
President-elect Donald Trump's imminent choice for Commerce secretary is a billionaire investor who swooped in to prop up troubled banks after the financial meltdown. Some members of the banking world, including regulators, may be glad he was picked for Commerce chief instead of Treasury secretary.
November 29 -
JPMorgan Chase seeks to reshape its business through technology, but there is a natural gap between the megabank and Silicon Valley startups. Larry Feinsmith's job is to bring the two together.
November 28
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