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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Come this fall, Apple will begin to allow third-party apps to access several of its internal capabilities, most notably Siri's application program interface.
June 17 -
Tim Sloan, president and COO at Wells Fargo, is widely viewed as next in line to take over as CEO of the bank. He discussed the speculation as well as energy lending, credit standards, living wills and a number of other topics in a recent interview.
June 16 -
Banks will likely take a wait-and-see approach before connecting their apps to Siri, Apple's talking digital assistant. Such conservatism poses risks as consumers increasingly demand the latest digital features.
June 15 -
Throw Cathy Bessant of Bank of America a question about a hot tech topic, and she's got answers. Blockchain? She loves it but is still waiting for its use case. Patents? The law is making us be aggressive. Swift? A call to action. And that's just the start.
June 8 -
Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., has promoted Brent R. Tischler to the newly created position of director of retail banking.
June 6 -
With initiatives like its adoption of Touch ID last year, Chase is setting the bar for the industry on digital innovation.
May 30 -
In this quick Q&A, Gavin Michael, the 51-year-old head of digital for JPMorgan Chase's retail unit, talks about his favorite apps, his love of pen and paper and the technology he is most excited about.
May 30 -
Say what you will about these companies' longevity, were it not for the likes of Lending Club you wouldn't see banks like Wells Fargo introducing expedited loan products.
May 11 -
TransferWise, which has been developing an anti-bank brand, now says it wants to partner with banks to expand its reach in the U.S.
May 5 -
TransferWise, which has been developing an anti-bank brand, now says it wants to partner with banks to expand its reach in the U.S.
May 4
