Suleman Din is technology editor of American Banker and Financial Planning. Follow him on Twitter at @sulemandn.
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The online lender has acquired NextGenVest, which uses AI and text messaging to advise high school and college students about getting loans. CommonBond’s goal is to better understand the distinctly different demographic group rising behind millennials.
By Suleman DinDecember 4 -
The company, which helps banks develop high-tech products and services, has agreed to buy Gro Solutions after recently completing its deal for Cloud Lending.
By Suleman DinDecember 3 -
The past month was a busy one for community banks with expansion on the agenda and millions to spend.
By Paul DavisNovember 18 -
The industry saw some well-known executives step down from their roles or take on new ones during the past month.
By Suleman DinNovember 11 -
Following is a list of the banks that made Vade Secure's top 10 phishing list in the third quarter, along with insights into how lenders can protect themselves.
By Suleman DinOctober 31 -
Several female executives accepted leadership roles throughout the industry and in regulatory roles during the past month.
By Suleman DinOctober 14 -
The combination of algorithms and artificial intelligence has reached the forefront of investment strategy, but Diane Schumaker-Krieg isn’t ready to take human beings out of the equation.
By Suleman DinSeptember 23 -
Under Erdoes, the megabank's asset and wealth management unit posted record revenue and net income in 2017, even as it navigates a lot of disruption.
By Suleman DinSeptember 23 -
Just before the end of summer, several major banks have put new faces in key executive positions.
By Suleman DinSeptember 6 -
To keep pace with its peers, Morgan Stanley is ramping up its online offerings in banking and wealth management.
By Suleman DinSeptember 4 -
Facebook is seeking customer data from big banks. Executives say it's not clear what the benefit would be, but the drawbacks are easy to tally.
By Suleman DinAugust 9 -
In recent weeks, several banks and fintechs have added new branches or new units, and in the process brought aboard new leadership. Here's a roundup of key hires.
By Suleman DinAugust 8 -
Facebook is seeking customer data from big banks. Executives say it's not clear what the benefit would be, but the drawbacks are easy to tally.
By Suleman DinAugust 6 -
Executives at the recent In|Vest conference discussed ways to make banks more competitive in the world of financial advice.
By Suleman DinJuly 15 -
Disruptive upstarts. Glitches galore. Open banking adoption. Financial institutions are being challenged on multiple fronts — here’s a look at how they’re coping.
By Suleman DinJune 28 -
In an investor-backed power play, the robo tech firm wants banks to turn to it instead of traditional core software providers as they upgrade to digital-banking-friendly technology.
By Suleman DinJune 19 -
SigFig was among an early crop of digital advice firms that shifted their focus to serving wealth managers and banks. It has raised more than $100 million from a variety of investors.
By Suleman DinJune 19 -
From the opportunities — and threats — in artificial intelligence to envisioning a world in which "Wi-Fi is like air," here is what everyone was buzzing about at American Banker's Digital Banking conference.
By Suleman DinJune 11 -
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google garner so much attention that they have their own collective shorthand, FAANG. But it was a mostly different set of companies, including Starbucks and Acorns, that were top of mind this week for their financial services moves.
By Suleman DinJune 8 -
Most big banks are launching robo-advisers to compete for a new breed of wealth management customer. The risk is that automated services will disappoint traditional customers.
By Bryan YurcanJune 5


















