Opinions

With 20- and 30-somethings just beginning to build financial wealth, banks must orient their business to meet the needs of these consumers.

Staying on top of new threat sources isn’t easy, but things will keep getting worse if we can’t openly discuss the matter, says Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO of Chargebacks911 and CIO of its parent company Global Risk Technologies.

As the tech giant restructures and reinvents its current lending program, it must take advantage of this increased access to borrowers’ banking data to strengthen and inform its lending decisions, writes Become's Eden Amirav.

Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.

With more players joining the lending industry, it's becoming a more crowded space, and business owners weighing their options are a bit overwhelmed, says Luke Intuit's Luke Voiles.

Telling staff the tech frees up time is an important part of bot-enabled payment strategy, says Troovo's Kurt Knackstedt.

Consumers and banks are both concerned about security tied to contactless payments, says Fingerprints' Lina Andolf-Orup.

Even without cryptocurrency, blockchain provides necessary security and processing benefits, says Tatvasoft's Vikash Kumar.

The new regulation in New Zealand shows other jurisdictions how best to address cryptocurrencies and their use in payments.

A reluctance to embrace change is keeping supply chain payments slow and labor intensive, says Adflex's Pat Bermingham.