BankThink

Consultant and behavioral psychologist Wei Ke shares his view on the bank’s plan to offer free trading, and why competitors shouldn’t react too quickly.

Blockchain technology has the potential to change the healthcare industry, placing the patient, at the center of the system by providing added security, privacy and interoperability to health data and payments, writes Donika Kraeva, strategic communications manager for Dentacoin.

It’s possible for all types of companies to live in tandem and ultimately, benefit from this new business ecosystem, writes Khalid Fellahi, senior vice president and general manager of Western Union Digital.

There are ways for banks to gain an edge against the likes of Google and Facebook for the best software developers.

John Gerspach is scheduled to leave next March after 10 years and be succeeded by Mark Mason; ING will pay nearly $900 million for failing to stop money laundering by clients.

By transforming a traditional treasury into a cashless economy, cities will open the doors to wider and faster adoption of more complex smart city innovations, writes Sumeet Puri, senior vice president and global head of systems engineering at Solace.

Many community banks lack the historical loss data they need to adopt the new accounting standard, which raises questions about the model’s efficacy for these institutions.

Google has a validated and ready to roll out mobile payments model that it has developed in less than one year, writes Daniel Döderlein, CEO and founder of Auka.

Venture capitalist Spiros Margaris talks about which regions are leading in fintech and AI; Byron Reese, CEO of GigaOm, discusses his new book about AI.

The deal lets Google learn more about what people buy based on online ads, but raises privacy concerns; checkbooks favor Congressman Sean Maloney.