Technology

Government must adapt supervision to account for fintechs, cryptocurrencies and other innovations. Otherwise it could contribute to a debacle like when it failed to grasp the impact that new financial instruments such as money market funds would have on traditional financial institutions.

The bank says it's an investor in and will refer clients to Trovata, which gathers transaction data directly from multiple banks to automate cash reporting, forecasting and analysis for midsize and large companies.

Best known as a website management company, GoDaddy began directly offering digital and offline payments after learning that its clients were getting those services from fintechs. The company is also now selling terminals for in-store payments.

Join Janet King, Arizent VP of Research and Brian Elkins, Senior Director of Strategy at Monigle for a discussion of a new, prescriptive framework that helps banks and other financial institutions identify why customers choose to bank with one financial institution over another. Developed in conjunction with creative experience agency Monigle, the Humanizing Customer Experience research from American Banker draws on more than 5,000 customer responses to show what matters most in customer experience and ranks which financial institutions do it best. Join this discussion to learn more about how you can optimize your bank's approach to CX to improve customer satisfaction and earn higher net promoter scores.

The lender is building on a 20-year-old partnership with Fiserv to provide options such as revolving credit, with plans to add buy now/pay later.

Cybersecurity teams are using scoring systems, standard formats and other tactics to prioritize the deluge of alerts they're receiving about commonly used programs.

JAM Fintop's Banktech fund, which is backed by community banks, has invested in Monit, a small-business predictive analytics company. Two of the banks have expressed interest in using its product.

Nonfungible tokens, which provide proof of ownership in the digital world, are booming. Payment companies are betting they will require payment rails to fund high-value purchases and attract new customers for loyalty marketing.

When the social network went down, it took its entire commerce platform with it. The incident adds to recent data management snafus, and raises doubts about whether the company can build enough trust to succeed in financial services, according to technology experts.

During the pandemic, the use of digital assistants by low- to moderate-income consumers has soared. One reason: Those seeking loan modifications or fee waivers see the technology as less intimidating than humans.