Bank technology

Digital Identity Security Co., a startup, is building an encrypted messaging and identity management platform for the Commonwealth governments. The system would use distributed ledger technology, similar to bitcoin's blockchain.

PNC recently held an API Fest where it asked its employees to pitch customer innovation ideas. With the move, PNC joins a growing number of U.S. banks embracing the possibility that open APIs offer.

IBM has released a set of blockchain cloud services built to meet security and compliance standards for companies in regulated industries — particularly, financial services, health care and government.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

New details unearthed about how cybercriminals stole $81 million out of a Bangladesh Bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provide insight into how the theft occurred, some of the vulnerabilities that were exploited and what banks can learn from the incident.

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Fifth Third Bancorp is turning to a veteran of the consumer goods industry to help shape its approach to innovation.

Success rates vary wildly for innovation labs, but some basic principles increase a bank’s chances of the incubation process leading to viable product expansion.

Innovation in financial services faces a hurdle in the narrow, short-term profit motives of predatory patent trolls. Here is what startups can do to ward off attacks.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup said Wednesday it plans to use the investment to help grow its cloud-based factoring platform for small businesses and expand into new market segments.