Bank technology

Shelton Shugar, the new CIO of Barclaycard U.S., shares his thoughts on fintechs, the merits of cloud computing and paying through Amazon Alexa.

Most financial institutions still struggle to make it simple for consumers to open new accounts entirely on mobile devices.

Private information about consumer and business accounts was exposed. The bank immediately cited vendor error.

Starling Bank in the U.K. is building from scratch. Unlike other neobanks, Starling sees its future as a hub of financial products, not necessarily the generator of every product. CEO Anne Boden explains.

Most banks still struggle to make it simple for customers to open new accounts entirely on mobile devices.

A new company, bridge21, says it is using bitcoin to allow users to send money from the United States to Mexico at better rates than traditional payments companies.

Five banks and the tech firms R3 and HQLA^X are using distributed ledger technology to make it easier to transfer liquid securities and collateral.

Genpact's new platform promises to reduce the number of past-due invoices to less than 3% in most companies.

Financial services was the top industry targeted by malware in 2016, so banks need to be strategic in building their defenses against attacks.

The neobank Compte-Nickel has opened more than 540,000 accounts since its launch three years ago.

The megabank is looking to robotics and machine learning to save time and money.

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

The JPMorgan CEO detailed the bank's $9.5 billion technology budget, forthcoming upgrades and more.

Derek Corcoran of Avoka discusses how banks have embraced digital marketing but still struggle with digital sales. Author Randy Pennington talks about building corporate cultures that adapt and foster innovation.

Coordinators of a blockchain project backed by the financial industry say they have successfully demonstrated that the distributed ledger technology can be used to syndicate, trade and make payments on leveraged loans.

Amazon is lending its considerable brand and heft to a cash payment model that borrows a vital piece of real estate from Apple Pay.

Blockchain Capital wants to raise $10 million by issuing its own digital token, a method the firm says is the future for startups, VCs and everybody else.

The credit bureaus will change the way they include information about tax liens and civil judgments in credit reports. This could spur lenders' use of alternative credit data.

The money is intended to help the North Carolina city become a fintech hub.

Slock.it says its current project will enable people to exchange the ownership of devices connected to the internet of things.