Bank technology

Bank of America's mobile app can do almost everything that used to require a branch visit, says Michelle Moore; Lebenthal and four other women-owned firms land a big deal on Wall Street; Sallie Krawcheck joins the board of Blythe Masters' blockchain startup; Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris says both skills and spirituality contributed to her success. Also, the woman Obama is considering for the Supreme Court seat.

Complying with legal and credit bureau criteria for data furnishers is just one of the compelling reasons why a marketplace lender may take a pass on reporting credit data.

Prosper Marketplace has tapped USAA executive David Kimball to be its next chief financial officer.

OneMain Holdings is trying to get a better understanding of the subprime business by mixing data analytics and alternative credit scoring.

With tighter security in the online and mobile channels, fraudsters are turning their attention to vulnerable contact centers, conning eager-to-please phone service reps into coughing up customer information or letting them reset passwords on other people’s accounts.

The blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings has added Sallie Krawcheck to its board.

Pairing up with corner stores, street teams and college students: all the ways fintech startups and tech savvy banks are trying to use the physical world to attract people to their digital products.

Armada, a technology consulting firm in Tulsa, has hired as its president Frank McKeon, a former IBM executive who consulted with banks.

New services seek to replace lender processes that often involve manually updated spreadsheets and other efforts pieced together to meet steepening regulatory requirements for vendor management.

In mobile banking technology, remote deposit capture is ancient history. But there's one area that history seems to have forgotten: business payment automation.