Bank technology

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent guidance on internal messaging software could impose significant hardships on banks and runs contrary to prevailing guidance on cybersecurity.

Morgan Stanley outlined its plans for deploying automated advice tools, with executives emphasizing that it was only a part of its digital strategy.

Amalgamated Bank and Banco Popular, financial institutions with niche appeal, are rolling out national online platforms, calling into question what it means to be a community bank today.

Confusion among bankers on what real-time ACH payments are and how the transactions are processed is a major barrier to adoption in the U.S. Here's what banks need to know.

Propel Venture Partners, the venture capital firm backed by BBVA, led a $7 million investment round in Guideline, a fintech startup focused on 401(k)s.

The investment banking firm's GS Bank unit has added a large number of consumer deposits since spring, but its success hasn't been cheap.

Keefe Bruyette & Woods and Nasdaq have launched an index that tracks fintech companies.

As banks pull out of developing countries, we must seek a healthier balance between preventing money laundering and maintaining banking systems of entire regions.

Bank chief information security officers are increasing cybersecurity spending and focusing on mobile banking defense and regulators' cyber concerns, a SourceMedia Research survey finds.

Wells Fargo plans to pilot a digital advice platform in early 2017, according to a high-ranking executive at the wirehouse.

An identity protection startup called Civic wants to tackle data breaches by giving consumers control over who uses their information.

Some banks are looking to reenter small-dollar consumer lending now that a recent CFPB proposal has given them greater regulatory clarity. But they may need help from technology companies to make a very labor-intensive business more profitable.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., has named Mary Ellen Baker head of business services.

Santander is throwing another $100 million into its fintech venture investment fund, Santander InnoVentures.

Banco Popular North America in New York has launched a digital-banking platform.

The fragmentation of the U.S. regulatory system and uncertainty around what agencies will regulate fintech firms could slow down innovation.

The hit smartphone game Pokemon Go taught banks a lesson in mobile strategy this week: gamify it.

The acrimonious debate in the bitcoin community turns in part on whether one prioritizes using the digital currency as an investment or as a means of expanding global financial inclusion.

If the financial services industry wants to avoid spending years aimlessly testing blockchain prototypes, it needs to focus on coming up with standards and working together.

Walmart Pay is the culmination of years of efforts that Walmart has put into building its brand as a trusted provider of payments. In addition to its new mobile wallet, Walmart has been involved in numerous innovative projects to help its customers move money.