Bank technology

DD4BC, a group that threatens to knock out corporate websites unless it is paid off in bitcoins, has expanded its denial-of-service attacks on banks.

The Federal Reserve Board has approved enhancements to its automated clearing house service that will require its banks to process same-day payments.

New York's regulation of Bitcoin businesses is "still not perfect," a Circle Internet Financial executive says, but it didn't want to pull its services from the state as some have.

Today, American Banker and BAI begin rolling out our annual FinTech Forward rankings of the top 100 technology providers to U.S. banks.

Can true innovation happen when so much of the industry is still working on systems built in the 20th century?

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The bank's new audio series typifies a growing trend of bank brands thinking differently to get consumers' attention and telling stories on ever-more digital mediums as branch traffic keeps declining.

Bank executives and outside experts finger technology as the area most in need of improvement when it comes to vetting financial institutions' ability to withstand the next bit economic shock.

U.S. Bank has promoted Jeffrey W. Jones to president of its corporate payment systems group after he spent nearly 15 years as head of global treasury management.

The profound disruption that has led to the rise of challengers like Apple, PayPal and Square can ultimately drive innovation across the financial services industry.

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A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week, including banks' subpar shareholder value and how big-data advocates can better communicate with critics who worry about the technology's potential discriminatory effects.

Competitors have been spreading rumors that JPMorgan Chase is quitting the field, the bank's CEO said in a wide-ranging question-and-answer session that touched on Bitcoin, China, and his retirement plans.

During the recent market volatility, apps that aim to lure non-typical investors into the market faced a problem with which all digital-only financial products contend: no office to visit for reassurance. Companies turned to emails, tweets and pop-up messages to try to replicate the soothing voice.

Studies are showing that companies predominantly led by women perform better than those led by men; worldwide trends are showing a continuing uptick in the number of women on boards, but they still account for less than 20% of directors.

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 from our social media platforms.

The quest for secure, yet really quick and easy enrollment and login for bank accounts, has evaded banks for years, and it’s become more important than ever.

Atlanta-based bitcoin payment processor BitPay has suffered a phishing attack costing the company $1.8 million.

Among other reasons for seeking their own charters, the U.K.'s so-called challenger banks say they need to avoid being beholden to older institutions that can slow down the creative process.

A small Internet-focused bank plans to offer Prosper Marketplace's personal loans directly to its own customers through the bank's website. Prosper could use it as a template for deals with other banks.