Bank technology

What did attendees at 2012's BAI Retail Delivery conference take away from the event?

The new Bluebird prepaid card from American Express and Walmart could pose a threat to rival cards and checking accounts.

Narrow budgets, broad regulations and popular digital alternatives from startups are a bad combination for community banks and credit unions.

JPMorgan Chase purged dense blocks of text from its consumer banking website for a "much cleaner" look.

After months of operating without any major snags, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday the current version of its consumer complaint database is here to stay.

BankAnnapolis, an Annapolis, Md. institution, has purchased Trusteer's Rapport for Online Banking system in a bid to safeguard client accounts from digital assaults.

Tech firms will have to win the confidence of bank executives in tech and elsewhere — and back up their claims with performance contracts — to win business as outsourcing becomes more complex, says Key Community Bank's CIO.

Fun and optimism work; constant criticism doesn't, said serial entrepreneur Richard Branson at a banking conference today.

Sustainable big data governance has to become part of the DNA of the banking organization and, like quality controls, embedded in every business process.

Change for the financial services industry can no longer be incremental and slow moving while more nimble competitors continue to offer new products and services.

By acting as a channel for targeted rewards, banks can make themselves more relevant to businesses and increase their leverage in negotiations over fees, sales of core financial products, and participation in emerging mobile payment schemes.

From a technical standpoint, there is some truth to the belief that the branch model is dying. However, year after year, the branch continues to defy the critics and is in fact not going away anytime soon.

In many ways, accessing shared assets through shared networks is same old, same old for banks. But there are some real differences that banks should focus on when they engage with cloud service providers.

After several years of anemic merger and acquisition activity, the pace of acquisitions among the FinTech 100 accelerated significantly in 2011, dominated by providers of IT services, payments, and risk management.

To reduce its energy footprint, Bank of Hawaii turned to a system that automatically shuts down PCs when idle.

Signature Bank wanted to give small business clients a way to adopt new cash management services more quickly.

Mekong Development Bank has launched Vietnam's first fingerprint-enabled debit card.

A flurry of core processing upgrades and conversions have taken place around the country. Behind the activity: a drive for efficiency, compliance and competitiveness.

Executives from FinTech 100 firms share what makes a good tech boss.

Payments, compliance and mobility spell big revenue in almost every corner of the world, and for financial technology providers looking to hit tough earnings targets in a fiercely competitive environment, growing markets in Asia and the U.S. are an enticing target. For U.S. tech firms, it would be wise to be on guard.