Core systems

The attack knocked out core and mobile banking systems at several U.S. banks, and Finastra is working to get them up and running.

FirstBank, the initial customer of the startup Finxact, sought a modern core system that jibes with fast payments and other new technologies.

M&T hires Aarthi Murali away from JPMorgan Chase as its customer experience chief; when a small town loses its only bank; why more banks are ditching their legacy core vendors; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

Newcomers Nymbus, Neocova, Finxact and Technisys and older competitors like Temenos, Infosys and Oracle are winning over community and regional banks by offering what some bankers describe as more flexible technology at fairer prices.

Rellevate, a startup founded by former Western Union executive Stewart Stockdale, is forming a digital bank designed for people who make $10 to $25 per hour and live paycheck to paycheck.

Rellevate, founded by Stewart Stockdale, will offer pay advances, fast bill pay payment and international remittances for consumers who live paycheck to paycheck.

Ludwig, a former regulator and CEO of Promontory Financial, and Mahan, the head of Live Oak Bancshares, say they want to back tech startups that support community banks. The ABA and ICBA are among the fund's investors.

Truist emphasizes high-touch, high-tech focus with new logo; Wells Fargo loses another patent lawsuit to USAA; what the Visa-Plaid merger means for banks, fintechs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The New York bank was burned by a core replacement project that failed in 2011. This time it's using its PurePoint unit as a test lab and co-developing the software.

Silicon Valley giants are better innovators, software developers and data managers, but banks' inherent advantages shouldn't be discounted, says Sonny Singh, a senior vice president at Oracle.