Core systems

Failure to recognize the importance of artificial intelligence, mobile banking and other evolving technology would be a serious misstep.

Alternative providers like courting new banks. De novos like the modern features many alternative providers offer upfront.

The FIS-Worldpay and Fiserv-First Data combos do provide notable scale, but the even-larger companies still won't produce the same pace of growth that younger nimble fintechs enjoy, says Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

The companies could bring something new, such as merchant acquiring to community banks, but their merger could also cause anxiety about giant vendors.

The bank says it has restored access, but it hasn’t explained how a fire-suppression system at one facility could cause a nationwide outage across all of its channels, or how its system as a whole could have been left so vulnerable to the incident.

The merged bank would set up an innovation and technology center in Charlotte as part of its bid to compete better against the largest institutions and fintech startups.

Customers reported being unable to access online banking, mobile banking or their debit cards.

The core-banking vendor won the investment and ringing endorsements from the trade group and several banks because its open system and cloud delivery could eventually challenge entrenched tech players.

The large core banking software vendors are already criticized as large and slow-moving. Consolidations like these are only likely to make them more so.

The large core banking software vendors are already criticized as large and slow-moving. Consolidations like these are only likely to make them more so.

Both sides acknowledge where expectations haven't been met, and are feeling the same market pressures to adapt faster.

Both sides acknowledge where expectations haven't been met, and are feeling the same market pressures to adapt faster.

The $126 million-asset credit union selected the new core platform in order to increase automation and cut down on "busy work" for employees.

The three institutions will use a platform from Fiserv to help improve efficiency.

Along with a core conversion, the Twin Cities-area credit union deployed new loan origination systems and online and mobile banking platforms.

The Ponca City-based institution becomes the first credit union in Oklahoma to join CU*Answers.

The banking software company has agreed to acquire Avoka, a software-as-a-service company that helps banks with customer acquisition.

The Memphis-based CUSO, known for its NewSolutions system, signed six credit unions, all with assets under $140 million.

The credit union hsa been a Sharetec client for five years but was stuck in a contract that left it unable to convert until now.

Unlimited third-party integrations and the system's design were some of the draw for the credit unions who signed up for the platform.