Fintech
Fintech
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Customers were previously required to provide access to their accounting software, but now they can connect a business bank account instead.
June 13 -
Financial institutions are understandably concerned about sharing sensitive member data, but a fintech startup with credit union DNA is looking to change that.
June 12 -
At the Michigan Credit Union League’s annual conference, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman offered an overview of cyberthreats while praising the movement – an industry he considers a partner, rather than a competitor.
June 9 -
The following is a recap of the 2017 slate of honorees picked by the tech journalists at American Banker, led by Digital Banker of the Year Michelle Moore of Bank of America and including four finalists.
June 8 -
Vault and Retiremap are launching products this week that are designed to help people stash cash where they can.
June 8 -
By making it easier and safer to share data with third parties, Wells Fargo's Brett Pitts says he is strengthening the bank's relationships with customers.
June 7 -
At CIBC, Aayaz Pira is quickly turning ideas into apps, including its new mortgage one, with the help of its recently formed innovation hub.
June 5 -
With such massive amounts of data bolstered by ubiquitous modes of distribution, the most meaningful fintech investment opportunities center around enabling a new truth equilibrium.
June 5 -
American Banker reporter Brian Patrick Eha shares stories and thoughts from his new book, "How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance," and two fintech leaders explain why Charlotte is destined to be the next big fintech hub.
June 2 -
A recent colloquium from the Filene Research Institute and UC Irvine explored the intersection between fintech and credit unions, and how millennials might utilize both.
June 2 -
First Federal Lakewood has teamed up with the largest banks in Ohio on a fintech accelerator and invested in Eastern Bank’s tech spinoff, with the goal of staying relevant.
June 2 -
KeyCorp is acquiring HelloWallet, a personal financial management product it has offered its bank customers since 2015, from the investment research firm Morningstar.
May 31 -
Today’s primitive question-and-answer programs will mature into sophisticated conversational agents, which will help customers transact and may even be capable of understanding emotional cues, experts say.
May 26 -
Europe is debating whether to ban screen scraping, a practice that fintechs count on as a last resort. Innovation is at stake.
May 24 -
Merlon Intelligence, a startup launching Wednesday, plans to offer banks AI software that will help them with their expensive compliance responsibilities.
May 23 -
Credit unions talk a big game about teaching members good financial behaviors, but fintech is eating the movement’s lunch when it comes to helping consumers save money.
May 22 -
Several firms are betting they will be able to help banks create platforms that allow customers to design their banking services.
May 19 -
Wells Fargo is expanding its fintech accelerator so it is better positioned to connect with customers through channels like the internet of things.
May 18 -
Some banks seek to dominate the digital-identity business, but they stand to benefit even if their efforts fall short.
May 17 -
Banks and nonbanks are typically foes, but banks made 34 nonbank M&A deals through mid-May, emerging as buyers in two-thirds of them. Many buyers are eager to pad fee income by adding investment, specialty finance or insurance firms; sellers are typically looking to cut costs. Here is a roundup of such deals this year.
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