Mobile banking

A freewheeling discussion (over beers) about the future of branches with Tom Brown of Second Curve Capital and Dave Martin of BankMechanics at the Trump National Doral hotel in Miami during American Banker’s Retail Banking 2017 conference.

Digit's decision to charge a monthly fee for its savings help speaks to the challenge of making fintech profitable.

Most financial institutions still struggle to make it simple for consumers to open new accounts entirely on mobile devices.

Bank of America has added new features to its mobile banking app in an effort to build flexibility in mobile wallet options and more closely tie payments to financial services.

Most banks still struggle to make it simple for customers to open new accounts entirely on mobile devices.

Readers sound off on airing political opinions at the office; putting banks and fintechs under the same regulatory umbrella; putting consumer needs first regardless of tech advancements; and more.

MySpend, the app created by TD Bank and Moven, is a hit in Canada. The companies have signed an agreement to extend exclusivity to the U.S.

From SoFi to Venmo, fintech competitors are creating a customer experience that is so fast and easy community bankers like Julieann Thurlow cannot help but worry.

As banks work to integrate their mobile apps with their physical channels, the march toward universal cardless ATM technology continues.

Technology is moving at light speed beyond smartphones. To compete in this environment, banks need to zero in on solving for basic human needs.

B of A's Cathy Bessant and Michelle Moore have a few suggestions for women who want to advance and RBC's Janice Fukakusa sets a new pay benchmark for female executives. Plus, Bank of the West's Nandita Bakhshi and Citi's Yolande Piazza.

Instead of waiting to be disrupted by fintech startups, a pair of credit unions are rethinking what they are, who they serve and how they do it — and it's paying off by bringing younger members into the fold.

The rapid advancement of social media platforms into the payments and finance markets, as well as millennials' devotion to apps like Venmo, were major factors driving a 47% increase in the U.S. digital person-to-person payments market last year.

Retail-focused Provident Bank has added an on/off switch that allows customers to suspend their debit cards. A few big banks rolled out similar features last year.

The underbanked rely on mobile access more than online or in-person contact. Therefore, the U.S. must follow developing countries’ leads and let consumers sign up for mobile-only accounts.

Customers of National Capital Bank in Washington wanted mobile banking with remote deposit capture, but the community bank first had to find a new CEO.

The rapid advancement of social media platforms into the payments and finance markets, as well as millennials' devotion to apps like Venmo, were major factors driving a 47% increase in the U.S. digital person-to-person payments market last year.

The 'pays' and PayPal are among the technology companies that have build mobile wallets. As these apps add financial services, banks must consider building their own apps.

The bank’s clients now have a simpler alternative for logging in to treasury management and other commercial accounts, part an effort by bankers to offer business customers more convenient high-tech services that are still secure.

Bank of America is revamping its retail network and upgrading its ATMs as it rolls out a new type of branch that bridges the physical and digital worlds.