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In our recent Community Bank Tech Projects series, we looked at the way a handful of banks chose to invest their precious resources over the last year. Here is a roundup of those projects.

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.

Google Play and CFSI aim to improve use of financial health apps through a storefront organized by consumers' needs and by publishing a guide for app developers.

NBT Bancorp has spent the last few years introducing digital banking features intended to reach a broad audience.

With a hand from Geezeo, Jack Henry is rolling out a product that will guide consumers in managing their finances and is said to give banks better insights.

Qapital's funding round comes as banks are increasingly adding money management tools to their mobile apps.

The U.K. challenger bank will reportedly bring the singer on as a brand ambassador, with an option to acquire a stake in the company.

EQ Bank, BankMobile and solarisBank offer insights into how they built their digital-only banks with design thinking, new products and money management tools.

Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits through their apps. The tools could also strengthen customer retention when rates go up.

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

The digital personal financial management company is eyeing Europe as it expands its geographic footprint.

By partnering with Intuit, Wells Fargo is continuing its journey toward API-based data sharing, and away from screen scraping.

The long-running feud between banks and fintech companies over screen scraping is morphing into a more nuanced and important conversation about how to exchange consumers' financial data securely and fairly.

The deal points a way forward, not only to resolve the debate over screen scraping and ownership of customer data but to redefine banks' value proposition.

Customers of JPMorgan Chase will no longer have to surrender their bank credentials in order to use Intuit products like Mint, TurboTax or QuickBooks.

The Cincinnati bank will be advised by QED Investors on its fintech strategy.

A consortium of fintech companies have formed a new industry group to advocate for better data sharing via open APIs.

Financial innovation will stall unless we, as an industry, collaborate on a universal data gathering standard.

It is time for financial services to rethink retirement savings given changing work habits, customers' expectations of technology and the need for better transparency in 401(k)s.

Bank of America's forthcoming mobile app update will include personal financial management features.