Technology
Technology
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Starbucks has established itself as a model for mobile payments among coffee drinkers, but Barclays is partnering with a U.K. coffee chain to take it a step further by bringing the coffee cup itself into play.
November 19 -
Data from real-time payments creates powerful opportunities for upselling and cross-selling because it reveals what, when, and how people and businesses actually consume, writes Michael J. Alfonsi, senior vice president of digital solutions and strategy at Exela Technologies.
November 19 -
Moelis submits a revised Fannie/Freddie blueprint; FASB considering a plan to have banks break out charge-offs and recoveries on year-by-year basis; Wells Fargo layoffs begin with 1,000 jobs in mortgage and tech; and more from this week's most-read stories.
November 16 -
The Omidyar Network has invested in five challenger banks. Tilman Ehrbeck, who is leading its financial inclusion efforts, says the firm will invest more in apps for gig workers and retirees next year.
November 16 -
California-based America's Christian Credit Union's efforts earned it a 2018 Best Practices Award.
November 16 -
After incorporating big data, tweaking existing products and reducing barriers for new members, the Mass.-based credit union saw increased checking usage, more deposits and higher PFI levels.
November 16 -
Self Lender is launching a secured credit card next year in the hopes of attracting big-bank partners that can use it to comply with the Community Reinvestment Act.
November 15 -
FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams questioned whether regulators and banks are fully capturing the emerging risks of a new shadow banking system.
November 15 -
Standards are important to push blockchain payments, but the systems also need dynamic scale, according to Byung Ik Ahn, CEO of Fantom Foundation.
November 15 -
Upturn, which is owned by a BBVA unit, is offering a free online tool consumers can use to detect and dispute inaccuracies in their credit report.
November 15 -
As an industry, we need to take the risks of poor AI design and algorithmic bias seriously, says Ralf Ohlhausen, business development director at PPRO Group.
November 15 -
Wells Fargo explains to the "girls" that there really is no gender bias, but that guy is retiring, OK? Rana Yared is one of Goldman Sachs' 18 new female partners. And Mary Meeker sets a huge target for the venture capital firm she'll create to invest in tech startups.
November 14 -
Given Chinese consumers’ appetite for U.S. and foreign brands, retail companies planning to participate in this year’s holiday sales in China should consider capitalizing on China’s huge holiday sales by adopting mobile pay and influencer marketing and by emphasizing quality and authenticity, according to Franklin Chu, managing director for Azoya USA.
November 14 -
The online-only bank hopes new leadership can help it overcome its rocky past three years.
November 14 -
Credit union business boomed in the wake of the financial crisis, but that growth could backslide if the industry doesn't keep up with the competition.
November 14 -
Will prosecutors believe a rogue banker was behind Malaysia fraud?; banks that changed standards in Q3 were more likely to ease underwriting.
November 14 -
The online lender will roll out its first new product in 12 years, a home equity line of credit. But it's taking a different approach than with its original offering.
November 14 -
The massive number of fraudulent bot attacks on the payments ecosystem and financial services is compounded by the fact that many current data protection tools are not designed to detect this automated crime network.
November 14 -
Fifth Third Bank customers were swindled out of over $100,000, but not because the bank didn't have protection in place.
November 13 -
The Federal Reserve is paying close attention to how it might regulate artificial intelligence and machine learning, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said in a speech Tuesday.
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