Technology
Technology
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LoanDepot's CEO Anthony Hsieh delivered a bracing message to mortgage lenders on Monday — strong new competitors are coming into this market, so they need to expand their offerings.
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In its proposed “disclosure sandbox,” the bureau has eased restrictions on firms seeking a safe harbor from liability.
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From threats to potential partnerships, a panel of experts offered credit unions an inside look at fintech during the recent CUNA Technology Council conference.
September 17 -
The bank chalked up its outage to "a normal system upgrade that experienced technical difficulty."
September 17 -
Loan officers whose habits are attuned to the refi market need to improve their relationship game to make it in this business, NBKC Bank's Dan Stevens told attendees at Digital Mortgage 2018.
September 17 -
Stripe is making a Stripe Terminal available to its e-commerce clients, looking to unify online and physical point of sale payment streams.
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Customers are increasingly demanding that their mortgage providers provide more than loans; they want help finding a realtor and handling all the pieces of the mortgage process, said Anthony Hsieh, CEO of loanDepot, during the opening keynote at Digital Mortgage.
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A sluggish business climate and few M&A opportunities freed up midsize banks to invest in better tech systems and services, says Regions Chairman Grayson Hall.
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The U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office employs software that can read discovery documents about 2,000 times faster than human lawyers and can find previously unknown patterns between people, enabling quicker investigations and penalties.
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South Korean cellular carrier LG Uplus, a unit of LG, says early next year it will launch a test of a blockchain-based overseas payment system.
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To bridge the skill gap in this area, universities all over the world are working with private companies to provide blockchain-related training programs, according to Donika Kraeva, strategic communications manager at Dentacoin.
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Executives from four companies—Worldnet co-founder John Clarke, Payrailz CEO Fran Duggan, CardFree CEO Jon Squire, and Sionic Mobile CEO Ron Herman— view Uber and Amazon as drivers of the shift to an "unattended" retail experience that removes human interaction from the process of making a payment.
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Organizations that lack security controls and have experienced a breach can expect auditors, regulators and standards bodies to knock on their doors demanding information, writes Fouad Khalil, head of compliance and SecurityScorecard.
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The industry risks losing more business to fintech startups and facing increased attacks in Washington if it can’t shore up its reputation.
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SynapseFI is engineering banking to work as digital parts that connect so easily an amateur developer could potentially build a functioning bank.
September 14 -
The state's banking regulator and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors are reviving litigation after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it would accept charter applications.
September 14 -
Small banks and credit unions are searching for a high-tech edge over big-name financial institutions, and Amy Gililland at the technology firm Kasasa says it’s a goal that is within sight.
September 14 -
Acquiring fintechs can be a smart way for banks to access needed tech talent, but they must be careful not to stifle innovation in the merger.
September 14 -
By leveraging strategic partnerships and utilizing technology developed by the Pays and other innovators, banks can build a Siri-style experience, according to Stani Kulechov, the founder and CEO of ETHLend.
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Readers react to a new housing finance reform plan, weigh systemic risks posed by fintechs, debate the potential return of the Glass-Steagall Act and more.
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