Fintech Unfiltered: Inside HSBC Bank USA’s Lofty Innovation Strategy for 2018 [Podcast]

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 13, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Exclusive, Features, Fintech Unfiltered, Mobile, Online, Open Fintech, Operations, Payments, PFM, Premium, Retail

As a part of its retail transformation strategy, HSBC Bank USA spent over $130 million on innovation projects in one year on its U.S. operations. Thes...

Temenos Expands U.S. Footprint with $245 Million Acquisition of Avoka

• Jake Martin
• December 13, 2018
• Exclusive, Innovations, Operations, Premium

Banking software provider Temenos announced Wednesday it will acquire Avoka, a Colorado-based firm focused on digital customer acquisition and onboard...

Movers and Shakers: Notable December Hires in Financial Services

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 12, 2018
• Commerce, Corporate, Exclusive, Features, Mobile, Premium, Retail

'Tis the season for new hires in banking and fintech. JPMorgan Chase famously declared that it would hire 1,000 tech engineers every year through its ...

How Does Ally Handle Trolls on Its Social Media Posts?

• Philip Ryan
• December 12, 2018
• Exclusive, Online, Premium, Retail, Social Media

Ally Financial Inc. has a specific strategy for dealing with inappropriate comments on its social media channels -- do nothing. This may seem unusual ...

Major Moves from Plaid, Remitly and Good Money in Fintech This Week

• Jake Martin
• December 11, 2018
• Exclusive, Innovations, Listicles, Premium, Startups

It's been a busy week in the fintech space and it's only Tuesday. On the heels of such announcements as South Korean fintech Toss achieving unicorn st...

Bank of America Updates Billpay Feature on Mobile App

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 11, 2018
• Exclusive, Mobile, Online, Open Fintech, Payments, PFM, Premium, Retail

Bank of America today announced new features to the billpay functionality of its mobile app, including allowing users to search payment history from u...

Why Customers Switch Banks

• Paul Schaus
• December 11, 2018
• Exclusive, Mobile, Online, Premium

Banks are in an unprecedented era of intense competition for customers. Barriers to switching primary banks are lower than ever for both consumers and...

Is Cross River Bank’s $100 Million Fund Raise a Positive Sign for Alternative Lenders?

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 10, 2018
• Capital, Exclusive, Lending, Mobile, Online, Open Fintech, Payments, Premium, Retail

Cross River Bank’s recent $100 million funding round could be an encouragement to lending-focused fintechs, which are currently being warned about a p...

Umpqua Bank’s CEO Cort O’Haver to Join Bank Innovation Ignite

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 10, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Exclusive, Mobile, Open Fintech, Retail

Cort O’Haver, CEO of Umpqua Bank, will join the fireside chat at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019. The event will take place March 11-12 at Seattle’s Hyatt...

Silicon Valley VCs Boost South Korean Fintech Toss to Unicorn Status

• Jake Martin
• December 10, 2018
• Exclusive, Innovations, Mobile, Premium, Startups

Viva Republica, the operator behind digital wallet Toss, became South Korea’s latest unicorn after an influx of $80 million announced this week put th...