The Clearing House Does Not See the Need for the Fed to Create a Realtime Payment Rail

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 17, 2018
• Compliance, Corporate, Exclusive, Innovations, Open Fintech, Operations, Payments, Premium, Retail

The Clearing House’s “tremendous effort” to bring realtime payments (RTP) to the entire U.S. banking industry would be stymied if th...

Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer to Join Bank Innovation Ignite

• Jake Martin
• December 17, 2018
• Exclusive, Innovations, Payments, Premium

Matt Oppenheimer, CEO and co-founder of digital remittance company Remitly, will speak at Bank Innovation Ignite in Seattle in March 2019 on Building ...

How Cloud Technology Can Transform a Bank’s Customer Relationships

• Ailleron
• December 14, 2018
• Innovations, Online, Open Fintech, Operations, Sponsored

What is the best way to make solutions for the fintech sector meet the high requirements of challenging customers, especially while every bank is rush...

Disruption Is a Fact But Transformation Is a Choice, Wells Fargo Innovation Head Says

• Jake Martin
• December 14, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Exclusive, Innovations, Mobile, Online, Operations, Premium

Innovation is not itself an outcome at Wells Fargo & Company, according to the bank’s head of innovation, Lisa Frazier. But that doesn’t mean it’s...

Bank of America Redesigns App for iPad

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• December 14, 2018
• Exclusive, Innovations, Mobile, Online, Open Fintech, Payments, Premium

Bank of America has redesigned its mobile app for the iPad. The new tablet design now mirrors the look and functionality of the BofA iPhone mobile ban...

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 throug...

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 unu...

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 achievin...