Now on Twitter: Klarna’s Snoop Dogg Investment Announcement a ‘Bold’ Move

• Jake Martin
• January 18, 2019
• Exclusive, Innovations, Payments, Premium, Sales & Marketing, Startups

If you don’t have Snoop Dogg, what do you have? That’s what fintech startups other than Klarna must be thinking after the Swedish payments company ann...

Amex Turns to Service-Focused Apps to Add Rewards and Cashback Perks

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• January 18, 2019
• Artificial Intelligence, Cards, Exclusive, Mobile, Premium, Retail

Rewards and cashback programs, crucial growth tools for credit card businesses, have traditionally been based on what consumers buy. American Express ...

Bank Execs Optimistic Tech Spend Will Yield Cost Savings, Eventually

• Jake Martin
• January 18, 2019
• Exclusive, Innovations, Operations, Premium

Executives at the four big U.S. banks seem to be optimistic their technology and innovation investments will pay off in the long run, and fourth quart...

How Banks Woo Rich Heirs: Silicon Valley Tour Ending at Dive Bar

• Bloomberg News
• January 18, 2019
• Bloomberg, Capital, Exclusive, Premium

It’s karaoke Thursday in Silicon Valley, and the song that ought to be playing is Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire.” After all, the young people gathered a...

Global Fintech: Realtime Payments Come to Malaysia; HSBC Completes Blockchain Deal; ABN Amro Puts On Wearables

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• January 17, 2019
• Commerce, Exclusive, Listicles, Mobile, Payments, Premium, Retail, Startups

There is a lot going on in fintech and digital banking around the world, not just the U.S., where Bank Innovation is based. The editorial team has com...

Fintech Unfiltered: Pagaya’s CEO Looks at the State of Asset Management in 2019

• Philip Ryan
• January 17, 2019
• Artificial Intelligence, Exclusive, Fintech Unfiltered, Premium, Social Media, Trading, Wealth Management

The tide is turning, says Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner. The idea that investors need to look their asset managers in the eye is going away, just as visits ...

JPMorgan Chase Keeps Lead in Mobile Banking

• Jake Martin
• January 17, 2019
• Exclusive, Mobile, Online, Premium, Retail

JPMorgan Chase & Co. remains the clear leader among the largest U.S. consumer banks in terms of mobile banking use, fourth quarter earnings releas...

Nation’s Largest Banks Collectively Shut 200 Branches Last Quarter

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• January 17, 2019
• Exclusive, Mobile, Operations, Premium, Retail

The country's largest banks are still shutting down branches, despite claiming to be investing in them. Each of the four largest banks closed at least...

The Hot New Job in Fintech: Someone to Deal With Regulators

• Bloomberg News
• January 17, 2019
• Bloomberg, Compliance, Exclusive, Innovations, Lending, Mobile, Online, Operations, Premium, Startups, Trading

U.S. regulators have taken a greater interest over the last year in technology startups promising to reinvent finance. This newfound attention is comp...

Notable VC Funding: U.K. Corporate Payments Startup Reels in $11.5 Million from U.S. Investors

• Jake Martin
• January 16, 2019
• Corporate, Exclusive, Innovations, Payments, Premium, Startups

Corporate payments startup AccessPay, based in Manchester, England, landed an investment of $11.5 million (£9 million) led by U.S. venture capital fir...