Bank Technology news and trends

Regulators Wary of Banks Outsourcing to Tech Firms
Bank Regulation // July 09, 2024

A top global banking regulator wants financial institutions to take more responsibility in outsourcing services. “Ongoing digitalisation has led to rapid adoption of innovative approaches in the banking sector,” the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said Tuesday (July 9) in a new report on outsourcing. “As a result, banks...

Traditional Banks Must Innovate Their B2B Solutions to Stay Competitive
B2B Payments // June 21, 2024

Both the banking and business landscape are being reshaped by next-generation behavioral expectations. In order to meet these emerging end-user expectations, which tend to center around convenience, security and digital innovation, it has never been more important for financial institutions (FIs) to stand up competitive...

JPMorgan Names PayPal Vet Shivananda as New Tech Chief
Personnel // June 10, 2024

JPMorgan Chase has reportedly named former PayPal executive Sri Shivananda as its chief technology officer. Shivananda will take up the CTO post later this month and succeed A.J. Lang, who announced his retirement earlier this year, Reuters reported Monday (June 10), citing an internal memo. The new CTO — who...

BMO’s Digital-First Transformation Unlocks Operational Efficiencies
Digital Banking // January 30, 2020

Bank customers increasingly prefer self-service transactions over branch visits, and financial institutions (FIs) are meeting them where there. Investments in features — such as remote authentication and mobile deposits — are delivering digital conveniences, and yielding unexpected benefits for staff. In this month’s Digital-First Banking...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Key To Open Banking? More Bank Participation

June 06, 2019
It’s not just technology that moves the world. Culture plays a huge role — as well as the sparks that often come from the tension when cultures clash. That promises to be the case going forward with Open Banking, as financial institutions (FIs) pick partners and proof of concepts. Open Banking is a global effort […]

Mastercard Launches Open Banking Platform To Further API Standards

June 04, 2019
Lead, follow or get out of the way — that seems to apply to the rise of Open Banking, which promises more financial services innovation, along with greater financial transparency and...

Vocalink: Freezing Mule Accounts With AML Tech

December 14, 2018
Whoa, mule. Pay.UK’s Faster Payments team said this week that it is deploying technology powered by Mastercard’s Vocalink, which uses machine learning and other advanced technologies to help banks identify...

In The Age Of Algorithms, Will Banks Ever Graduate To True AI?

November 21, 2018
It’s the age of algorithms, but not all algorithms are the same — and not all of them constitute true AI. A new PYMNTS report finds that FIs have adopted...

Quick Reads
Fifth Third Debuts Tools to Ease Bank-Switching

July 11, 2024
Fifth Third Bank says it has introduced tools to make changing financial institutions easier. “Switching banks has historically been stressful — scheduling an appointment at a bank to fill out applications, figuring out HR processes to set up direct deposit for a new account, waiting for money to be available, and ensuring bills get paid on time,” the […]

Regulators Wary of Banks Outsourcing to Tech Firms

July 09, 2024
A top global banking regulator wants financial institutions to take more responsibility in outsourcing services. “Ongoing digitalisation has led to rapid adoption of innovative approaches in the banking sector,” the Basel...

JPMorgan Names PayPal Vet Shivananda as New Tech Chief

June 10, 2024
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly named former PayPal executive Sri Shivananda as its chief technology officer. Shivananda will take up the CTO post later this month and succeed A.J. Lang, who announced his retirement...

US Banks Expected To Lose 200K Jobs To Technology

October 01, 2019
In the next 10 years, as robots and other tech bring about the “greatest transfer from labour to capital” the industry has witnessed, per a report by Wells Fargo analysts,...