Small Business Banking Has Been Left Behind in the Digital Revolution
/Real-time payments present an opportunity for banks to pursue small- and medium-sized businesses, before fintechs edge them out.
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Tech to Control Your Mind
/The idea of Facebook-owned technology controlling your mind probably won’t appeal to many people. Let’s see how this one develops.
Read MoreToo Little, Too Late?
/Perhaps no social media company has come under more scrutiny for lack of oversight as to the content users post than Facebook, which this week announced the suspension of “tens of thousands” of apps connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Read MoreMicrosoft Takes Aim at the Ubiquitous Amazon Marketplace
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Amazon is generally thought of as an unstoppable behemoth. But that hasn’t discouraged competitors — specifically Microsoft, which this week announced a new service that will let brands create detailed personalized product web pages with room for customer ratings and reviews.
Read MoreReal-Time Payment Solutions Push Forward Without The Fed
/Volante Technologies makes banks an offer: Get connected to real-time payments for free with our cloud-based Payments as a Service (Paas) solution. Expiration: 12/31/19; some limits apply.
Read MoreAsian Financial Supply Chains Get a Boost
/Standard Chartered Bank, based in Singapore, announced last month an alliance with SAP Ariba to expand the bank’s supply chain reach across Asia. We chatted with both to get some perspective about the joint venture.
Read MoreContinued Integration of Proptech
/Some say that, going forward, proptech (technology innovation focused on real estate and housing) won’t be something to be added on to property management, but will be baked in from the beginning.
Read MoreWhat’s Old Is New Again?
/There’s an old saying: Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Let’s hope some of the nation’s big banks aren’t making that mistake right now.
Read MoreMr. Zuckerberg Goes to Basel
/Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra caused quite a stir — most of it negative — when it was first announced earlier this year. It’s clear that regulators and central banks have a keen interest in what Libra is, or may become, which is why Facebook honcho Mark Zuckerberg was in Basel, Switzerland earlier this week.
Read MoreBig Data Needs Data Scientists to Make Sense of It All
/Big data is used for marketing, compliance and investing — it requires deep skills.
Read MoreGood Times at Boston FinTech Week
/The third edition of Boston FinTech Week took place last week, and the event keeps getting bigger and better. The FR was on hand to witness some great panel discussions and see some of the latest and greatest innovative fintech companies show off their wares.
Read MoreAutism on Wall Street
/We noticed an interesting story in Institutional Investor recently, on the unique trials and travails of Wall Streeters who also happen to be on the autism spectrum.
Read MoreInsurtech Provides Help for Hurricane Dorian
/Major weather events such as hurricanes are also major events for insurers and their customers. Technology can help out with that.
Read MorePayment Networks Innovate (And So Do Fraudsters)
/AI is used on both sides of fraud — to create fraudulent transactions and to stop them.
Read MoreTwo Cloud-Native, SaaS Digital Banking Players Challenge the ‘Big Three’
/Temenos beefs up U.S. presence by acquiring digital fintech leader Kony.
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