2Q13 Best of Show Awards, Bank Innovation-style
Mobile wallet and security are top of mind for the financial services industry these days. Both issues were well represented at Finovate Spring 2013 in San Francisco Bank Innovation attended and chose...
View ArticleInfusing Enterprise Architecture Into Your Bank’s Strategy
It’s not unheard of, that a CTO might have to grill some staff at audit-time, and that line of questioning to take some oddly specific turns. “Why is our hosting provider billing us for this server...
View ArticleVersion 2.0 of Mitek’s Mobile Photo Bill Pay Solution Launches
Mitek released version 2.0 of its mobile photo bill pay solution yesterday. The 2.0 update includes several feature enhancements and is expected to go live for the two clients currently using the...
View ArticleTop 5 Technology Trends in Financial Services – May 2013
Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is a challenging task. Emerging technology forces in the financial services industry are already impacting business. The convergence of...
View ArticleMoney2 App Goes Free and Popularity Surges
Hey, would you like an expense tracking app for $2.99? Didn’t think so. But how about for free? That’s more like it. Team Staccato figured this out just this week. The app development company set the...
View ArticlePicture Bill Pay Makes Traditional Bill Pay Less Sticky, BBVA Compass Says
BBVA Compass is counting on its new mobile photo bill pay product to make it an attractive candidate for those looking to switch banks, a senior bank official told Bank Innovation. BBVA Compass became...
View ArticleVirtual Piggy’s Stock Price Climbs +107% on Scant Revenue
You might not be aware, but Virtual Piggy Inc., a stalwart demo-er at Finovate that sells an online and mobile payments account for parents to give their kids, is a publicly traded company, and its...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Definition of Product Development Excellence, Courtesy of Apple
Arguably, no company over the last 20 years has designed products with more utility and flair than Apple. This video explains the company’s methodology, and is a must-view for anyone who wants to...
View ArticleWhat do customers need in a mobile wallet?
By Michael Connor, Managing Principal Financial Institutions may have the greatest advantage in creating a mobile wallet. They have the resources and existing relationships with customers and merchants...
View ArticleSecurity of mobile wallets all hype?
By Michael Connor, Managing Principal Every time the topic of mobile wallets comes up, an inevitable conversation always occurs regarding the security of the wallet and the risk of phone theft. What...
View ArticleCardlytics Has 33 Million Active Users at 400 Banks
Atlanta-based rewards company Cardlytics now counts 33 million active users at 400 financial institutions. “Scale matters,” SVP of marketing Kasey Byrne told Bank Innovation. The company also shared...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 6 to 10
6. The Winklevoss twins, bitcoin investors The film “The Social Network” introduced the Winklevoss twins to the world, and brothers Cameron and Tyler have kept up the media blitz ever since, with the...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 11 to 15
11. Bradley Leimer, Vice President, Online/Mobile Strategy, Mechanics Bank, publisher of Discerning Technologist Dubbed the Bieber of Fintech by his 5,400+ Twitter followers, Bradley Leimer is the...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 16 to 20
16. Chris Larsen, co-founder and CEO, OpenCoin Chris Larsen has been disrupting the financial services industry for so long it’s no surprise he’s into — what else? — virtual currency. The brains behind...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 21 to 25
21. Alexa von Tobel, CEO and founder, LearnVest Alexa von Tobel dropped out of Harvard Business School in the unpromising year 2008 to start LearnVest because she was disturbed that so many...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 26 to 30
26. Rob Cummings, Senior Vice President, Online and Mobile Banking, Mountain America Credit Union Rob Cummings is new to financial services, but not to the core business of satisfying the customer. In...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 30 to 35
31. John Schulte, CIO, Mercantile Bank of Michigan What, you haven’t heard of MercBank? It was only the first bank to partner with PayPal for P2P payments and Bill.com for billpay. Schulte is a...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch, 36 to 40
36. Billy Robins, business development, PayNearMe When Billy Robins was a banker at Wells Fargo & Co., but a few weeks ago, he wore t-shirts and jeans. Now that he’s in business development at...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping The Future of Banking
Often, banking innovation boils down to the what: What is the future of retail banking? What will happen as payments evolve? What are the keys to a bank innovation strategy? In truth, the “who” of...
View Article2013 Innovators to Watch: 41 to 44
41. Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners Mark Suster is a two-time entrepreneur who has sold two companies — the last was Koral, sold to salesforce.com. He is now a part of GRP Partners, which invests in...
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