SunGard Acquisition Makes FIS the Beast of Fintech
Meet the new King of the Fintech Hill: FIS. Today, FIS effectively became the largest financial services technology company in the world by revenue, as it agreed to acquire SunGard for $9.1 billion....
View ArticleBuilding the Framework for the Future of Banking
Technology innovation seems to be moving at warp speed – but in the eyes of banking customers, it’s simply the speed of life. Real-time alerts, mobile everything and a consistent experience across...
View ArticleWhy We’ve Launched a Fintech Accelerator
In 2009, as the financial services sector boiled, Bank Innovation was launched for one simple reason: it was (or would be at the time) an imperative that banking institutions innovate. Today, that...
View ArticleBank Innovation, Fiserv Partner to Launch Fintech Accelerator
Bank Innovation and Fiserv today announce the launch of Bank Innovation INV, a revolutionary fintech accelerator that will cultivate financial services startups around the world. INV is now accepting...
View ArticleFintech Accelerators Are Not Destined to Die
Long live the fintech accelerator. With all due respect to American Banker‘s BankThink portal and Forrester Research, the future could not be brighter for fintech accelerators, and I write that not...
View ArticleNavy Federal Credit Union Joins Bank Innovation INV
Bank Innovation INV today announces the addition of Navy Federal Credit Union as a member of Bank Innovation INV, the revolutionary fintech accelerator. INV, which was launched in January, is the first...
View ArticleBBVA Compass Introduces Multi-Check Deposit for Mobile
Check use may be on the decline, but those little slips of paper don’t seem to be going away. In fact, in its latest iOS update, BBVA Compass, a digital-forward bank, essentially doubled down on...
View ArticleCiti Appears to Be Pursuing Deal with Square Cash
Is Citigroup going to partner with Square to offer the startup’s peer-to-peer payments service to Citi customers? That’s the implication from a recently published article in Fortune. Square Cash was...
View ArticleFiserv, PayPal and Square Join Visa Direct Realtime Network
The ubiquity of realtime money transfers in the U.S. took a step forward with yesterday’s news that Visa Direct was partnering with such major players as PayPal, Fiserv, and Square. Fiserv became one...
View ArticleClearXchange Partnership Reinvigorates Popmoney
The two leading providers of realtime bank-based peer-to-peer payments solutions have joined forces. Last week, Fiserv, which operates the P2P solution Popmoney, and Early Wanring, the owner of...
View ArticleApplication Period Opens for Second INV Fintech Accelerator Class
Calling all fintech startups — today marks the opening of the application period for the second class of INV Fintech, a global accelerator operated by Bank Innovation and Fiserv. Interested startups...
View ArticleBots Are Everywhere, But Are They Ready for Banking?
The latest technology to entice bankers is the chatbot — that talky little application that can tell you how much you spent at Starbucks or guide you through your account setup. But a report from...
View ArticleBank of the West Gets Serious About Digital Engagement
It’s become a truism that digital banking customers are your best customers, but Bank of the West and Fiserv have the data to back up that assumption — and to do something about it. Digital banking...
View ArticleClearXchange Runs the Table by Signing Citigroup
ClearXchange has racked up an impressive series of wins in recent months, bringing several major banks live on its realtime payments network. But this week it may have scored its biggest win of all —...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase’s Adam Carson to Do Fireside Chat at Bank Innovation 2017
Adam Carson, managing director, global technology strategy & partnerships at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017, March 6-7...
View ArticleFiserv, SapientNitro, Kasisto Sponsor Bank Innovation ’17
Fiserv, a leading banking technology company, has signed on as the headline Diamond sponsor of Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017 is this blog’s annual gathering on ideas and opportunities in...
View ArticleTaking on Digital Disruption [SPONSORED]
Life and technology are now inseparable. Given this reality, how do financial institutions balance customer expectations with the transformation of banking? In a word: modularity. Modularity describes...
View ArticleMeet the New Technologies Demoing at Bank Innovation 2017
Companies from a wide range of fintech are finalists in the demo contest at Bank Innovation 2017, the event announced today. The finalists were chosen from applicants from around the world. A total of...
View ArticleFiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki to Speak at Bank Innovation 2017
Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2017, taking place March 6-7 in San Jose. Yabuki joined Fiserv in 2005. Under his leadership, the company has grown revenue to...
View ArticleMore Mobile Banking Does Not Make Customers Happier
Here’s a riddle: Does more mobile banking make consumers like their financial institution? The answer, alas, appears to be no. That according to a new survey released today by Fiserv, the financial...
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