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The Buzz — 322 episodes

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Why tax season serves as an AI stress test for banks

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FIs deploy cloud-based AI agents

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Bank of America’s head of digital speaks on bank’s AI strategy

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How AI is catching check fraud early

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Reimagining payment experiences with agentic AI

6

Rabobank, Santander Brazil see returns from Pega GenAI

7

White Clay CEO Mac Thompson talks 8 steps for AI implementation

8

Austin Capital Bank CEO Erik Beguin on AI-driven fraud

9

Casca CEO Lukas Haffer on opportunities for AI in small business lending

10

FV Bank CEO Miles Paschini on future of stablecoin

11

Piermont Bank CEO Cai-Lee on tapping the $7T embedded finance market

12

Spring by Citi Managing Director, Global Head Subramanyam on embedded finance

13

New Fintilect CEO Soergel on the richness of transactional data

14

How JPMorgan uses AI to support SMBs

15

Banks push for cost-effective, multimodal AI tools

16

Citizens moves from scraping to APIs for payments

17

FairPlay launching AI fairness index tool

18

How an anti-fraud startup fights deepfake fraud

19

Banks as tech providers for SMB clients

20

AI for credit portfolio management

21

From disaster recovery to IT resilience

22

Fintech founder Pranger touts virtues of ‘practical’ AI

23

Esquire Bank to launch lending platform in 2025

24

JPM connects to French payments network Cartes Bancaires

25

Boosting insight-driven digital engagement at FIs

26

ConnectOne Bank invests in data training

27

Mastercard taps into AI to structure open banking data

28

Retail POS lending is an opportunity for lenders, Pagaya president says

29

Banks explore AI with consumer concerns in mind

30

How FIs can tackle cloud migration cost increases

31

AI prescription for banks

32

Fintech funding with FTV Capital principal

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35% of banks using AI, Hapax COO says

34

Structured vs. unstructured data

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95% of data is unstructured

36

How Mastercard deploys APIs

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Cloud migration ‘a must’ for FIs

38

6 criteria for choosing a backup loan servicer

39

Mastercard developing gen AI tool for businesses

40

Grasshopper CEO Butler talks growth

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Digital bank grows account volumes by 420%

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Citizens approach to new tech

43

Jack Henry's incoming CEO talks 4 tenets of leadership

44

How to operationalize a bank

45

FIs invest in digital experiences, AI and data

46

AI, RPA, fraud detection, data sharing enhancements in 2024

47

Emerging tech key to long-term success for FIs

48

Gen AI can provide FIs up to 90% automation

49

Deploying AI in underwriting

50

Smart wallet opportunities for FIs

51

Lazard saves 100K hours annually with UiPath

52

3 technologies banks need now

53

Fighting AI-driven fraud with AI

54

FedNow or RTP? Maybe both

55

Why an FI’s digital maturity matters

56

IBM studies embedded finance

57

Approaching AI with a plan

58

Managing payments pressure

59

Neobanks fight fraud with rich data points

60

Tech can help access client feedback, monitor engagement

61

Grasshopper Bank adds to its startup offerings

62

Data analytics, automation help FIs better understand customer sentiment

63

Consumers gravitate toward AI-driven banks

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FIs should view AI as a team member

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The importance of embedded financial payments

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Using AI to identify fraud

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The future of mobile payments

68

Global Startup Cities: Lending, AI and alternative data

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Global Startup Cities: Paris fintech offers embedded lending

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Global Startup Cities: FinMapp’s financial ecosystem

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Global Startup Cities: AI assists merchants on chargebacks

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Global Startup Cities: How stablecoins drive financial services innovation

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Bank of America exec talks AI-driven automation

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FIs invest in tech, AI for customer retention

75

Envestnet D&A Group President Farouk Ferchichi on hyper-personalization

76

Payments innovation post-SVB

77

AI for risk mitigation

78

Preventing wire fraud with automation

79

Moving to a modern, seamless tech stack

80

Adopting the digital wallet

81

Credit unions, banks look to no-code solutions

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Fraudsters using AI to create synthetic identities

83

How banks can address disconnects between automation and CX

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Financial institutions prep for FedNow July launch

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Deposit security through technology

86

Streamlining to avoid friction and other payments pain points

87

How FIs can address data management challenges

88

ChatGPT and the power of AI tech for banks

89

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions improves CX, grows revenue 34%

90

The downfall of Silicon Valley Bank

91

How embedded banking can reduce fraud

92

Building customer trust via embedded finance

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Archway Software president, WaFd CTO offers preview of panel at Bank Automation Summit US 2023

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ChatGPT at work

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U.S. regulations for open banking, digital wallets

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Large banks partner to launch new digital wallet

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Using data to drive customer loyalty

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How banks can use ChatGPT to improve financial literacy

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Direct deposits and the CFPB’s new open banking rule

100

How FIs can combat synthetic accounts

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Digital banking predictions for 2023

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How a neobank keeps SMBs afloat

103

Preparing for the CFPB’s new open banking rule

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How treasurers, CFOs can de-risk idle cash through automation

105

How banks can use data to optimize client relationships

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How FIs can improve CX through site search personalization

107

Deploying AI-based chatbots at community FIs

108

Driving SME business using payment cards

109

Bank and fintech partnerships drive innovation

110

BaaS partnerships deliver the highest ROI

111

BankUnited’s Lehmbeck previews discussion points for next week’s Bank Automation Summit

112

How AI improves the commercial loan process

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How banks can attract millennial, Gen Z customers

114

How automation, AI are changing the compliance officer role

115

Banks lean on technology and talent to improve CX

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How AI-powered automation can streamline financial reporting

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Cogent Bank launches TassatPay’s real time payment solution

118

RBC’s cybersecurity takes a full-court press approach 3

119

The rise of synthetic fraud in BNPL

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Listen: Tech determines customer emotions, intentions by tone of voice

121

Best practices for banks using intelligent document processing

122

Green Dot sees opportunity in gig economy, SMB

123

Why commercial banks struggle to digitize account opening

124

Core providers, not banks, should be ‘ready’ for FedNow

125

Microsoft to expand cloud-based financial services offering

126

Banks should forget crypto payments, identify use cases

127

Akoya’s head of solutions speaks on ‘de-risking’ open finance

128

Upstart SVP Jeff Keltner discusses the pitfalls of digitalization-first approach

129

What quantum computing may mean for the finance industry

130

Listen: How automation is boosting PenFed’s annual origination assets to $15B

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BetaBank will leverage AI to level playing field for SMB lending

132

How voice data can reduce fraud and ease customer friction

133

Banks facing ‘inevitable’ journey toward the cloud

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Prelim CEO on low-code development and core integration

135

Automation, fraud farms aid cybercriminals

136

Potential pitfalls of cloud migration, and how to overcome them

137

Aite Novarica analyst says payment interoperability threatened by legacy technology

138

Temenos on helping banks overcome AI complexities

139

Understanding the potential of computer vision

140

TD Bank sets sights on end-to-end accounts payable automation

141

Banks must shift tech talent strategy from retention to efficiency

142

Weekly Wrap looks at automation journeys in commercial lending

143

Banking leaders reveal how to garner innovative ideas

144

30% of community banks adding crypto services in next 18 months

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University Credit Union saved $2M in 1 year with AI-powered bot

146

Weekly Wrap explores how blockchain can automate in financial services

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Community banks set to continue fintech investment

148

Corporate decision makers want real-time payments, says Citizens Commercial

149

Federal strategy focuses on anti-corruption in financial services

150

Discussion on potential cyber warfare and how US banks should prepare

151

How automation can help alleviate the ennui causing the ‘Great Resignation’

152

Weekly Wrap looks at insights from core provider earnings

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Open banking in US sees 'groundswell' of demand

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The big news this week? Banks and cores move to the cloud

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How cloud helped manage a modern merger at Truist

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Conversational AI for banks should ‘orchestrate’ customer interactions

157

Weekly Wrap looks at ransomware attacks on financial institutions

158

Thought Machine CEO Paul Taylor on cloud-adoption strategy

159

Bank technology spend rises

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Synthetic fraud carries sizeable risk for BNPL providers

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CIBC chooses out-of-the-box functionality

162

Weekly Wrap talks big bank earnings and tech developments

163

How banks can de-bias models to stay ahead of potential AI regulations

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Banks expect digital banking product delivery will see most innovation

165

Weekly Wrap discusses findings in Microsoft Frontline Worker survey

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Real-time payments pose real-time fraud risk

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Weekly Wrap looks at core, cloud, regulatory predictions

168

Automating loan documents: Tech attorney explains how smart contracts could help banks automate

169

Stoplight CTO says early checks prevent 80% of security risk vectors in open APIs

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Weekly Wrap examines wholesale CBDC foreign exchange transacting

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Citizens customers want digital banking with a hint of human interaction

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CEO warns banks must adapt security posture for instant payments

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How automation and emerging technologies are changing lending

174

Weekly Wrap explores UiPath’s plans for expansion

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Weekly Wrap explores lessons learned from Canadian earnings week

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3 fintechs partner on distributed access to tax refunds

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Opportunities in crypto for banks, FIs

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Finastra’s head of cloud, core and digital banking talks banking strategy

179

Weekly Wrap discussion on how Temenos is accelerating innovation

180

Weekly Wrap discussion on crypto as an asset or investment

181

WorkFusion is focusing on cloud-based strategy

182

How analysis of cross-border payments busted a child trafficking ring

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The latest CX trend in digital banking is on-screen voice

184

Bank overtakes Facebook in hackers’ playbook

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Despite fintech rush, most payment options are still manual

186

Temenos on cores, clouds and a virtual COO

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Banks deploy bots to ease mergers and acquisitions

188

Automation Anywhere expands support for citizen developer programs

189

Startup seeks to leverage AI, automation to reach unbanked population

190

Separating AI cybersecurity hype from reality

191

How AI can automate and cut the cost for compliance

192

How banks can protect themselves against cybersecurity risks

193

How the FDIC and Duke University are driving bank innovation

194

Armed Forces Bank’s automation underlies its service-member friendly mission

195

Kearney’s Nagarsheth on internal and customer-facing bank automations

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Leveraging AI to gain Gen Z customers

197

How AI-enabled automation benefits the KYC process

198

Weekly Wrap: Erica grows its presence at Bank of America, JPMorgan plays disruptor on digital rails

199

How automation helps community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions improve loan turn time

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Weekly Wrap: White House executive order points to stepped up regulation on tech, health care

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Weekly Wrap: Federal Reserve vice chair disses digital currency

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Automation fintech Blend plots public offering and defining fairness for AI

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How legal and mathematical notions of fairness affect AI-driven credit underwriting

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How machine learning reduces false positives in AML

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Weekly Wrap: China pushes U.S. to take central bank digital currency seriously

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How to teach ethics to AI models

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U.S. unveils AI task force and Citrix moves to API-driven treasury management

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Weekly Wrap: FDIC’s chief innovation officer weighs in on AI

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AI helps banks speed maritime trade compliance

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KeyBank ramps up RPA use, Wall Street faces Senate questions and measuring bot value

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Data privacy presents compliance challenges

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Weekly Wrap: KPIs move beyond counting bots deployed, look to business value

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Weekly Wrap: Banks are targets for randsomware hackers

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OakNorth CIO shares automation trends in commercial lending

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Automating data management at banks, growing use cases for AI

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Chatbots evolve to be more efficient, helpful to employees

217

Weekly Wrap: Bank automation lags and payments fraud picks up

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Listen: Explainable artificial intelligence could be game changer for banks

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How open-banking, RPA and low-code tools will drive automation going forward

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Bot attacks on rise in US

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Weekly Wrap: Bank, vendor opinions on AI regulations, Envestnet's acquisition

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Temenos President Jacqueline White shares lessons learned from digital banks

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Weekly Wrap: Automation in bite-sizes at Wells Fargo and Ally

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How process mining supports automation

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Weekly Wrap: How UiPath’s API play will enable strategic automation and security challenges at credit unions

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Automation moves up to the front office, Jack Henry’s Foss says

227

Blend’s new acquisition and Automation Anywhere joins forces with Google Cloud

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Fintech chief operating officer shares 3 barriers to bank automation

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Automation wins big in recent fintech funding rounds

230

Finastra survey shows corporate banks expanding along three paths

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Bank of America leader talks automation and AI, UiPath Summit takeaways,

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How AI can reduce false positives for fraud

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The future of automation at Wells Fargo, Bank of America files automation patents

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Weekly Wrap: Banks face daunting cybersecurity risks, Truist invests in AI

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CRO breaks down risks of automating compliance

236

Nice Actimize launches AI-backed tool to thwart false positives

237

Weekly Wrap: BAN’s new fintech cohort, US Bank Housing Capital Co. Automates construction loans

238

How Sunrise Banks shifted its culture through automation

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Weekly Wrap: RBC and CIBC double down on proactive insights

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RPA trends and opportunities for 2021

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Wells Fargo builds out RPA team, Plaid debuts new automation tech

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The inside story on why we pivoted to Bank Automation News

243

Weekly Wrap: Fintechs score big investments, chatbot developments ramp up

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Weekly Wrap: Green Dot debuts neobank, Chase Autosave use surges

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Weekly Wrap: Canadian banks make AI investment and INV Fintech launches revamped platform

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Weekly Wrap: Banks boost RPA budgets, and Finastra jumps on KYC automation

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Weekly Wrap: Truist CIO Scott Case talks with BI, banks use new feedback for CX

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Weekly Wrap: N26 faces stiff competition, SC strengthens fault tolerance

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Weekly Wrap: Takeaways from Banking Automation Summit

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Weekly Wrap: Revisiting the election implications for fintech

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Weekly Wrap: Banks, startups push automation

252

Weekly Wrap: API-based data sharing and bank spending take center stage

253

Weekly Wrap: BofA’s CashPro gains traction, Chase launches kid-friendly product

254

Weekly Wrap: Sibos takeaways, and the OCC payments charter

255

Weekly Wrap: Affirm’s loan strategy, and new tech to reach the underbanked

256

Weekly Wrap: The rise of contactless payments and Bank of America breaks patent records

257

Weekly Wrap: Consumers don’t need branches, and bank incubators stay busy

258

Weekly Wrap: Takeaways from Bank Innovation Build

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Weekly Wrap: Lessons from Chase’s CIO, banks integrate accounting

260

Weekly Wrap: Credit card customer satisfaction falls, and tech jobs move inland

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Weekly Wrap: Examining the state of U.S. open banking and FIs eye partnerships

262

Weekly Wrap: AmEx eyes Kabbage and mobile adoption spikes

263

Weekly Wrap: Fintech funding rebounds and lenders move into bank accounts

264

Weekly Wrap: Varo is a bank and a big week for payments startups

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Weekly Wrap: Radius Bank’s digital roadmap and digital growth at US Bank

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Weekly Wrap - Credit unions choose core startup and POS lending stays hot

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Weekly Wrap - Zelle pushes into business payments and banks adopt fusion centers

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Weekly Wrap: Brand intimacy problems, and Citizens transforms its core

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending June 19, 2020

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"The future of relationship banking" with TD

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending June 12, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending June 5, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 29, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 22, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 15, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 8, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending May 1, 2020

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How Fifth Third creates a data-driven CX

279

SBA loans, SoFi and Galileo take center stage

280

Weekly Wrap - Week ending March 13, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending March 6, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending February 28, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending February 22, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending February 14, 2020

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Edison Partners' Kelly Ford

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on February 7th, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 31st, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 24th, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 17th, 2020

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Inside Citi Ventures' internal 'Shark Tank'

291

How BMO Harris works with startups

292

Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 10th, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on January 3rd, 2020

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on December 20th, 2019

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OnDeck's Breslow on the company's move to get a bank license

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Weekly Wrap - Week ending on December 13th, 2019

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Unconventional Ventures’ Lau: Diversity is more than a buzzword in fintech

298

Digit's Ethan Bloch on the future of personal finance

299

Varo's August de los Reyes talks inclusive design and finance

300

Credit Sesame CEO Adrian Nazari on personal credit management

301

No hoodies or garages: Huddl’s Corliss on his move from big finance to startup

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Why Use Scala Script to Build a Digital Platform

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Pagaya CEO Looks at the Market in 2019

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Interview with Financial Data Exchange

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Braintree's Innovation Plans For 2019

306

Inside HSBC Bank USA's Innovation Strategy

307

Why JPMorgan Chase Built Finn, an Entirely New Digital Bank

308

N26 USA CEO Nick Kopp talks Challenger Banks in the U.S.

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Dwolla's Jordan Lampe on Monetizing Realtime Payments

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Chris Skinner on Ant Financial and the Global Payments Landscape

311

Wells Fargo's API Gateway Allows It to Meet Customers Where They Are

312

How Green Dot's 'Banking-as-a-Service' Helps It Partner with the Biggest Names in Tech

313

How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Banking (and Everything Else)

314

ICOs and Token Sales Explained by the 'Queen of Bitcoin'

315

How Mastercard Takes on Payments Startups

316

Active v. Passive in Investment Fintech

317

VC Trendspotting

318

Banking on Open APIs and Data Sharing

319

111 Million Reasons to Ignore Millennials

320

Inside Big-Bank Innovation

321

Is B2B2C the Future of Fintech?

322

Where Fintech Meets World