With Fintech, If You Can’t Beat Them… Buy Them
Buying a technology company can speed innovation while improving a bank's or credit union's bottom. Read More
Article Archive: Technology Strategies
Banks, Branches and Interactive Tech: The ‘Why’ vs. The ‘Wow’
Implementing interactive technology in your branches requires careful strategy and execution. Here are some key points to. Read More
The End of Banking As Usual
Financial institutions must address the needs of millennials who are willing to bank with technology and telecommunications. Read More
Does Augmented Reality Have A Place In Bank Branches?
There's a lot of buzz about augmented reality wearables like Google Glass, but can this virtual tech be leveraged inside branch. Read More
Does Your Big Data Strategy Need a Reality Check?
Big data provides the potential to increase revenues, decrease costs, improve operational efficiency and enhance the customer. Read More
Game of Thrones: Fintech Power Struggles in the Age of Digital Disruption
Changes in financial technology investments signal a major shift in power. Banks and credit unions must be. Read More
BofA Employees Picket Video Teller Technology
Video teller machines will cost jobs, protestors say. But their picketing won't stop the. Read More
Wearable Banking: Banks Roll Out First Apps for Google Glass
Banks like Banco Sabadell in Spain and a handful of others have started launching the world's first banking apps for Google. Read More
Bank’s Facial Recognition Software Reveals How People Really Feel About Money
Innovative, state-of-the-art software from a bank in New Zealand helps consumers uncover their true feelings about their. Read More
Today’s Mobile Banking Apps: Table Stakes or Cutting Edge
Banks and Credit Unions continue to develop new mobile banking apps to keep up with global innovation. Read More
The Mobile Moment: What It Takes To Win The Digital Wallet Race
Mobile wallets will revolutionize payments. But what do consumers know, what are they afraid of, and who are they counting on to provide what they. Read More
Banks Ramp Up Investments In Innovation
Despite the economic downturn, banks around the world say they are pumping more investments into. Read More
US Bank’s Wearable Wallet: Will It Flop or Not?
This blue bracelet not only lets you make contactless payments of $50 or less, it holds your medical information. But is it too weird and too ugly for widespread. Read More
Take a Look Inside This Credit Union’s Digital Vault
To drive adoption of eStatements and other paperless communications, OEFCU has rolled out an online lock box as a free value-added. Read More
RFID Chips Spell End to Branch Lines for High-Value Customers
When VIPs walk into Standard Chartered's new high-tech branch, an RFID chip automatically alerts the brand manager and relationship. Read More
Maximize Your Website by Humanizing It with Live Online Chat
An in-depth look at the issues involved with developing a chat strategy for your website — from people and processes to costs and. Read More
ATM 2.0: The Future of Self-Service
BBVA completely redesigned its ATMs from the ground up, pioneering what it calls the ATM of. Read More
Meet PAT, FirstOntario’s Remote Video Teller
Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE!Video banking has been around for a few years now in the U.S., but FirstOntario Credit Union says it is the first in Canada to offer it. Much like an ATM, PAT spits out cash and takes deposits. But PAT, short for Personal Assisted Teller, has a. Read More
RBC Launches ‘myFinance Tracker’ PFM Platform
Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE!The number of banks and credit unions integrating branded personal financial management (PFM) platforms from providers like Mint and Jwaala have helped these startups become internet sensations almost overnight. Now RBC is offering a white label solution from Yodlee, which the bank has dubbed myFinance Tracker. “myFinanceTracker. Read More
What’s That? A Calculator on Your Credit Card?
Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE!It may look like a calculator, but it isn’t. It’s Visa’s CodeSure, a fraud-fighting technology that generates one-time passcodes for mutual authentication of online transactions. The back of CodeSure cards incorporate an alpha-numeric display, a microprocessor, a 12-button keypad and battery good for three years. Here’s how. Read More
Santander’s HQ: High-Tech Wonderland with Robotic Butlers
Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE! It’s called Santander City. This sprawling corporate HQ for one of Europe’s biggest banks is a visually stunning concept integrating advanced robotics, interactive design and LED-based art murals. Santander City’s “El Faro” Visitors Center, is the gateway to Santander Group’s financial complex. The center is a. Read More
What Does Apple’s iPad Mean for Financial Marketers?
Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE! Whenever Apple introduces a new product, everyone in every industry inevitably asks, “What does this mean to me?” For financial marketers, Apple’s introduction of the iPad doesn’t mean much. The iPad is somewhere between an Amazon Kindle e-reader, a portable DVD player, an Apple iPod Touch,. Read More