Digital Grasshopper Bank will roll out an improved check-clearing process this year to streamline the time between depositing a check and gaining access to the funds.  Check deposits are “a complicated process in the industry,” Grasshopper CEO Mike Butler told Bank Automation News, noting, Grasshopper is “working toward giving people access to their money a…

We Were Promised Flying Cars In 2014, Gartner predicted over 75% of the Fortune 1000 would have public APIs by 2017. This number is way higher in 2024! The initial motivation for enterprise APIs was mostly internal benefit: Hardened ‘services’, loosely coupled to each other to enable rapid new development – just like Jeff Bezos…

In the dynamic world of financial services, the need for rapid and precise credit decisions has never been more crucial. This demand is driving a transformative shift towards leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation to redefine credit and risk assessment strategies. These technologies promise a future where financial institutions can navigate the complexities of credit…

Fintech valuations and funding rounds had a tough year in 2023 as high interest rates pushed investors into capital conservation mode.  In 2023, “VCs were just trying to protect their own portfolios and be cautious with their investments,” Robin Scher, head of fintech investment at Lloyds Bank, said at FinovateEurope last month. “Fintechs that raised…

NASHVILLE — Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2024 kicks off today with panelists from BankUnited, Fifth Third Bank and Wells Fargo taking the stage to discuss today’s AI revolution in banking at the Omni Nashville in Nashville, Tenn.  The two-day event is packed with panel discussions, presentations and networking opportunities, and will be highlighted by a…

AI has landed for the consumer. It’s no longer a topic for data scientists and IT alone. But what is Generative AI? Equally as mystifying is Process Intelligence – a complex subject, frequently hidden behind the process expert wisdom. So, how can department and functional leaders, from risk to operations to IT, leverage AI and…

A long time ago, before most of you were born, I worked with Dr. An Wang, a visionary. Wang created Wang computers, a company that blossomed quickly into a global firm thanks to word processing. Word processing? Yes, word processing. What it allowed was the replacement of typewriters with computers, and companies loved it because……

It’s not just AI that’s hot, but there is still the metaverse, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and more. So, I’ve been friends-ish with Yoni Assia, the co-founder of eToro, for many years. The story of eToro is pretty amazing actually. If you’re not familiar with it, you can find a summary over here……

It’s not just AI that’s hot, but there is still the metaverse, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and more. So, I’ve been friends-ish with Yoni Assia, the co-founder of eToro, for many years. The story of eToro is pretty amazing actually. If you’re not familiar with it, you can find a summary over here……

It’s not just AI that’s hot, but there is still the metaverse, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and more. So, I’ve been friends-ish with Yoni Assia, the co-founder of eToro, for many years. The story of eToro is pretty amazing actually. If you’re not familiar with it, you can find a summary over here……