Category: FinTech

  • 60 seconds to midnight

    I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

  • 60 seconds to midnight

    I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

  • 60 seconds to midnight

    I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

  • Movers & Shakers: Envestnet CEO Crager stepping down

    Bill Crager will step down as chief executive of wealth tech company Envestnet on March 31.  Crager was CEO for 24 years and plans to serve as a senior adviser for the Berwyn, Pa.-based company, focusing on client and partner relationships, according to a Jan. 8 Envestnet release.  Board Chair James Fox will serve as…

  • U.S. Bank looks to other industries to spark AI innovation

    U.S. Bank technology leaders attend the Consumer Electronics Show every year to spark innovation ideas for the bank’s research and development team; this year the focus was on all things AI.  “What we’re here for is to see what everybody else is doing with [AI],” Chief Innovation Officer Don Relyea told Bank Automation News at…

  • Anyone want to hire an old man who knows COBOL?

    Seven years ago, I was citing the fact that 43% of the global financial system runs on a computer language no-one speaks anymore. Seven years later, PC Magazine (are PC’s still a thing?) picked up on this theme with the headline: The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore | PCMag … and sub-headline:……

  • Things worth reading: 22nd January 2024

    Things we’re reading today include … Online pastor charged for ‘worthless’ crypto scam says God made him do it (cointelegraph.com) UK banks prepare for deepfake fraud wave (ft.com) Could Metro Bank be the best value stock to buy right now? | The Motley Fool UK Barclays to shrink investment bank’s share of business, CEO says……

  • It’s fun watching fintech startups grow

    Covering companies’ growth from the seed stage gives reporters a glimpse of what investors must feel like. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • The Finanser’s Week: 16th January 2024 – 21st January 2024

    This week’s main blog discussions include: We need banking that is unusual Over the week, I got an update about Revolut and their business model. It was quite interesting although a little bit macro-level. My favourite part is where the Business Model Analyst listed the competitors to Revolut: Monzo: Monzo is a UK-based digital bank that offers features……

  • Huntington CTO to retire

    Huntington Bancshares Chief Technology and Operations Officer Paul Heller is set to retire March 1.  Heller has built the technology operations throughout the $187 billion, Columbus, Ohio-based bank since 2012, according to a Jan. 10 bank release. As Heller retires, the bank’s executive team is getting an overhaul. On March 1, the bank will make…