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……

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……

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……

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 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…

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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 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…

Fifth Third Bank expects to increase noninterest expenses slightly in 2024 as technology investment ticks up at the bank. Noninterest expenses in the fourth quarter fell 7% year over year to $1.5 million, but are expected to increase 1% overall in 2024, Bryan Preston, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said during today’s Q4…