For the past decade, I’ve written a lot about platforms, ecosystems, digital transformation and connected structures so, when someone asked me the other day what’s hot today, my answer narrowed down to AI, APIs, no-code and Quantum. Why? Because these areas are the most exciting today. But what’s hot tomorrow? I wrote a blog the……

Things we’re reading today include … Markets stop panicking when central bank start panicking | Forexlive Metro Bank completes sale of residential mortgage portfolio to NatWest (mortgagesolutions.co.uk) Clearbank eyes flurry of new products amid ‘huge demand’ for fintech (cityam.com) Open Banking Fintech TrueLayer Reports Growth In Revenue And Increase In Losses | Crowdfund Insider After……

First Citizens Bank and Silicon Valley Bank are slowly integrating their tech stacks while keeping their individual digital road maps relatively separate.  “There has been a period of isolation where First Citizens wanted us to complete our digital journey and road map,” Milton Santiago, head of global digital solutions at SVB, told Bank Automation News.…

Financial institutions are investing in tech to drive efficiency among market pressures to increase deposits.  According to Jack Henry’s 2024 Strategy Benchmark report, increasing operational efficiency is a top strategic priority for banks and credit unions over the next two years. The survey was conducted in January and February and included responses from 127 bank…

Wells Fargo looks across all of its business lines when making investment decisions and selecting technology vendors.  For the $1.7 trillion bank, working with vendors is “about the direction of the firm, our customer-forward focus and then thinking about intention and modernizing our core infrastructure,” Jazz Samra, head of strategic partnerships and innovation initiatives, told…

Banks have traditionally been the lenders of choice for small businesses, but there are alternatives — at least in the legal industry.  Alternative asset management firm Legalist, which has $1 billion assets under management, is tapping AI within the origination process to offer litigation finance to its clients, Eva Shang, general partner and chief executive…

During my life, there have been many iconic marketing campaigns – the Shake & Vac comes to mind (Google it) – but Apple have definitely mastered the art. Their 1997 Crazy Ones campaign comes to mind … Why mention this today? Well, some friends have been posting about these ads including Bloomberg (are they a……

Things we’re reading today include … Is Unicredit about to kickstart a wave of European bank mergers? (cityam.com) Fintech Company Chime Taps Morgan Stanley to Handle IPO in 2025 – Bloomberg Stripe-backed TrueLayer losses mount even as revenue triples | Sifted eToro Acquires Australian Investing App Spaceship for Up to $55 Million (financemagnates.com) Rise Of……

TD Bank announced a flurry of executive changes, including the retirement of its chief executive and the CEO of TD Securities.  Riaz Ahmed, group head of wholesale banking and president and Chief Executive of TD Securities, will retire in January after three decades at the bank, a Sept. 19 release stated. “Riaz has helped define…

Esquire Bank considers client needs when determining where to invest in products and innovation.  The New York-based bank, which provides small businesses lending and litigation finance, is working on customized lending for its litigation platform that is expected to roll out early next year, Chief Executive Andrew Sagliocca tells Bank Automation News on this episode…