banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

ValueAct Builds $1.2 Billion Stake In Citigroup
ValueAct Builds $1.2 Billion Stake In Citigroup
May 08, 2018  |  Banking

Activist investor ValueAct Capital Partners revealed that it’s built a roughly $1.2 billion stake in Citigroup. According to The Wall Street Journal, ValueAct has built...

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CO-OP Network President: Shared Branching And Credit Union Service Ubiquity
CO-OP Network President: Shared Branching And Credit Union Service Ubiquity
May 07, 2018  |  Data Dive

Consumers, on the whole, really like doing business with their credit unions. According to the latest iteration of the Credit Union Tracker, 81 percent of credit union customers report being highly satisfied...

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Robots Sizzle, Tax Reform Fizzles And Facebook Raises Eyebrows With Its Timing
Robots Sizzle, Tax Reform Fizzles And Facebook Raises Eyebrows With Its Timing
May 04, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fizzle of the Week: Timing Spring has finally arrived across the United States, and love is in the air. Even on Facebook. The social media...

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Big US Banks Vulnerable To SMB Bank-Switching, Finds FIS
Big US Banks Vulnerable To SMB Bank-Switching, Finds FIS
May 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Large banks in the U.S. are facing increasing competitive risks that threaten their position with small business (SMB) customers, according to new analysis from FIS....

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Mastercard To Bring Santander Debit Cards To The UK
Mastercard To Bring Santander Debit Cards To The UK
May 03, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard and Santander announced a partnership that will issue debit cards to all the bank’s retail account customers on Mastercard’s network. According to Finextra, customers...

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Virgin Beats Q1 Expectations, Continues SMB FinServ Rollout
Virgin Beats Q1 Expectations, Continues SMB FinServ Rollout
May 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Virgin Money released its first quarter financial data this week, noting that it surpassed expectations despite the costs associated with introducing small business financial services...

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ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
April 30, 2018  |  Regulation

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have been on the receiving end of much criticism and a growing amount of regulatory scrutiny. Now the trend may...

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What It Takes To Scale A Lifestyle Banking Bot
What It Takes To Scale A Lifestyle Banking Bot
April 27, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Lifestyle banking, including conversational banking components across web, mobile, messaging and voice channels, could be the wave of the future when it comes to consumer...

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How To Future-Proof A Financial Institution
How To Future-Proof A Financial Institution
April 27, 2018  |  Innovation

As Muhammad Ali once said, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Translated for the financial services sector, this idiom might read thus: “Act...

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