FIS Launches New Banking Platform to Improve Customer Experience

FIS Launches New Banking Platform to Improve Customer Experience

FIS Modern Banking Platform is a big step away from legacy acquisitions and piecemeal add-ons that have so often frustrated bankers who deal with the Big Three core banking providers in the U.S. Bruce Lowthers, President, Banking Solutions, talks with us about the fast pace of change in banking and the challenges for tech providers.

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Tech Comes to Commercial Real Estate

Tech Comes to Commercial Real Estate

Proptech — aka real estate-related technology — is poised to become the next hot, tech-suffixed buzzword. Much of the early days of proptech has been focused on residential real estate, but commercial real estate, too, is now slowly but surely adopting tech innovations into its industry.

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Visa Can’t Quit the Fintechs

Visa Can’t Quit the Fintechs

It’s been a big few weeks for Visa, which continues to make significant investments in fintech firms.

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Multi-Million-Dollar Raises in Fintech Funding this Week

Multi-Million-Dollar Raises in Fintech Funding this Week

Funding announcements this week included some eye-catching totals.

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Goldman Finally Releases a Marcus App

Goldman Finally Releases a Marcus App

Marcus was rolled out in 2016 and was the gilded, venerable investment bank’s first foray into consumer financial services.

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Apple’s Legal Imbroglio

Apple’s Legal Imbroglio

In most industries, an employee actively working on their next venture while still on the payroll of their current employer is generally looked down upon by said employer. The outcome of a case involving Apple could have implications for virtually every tech firm that does business in California.

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Going Further Down the Data Privacy Trail

Going Further Down the Data Privacy Trail

In a recent panel talk at Davos (where else?), Salesforce’s co-CEO Keith Block advocated for a national data privacy law in the U.S.

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The Week in Funding News

The Week in Funding News

Deal-making news this week was dominated by headlines about Visa's Plaid play, but it wasn't the only funding that caught our eye.

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The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?

The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?

The sluggish pace of the Fed’s FedNow system has created a surge of interest in The Clearing House's Real Time Payments platform, says Steve Ledford.

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Visa’s Big Plaid Play

Visa’s Big Plaid Play

Last year was a busy time for the major card networks when it came to M&A. Visa this week may have made the latest and biggest splash of all, with its $5.3-billion acquisition of Plaid.

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Inching Crypto Towards the Mainstream

Inching Crypto Towards the Mainstream

Are we witnessing the humble beginnings of the wider acceptance of crypto, or will it always be something on the fringes? 

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Deborah Barta on How Mastercard Is Scaling Up Fintech Start-Ups

Deborah Barta on How Mastercard Is Scaling Up Fintech Start-Ups

The Start Path program draws on Mastercard’s global network to assist later-stage financial technology start-ups in developing the skills and find the partners they need to scale up — and perhaps scale out to new geographies.

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A New Era in Data Privacy

A New Era in Data Privacy

As consumers have gotten so used to “free” tech services such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many others, it’s worth noting that old proverb: If you aren’t paying for the product, you are the product.

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