American Banker Podcast

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What five years of AI have taught Ally Bank Mar 24, 2020

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Anand Talwar, deposits and consumer strategy executive at Ally Bank, and Jody Bhagat, president of the Americas for Personetics, explain how their technology collaboration has evolved from a virtual assistant to customized, real-time "insights" for customers.

Challenger bank sees app integration as boon for small businesses Mar 17, 2020

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NorthOne founder and CEO Eytan Bensoussan explains how unlocking bank data will help entrepreneurs in the future.

Why Citizens Bank got into POS lending Mar 10, 2020

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Brendan Coughlin, head of consumer banking, explains how Citizens established its relationships with Apple and Microsoft for point of sale financing and how they've evolved.

How 'old school personal banking' helped turn Optus Bank around Mar 03, 2020

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From 2010 to 2018 the South Carolina bank was on the FDIC's problem bank list, but in the last two years it has been profitable. Dominik Mjartan, the bank's president and CEO, explains how technology upgrades and relationship building helped it get back on track.

Is the U.S. payment system fair? Feb 25, 2020

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Aaron Klein, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, argues that the setup works well for those with money, but is very expensive for those on the lower end of the spectrum.

'We want to take the time to get it right' — Fed's Montgomery on FedNow Feb 13, 2020

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Ken Montgomery, who is heading up the Federal Reserve's faster payments network, says the agency is taking an incremental approach to launching the service.

Inside BBVA's banking-as-a-service strategy Feb 11, 2020

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The bank is working with fintechs like Digit, Simple and Catch to provide new financial products to people with limited access to banking, says Susan French, head of products in the open platform division.

How robo-adviser Wealthfront is becoming more like a bank Feb 04, 2020

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Andy Rachleff, the fintech's CEO, discusses the digital bank it's developing and the concept of "self-driving money."

BNY Mellon's early adoption of real-time payments paying dividends Jan 28, 2020

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The custody bank was one of the first users of The Clearing House's Real Time Payments network. Andrew Haskell, who oversees the bank's program, explains how faster payments are helping the bank and its clients.

'Getting out of the boys' ecochamber': Male allies in banking Jan 21, 2020

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Doug Nielson at U.S. Bank and Jane Barratt at MX explain how men can be more supportive of their female colleagues.