Penny Crosman is Executive Editor, Technology at American Banker and its publisher, Arizent. Prior to taking on this role, she was Editor in Chief of Bank Technology News. She has held senior editorial roles at Bank Systems & Technology, Wall Street & Technology, Intelligent Enterprise, Network Magazine and Imaging Magazine.
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The Change Company, a lender to Black, Hispanic and low-income borrowers, was set to merge with the former quarterback’s blank-check company. Steven Sugarman, a onetime Banc of California chief, says his company is now in talks with other investors and inviting banks to use a new digital marketplace for its loans.
January 10 -
Banks have extra reason to be concerned by the news that a commonly used piece of software could be exploited by hackers.
December 23 -
The data aggregator assembled a group of technology companies that has developed a set of security standards for startups. It is open for comment ahead of an anticipated implementation in the second half of next year.
November 16 -
The tech giants have been working with an industry group, the EDM Council, to craft a set of data governance best practices that companies can apply internally. An assessment and certification program will ensure that vendors abide by the same principles.
September 28 -
Chief Information Officer Scott Case and his staff are building patent-pending technology to transfer data from legacy BB&T and SunTrust systems to new digital channels while preserving the best of each company's platforms elsewhere.
September 27 -
The Michigan bank is the latest company to have customer data compromised through a software vulnerability. The incident reinforces the importance of attack simulations, constant searches for intrusions and exchanges of intel with peers.
March 15 -
Corporate breaches facilitated by employees — often accidentally — rose significantly this year, and banks have been particularly hard hit. Here's why.
November 16 -
As the pandemic speeds digital adoption at financial institutions, the technology giants are pitching products that scan in data from mortgage documents and provide security and compliance controls used by in-house tech developers.
October 22 -
The company's software can now be used to handle personal loans, credit cards and specialty-vehicle loans.
September 24 -
The former SoFi chief’s latest startup, Figure, has created what it says is a transparent marketplace for buying and selling assets. Some banks have embraced the technology, but other blockchain projects have stalled because lenders don't want rivals to see their data.
August 25