Kathy Burger
Editorial DirectorKatherine Burger is Editorial Director of Bank Systems & Technology and Insurance & Technology, members of UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Financial Services. She assumed leadership of Bank Systems & Technology in 2003 and of Insurance & Technology in 1991. In addition to directing the editorial strategy of both brands, Kathy is charged with the creation and development of new products, editorial supplements, special publications and live and online events including BS&T's Executive Summit, I&T's Executive Summit, Webcasts, live custom events and executive roundtables. Kathy is a frequent speaker/moderator at financial services industry conferences, and also has presented at a number of technology company user group and sales force events, as well as numerous Webcasts sponsored by industry leaders. She is a graduate of Carleton College.
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April 29, 2013
Frank Bisignano, who also led JPMorgan's mortgage banking business in the wake of the mortgage crisis, will lead payments management company First Data at a time of great change in the payments industry.
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April 21, 2013
The comedian analyzes the volatile online currency.
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April 17, 2013
Banks are reconsidering the role of branches, as big data insights continue to reshape bankers' understanding of their customers and the best way to serve and engage them.
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April 04, 2013
Merrill Lynch’s former head of market risk oversight sounds off on what he sees as the failures of current risk management practices. Is he right?
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March 29, 2013
The course to a successful core systems modernization effort does not always run smooth. But this may have more to do with culture and communications than with technology.
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March 08, 2013
Seven insights about regulatory compliance from the recent SWIFT Operations Forum Americas.
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March 07, 2013
Fiserv's integration of Popmoney and Mobiliti is intended to enhance the functionality of mobile banking while expanding reach of Popmoney payments network.
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March 05, 2013
New York City, IBM, State Street and four other organizations are developing innovative ways to leverage the ever-increasing volumes of data they're amassing.
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March 04, 2013
J.P. Morgan's Vipul Shah spoke with BS&T editorial director Katherine Burger about big data applications in the treasury services business and steps the bank is taking to deliver those services.
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February 27, 2013
The writings of Alan F. Westin, a legal scholar and expert on privacy who died recently, raise important questions for banks and other businesses seeking to capitalize on big data.
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February 22, 2013
New Oracle Financial Services Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Management targets pending FATCA requirements; expanded Oracle Financial Services Enterprise Risk Management suite addresses challenges around stress testing and model risk management.
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February 08, 2013
Mobile isn't just a delivery channel anymore, and banks must determine how to best position themselves to leverage the benefits of this channel.
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February 05, 2013
Elliott Jaffee will focus on growth in the $10 million to $500 million-client segment.
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January 31, 2013
Bank tech giant previously held 22% interest in mobile solutions vendor; sees deal as opportunity to leverage technology assets across broader client base.
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January 18, 2013
Colin Eccles, former CIO at Umpqua, will focus on development of e-banking solutions at Connecticut-based Webster Bank.
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January 03, 2013
Integration of uGenius' technology intended to accelerate financial services adoption of APTRA Interactive Teller; advances NCR's evolution into a software-driven business.
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December 27, 2012
2012 was an eventful year in banking technology, with the rise of mobile, increased regulatory pressure and multi-channel integration among the hot topics. Here are Bank Systems & Technology's most popular stories of the year.
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December 19, 2012
Nontraditional digital competitors raise the bar for banks when it comes to creating a great customer experience.
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December 10, 2012
Accenture's 2012 Global Consumer Survey finds that consumers give relatively high ratings to their banks' efforts to provide tailored experiences.
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December 05, 2012
Core bank systems have to do more than just run the business. They're now the foundation of transformation and competitiveness.
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November 29, 2012
Accenture's Alnova new core banking infrastructure is now running BBVA Compass' checking and savings deposit platform across the bank’s 716 branches
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November 26, 2012
Bank of England breaks tradition in naming Mark Carney, governor of Bank of Canada, to succeed Sir Mervyn King as governor in July 2013.
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November 07, 2012
PNC names new head of operations and technology; seasoned financial services IT executive Steven Van Wyk leaves ING to replace Vice Chairman Thomas Whitford, who is retiring.
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October 30, 2012
Adoption of cloud and as-a-service computing models is accelerating in banking. While costs-savings may be the primary driver, increasingly the cloud is seen as a means of innovation and competitive advantage.
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October 26, 2012
Sheila Bair, former FDIC chair and current industry critic, thinks that regulators are partly to blame not only for the financial crisis and the banking industry's continuing lousy reputation, but she also has plenty of criticism for bankers and politicians.
