API: Entry Point to the New 'Open' World of BankingApril 21, 2013The greater flexibility provided by API technology means banks can quickly provide the kind of product customization and experience customers expect. This depends on open infrastructures and data feeds.
The Nexus of Forces and Software Quality in BankingApril 18, 2013As banks struggle to deal with the emergence and convergence of cloud, social, mobile and big data, some banks are improving software and application development and management by centralizing their testing of new software solutions.
Ensuring Your Bank's Mobile Strategy is Up to SpeedApril 11, 2012Mobile technology is changing at an astonishing pace. Here are some steps financial institutions can take to make sure their mobile strategies are on track to keep pace with industry innovations and customer needs.
Report Points to Security Holes in Customer-Facing Bank AppsMarch 07, 2012The CRASH Report, a study of the structural quality of applications, reveals that banks have some work to do when it comes to making their customer-facing applications structurally sound and secure -- especially as they innovate in the mobile channel.
Visa Opens Developer Center, Offers Access to Digital WalletNovember 16, 2011Visa aims to help simplify and speed up the deployment of its payment innovations such as its forthcoming V.me digital wallet by giving developers access to programming and development tools via a new website.
Risk and Customers Key Considerations in MergersNovember 20, 2008Forced unions, toxic assets and politics all raise the stakes for recent bank mergers. However, some basic M&A principles are as true for today's hastily arranged megamergers as they are for traditional acquisitions.