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Fintech Unfiltered: Inside HSBC Bank USA’s Lofty Innovation Strategy for 2018 [Podcast]

Bank Innovation

As a part of its retail transformation strategy, HSBC Bank USA spent over $130 million on innovation projects in one year on its U.S. operations. These projects range from less visible, but equally important, system upgrades on the back-end and more visible ones like installing Softbank’s robot Pepper in its New York flagship.

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Amazon offers cashierless checkout to retailers, challenging startups

Bank Innovation

The rollout of Amazon’s cashierless checkout technology stack to other retailers could amount to a double-edged sword for payments startups offering similar tools, as it offers new opportunities to compete while adding pressure to their business models.

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Weekly Wrap: Visa acquires Plaid and retailers embrace fintech

Bank Innovation

In this episode, editors discuss the following news developments: The overlap of retail with financial services, and reflections on the National Retail Federation annual conference in New York; Visa’s acquisition of Plaid and what it means […].

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Too many innovation strategies place speed over discipline

Payments Source

In the era of digital transformation, it can be easy to mistake activity for achievement. A disciplined approach is needed, writes Tim VanTassel, a vice president at FICO.

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RBC to launch retail bank for US customers

Bank Innovation

Royal Bank of Canada plans to launch a direct-to-consumer bank in the U.S. in hopes of reaching affluent consumers. You’ll see us likely launch a direct-to-consumer bank in the United States sometime at the end of this year or early next year, really focused on a higher net worth customer, not dissimilar to some of […].

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U.S. Bank Chief Innovation Officer Dominic Venturo Talks Digital Strategy

Bank Innovation

One of the largest retail banks in America has a simple yet multifaceted innovation strategy. Bank Innovation spoke with U.S Bank Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer, Dominic Venturo, on which direction the bank is headed, digitally. Bank Innovation: Last quarter we reported that U.S.

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Listen: Banks expect digital banking product delivery to see most innovation

BankInovation

In this episode of "The Buzz" podcast, hear how executives in retail digital banking are least confident in their organizations' ability to create a well-defined innovation strategy and measure the results. Over the next five years, banks expect most innovation to happen in product delivery.