Bank of America announced Tuesday (June 12) that Erica, its AI voice-activated virtual financial assistant that is available through its mobile banking app, has surpassed one million users. In a press release , Bank of America said the milestone was achieved within two months of completing the phased rollout of Erica, which is now available to mobile clients nationwide. MORE

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The business, which is called TREVLS, opened at the Mall of America in Bloomington. We’re thrilled that our first location is within Mall of America, which allows us to reach more drivers switching to electric vehicles,” John Marino, founder and CEO of TREVLS, told Chain Store Age. Innovation electric cars Elon Musk Mall of America News Retail Tesla What's Hot MORE

What will it take to make Latin America more digital — in payments, commerce, FinTech or even healthcare? Cash remains king in the region, with about two-thirds of consumers in Latin America preferring that payment method over credit, according to estimates. That’s a high hurdle for any company hoping to win profit via digital channels in Latin America. Looking at the data, penetration of mobile phones in Latin America is similar to the case of M-Pesa. MORE

Bank of America is treading familiar ground for an big bank – Chase, Capital One and Wells Fargo have all made similar integrations with the likes of Intuit, Xero and Finicity. “We We value customer choice and want customers to securely access their information when and where they want,” says Moore, head of digital banking at Bank of America. Banking News Bank of America banking What's Hot MORE

To help Mall of America merchants engage with Chinese consumers, CITCON has teamed up with the shopping complex to offer stores a cross-border mobile payments system. Mobile Payments Alipay Chinese consumers cross-border payments digital payments Mall of America News Payment Methods payment options WeChat Pay What's Hot MORE

EXCLUSIVE- Echoing the mandate of PSD2, Bank of America Merrill Lynch today unveiled an API gateway that seeks to connect its commercial clients to fintechs and other third-party vendors. Bank of America Merrill Lynch […]. MORE

With over 25 million mobile bank users on the retail side, Bank of America is shifting attention to ramping the numbers on the commercial side, with the launch of a mobile app for its prepaid commercial cards. MORE

EXCLUSIVE - Bank of America today notified its mobile app customers of a new feature with PFM functionalityr The new "Goal Tool," can be accessed through the mobile app. Exclusive Mobile Payments PFM Premium Bank of America Mobile Apps Mobile banking online banking savings MORE

Bank of America will invest about $75 million per quarter in technology from now through the rest of 2019, the bank reported in its earnings call today. Cards Commerce Exclusive Innovations Lending Mobile Online Open Fintech Operations Payments PFM Premium Retail Bank of America Erica Zelle MORE

Good Housekeeping is opening up a pop-up shop in the Mall of America running from early October through the end of December, aka the holiday shopping season. We are constantly looking for ways to keep Mall of America fresh and exciting,” said Jill Renslow, SVP of business development and marketing, Mall of America. Rothman will also travel to the Mall of America to train staff members on each of the products and why they are coming with the GH recommendation. MORE

Bank of America expects to be finished rolling out its AI-driven virtual assistant Erica by mid-summer. Exclusive Innovations Open Fintech Operations Payments PFM Premium Bank of America Erica virtual assistantThe bank first launched Erica in March and will continue rolling out Erica through June, according to an email sent to Bank Innovation. Here is a map of the states where Erica is live. See how Erica works in […]. MORE

Bank of America has been accused in a lawsuit of providing more than 100 accounts, used to carry out a $102 million Ponzi scheme. Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America spokesman Bill Halldin had no immediate comment on the lawsuit. Legal Bank of America Investment fraud investors Lawsuit News Ponzi Scheme SEC What's HotAccording to Bloomberg , the class-action suit, Heinert v. was filed in U.S. MORE

After a yearlong absence, Bank of America’s mobile app is now available on Windows mobile devices. Innovations Mobile Online app Bank of America Microsoft Windows Windows 10 MORE

EXCLUSIVE – Bank of America had five million transactions via the digital payments service Zelle in October alone, an amount 35% higher than the average 3.7 Exclusive Mobile Online Open Fintech Payments Retail Bank of America P2P P2P payments PayPal Square Cash Venmo Zelle MORE

Bank of America filed for nine more blockchain patents. In total, Bank of America now has filed for over 30 blockchain patents since last year. Cryptocurrency Exclusive Mobile Payments Bank of America BlockChain paymentsThese filings were recently made public by the U.S. MORE

Continuing the recent string of earnings from big banks – a string that kicks off earnings season per tradition – Bank of America said loan growth and a boost in digital initiatives boosted results in the second quarter. The company also stated that last year’s well-publicized tax reform has given Bank of America about $500 million to deploy through the next few quarters, earmarked for technology. MORE

Cross-border small business payments company Veem is partnering with America’s Credit Union (ACU) to expand its reach to small business (SMB) customers. B2B Payments America's Credit Union API B2B Credit Union cross-border payments News SMBs Veem What's Hot In B2BACU will link its SMB clients to Veem’s global payment services, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (May 2). MORE

EXCLUSIVE – After its recent partnership with digital product Innovation Company Stuzo, Bank of America’s merchant services business is laying the foundation for an innovation lab. “It MORE

Earlier this month, NovoPayment , a digital finance and transactions firm, announced news of the launch of its Developer Hub, one of the first such platforms servicing Latin America, according to a press release. Its clients include banks, financial institutions and others throughout the Americas. Merchant Innovation Anabel Perez APIs banking financial services Innovation Latin America News NovoPayments MORE

Vestager, 50 and … The post America versus Europe and the fight for truth in data appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I met a Washington insider this week. During the banter, I mentioned how much better the European authorities are at beating up the US tech giants than the Americans. This is illustrated well by the recent New York Times feature on Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s competition commissioner. MORE

EXCLUSIVE – Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added a new feature to its Virtual Payables product, an offering which allows its commercial clients to automate post-invoice payments. MORE

The stakes are high for businesses of all sizes, and the latest data on corporates in America makes that abundantly clear. ” B2B Payments 2016 Presidential Election B2B Cash Management Corporate America corporate finance Featured News small business employmentIt’s one day to election day in the U.S., and as always, national economic issues are at the top of voters’ minds. MORE

Only months after launching a digital prepaid card for its corporate customers, Bank of America Merrill Lynch continues to expand its digital offerings for its corporate clients. MORE

So much has happened with blockchain over the past couple of weeks—so very much—but let’s talk about the banks: Firstly, Bank of America is the latest to join the ranks of financial institutions experimenting with blockchain. MORE

Bank of America Merchant Services laid off about 10 percent of its staffers last week, with sources saying that the cuts are the result of restructuring. In 2013, Bank of America Merchant Services was the top U.S. While that purchase-volume metric had grown to $546 billion by last year, Bank of America slipped to the second-largest acquirer by Visa and Mastercard purchase volume after J.P. Personnel Bank of America BoA first data Merchant Services News What's Hot MORE

Artificial intelligence is making its way into the messy world of account receivables for those corporates processing large volumes of payments, thanks to Bank of America Merrill Lynch and fintech startup, High Radius. MORE

Continuing the run of earnings beats for banks, Bank of America announced news on Monday (April 16) that loan growth helped lift results above Wall Street estimates, while digital initiatives showed strong momentum. As for credit quality, Bank of America said in its release that “overall credit quality remained strong across both the consumer and commercial portfolios.”. Earnings Bank of America Digital Banking earnings loans mobile News P2P revenue Wall Street What's Hot Zelle MORE

Bank of America just took a major step toward extending its mobile banking services to a growing base of millennials that are steering away from traditional banking. Mobile Bank of America chatbot Facebook What's Hot MORE

Bank of America (BofA) officially announced it “will begin declining credit card transactions with known cryptocurrency exchanges” today through a memo distributed to employees on Thursday (Feb. Bitcoin Bank of America bitcoin cryptocurrency jpmorgan News Payment Methods What's HotThe second-largest U.S. bank is banning customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies using its credit cards, according to Bloomberg reports. MORE

Bank of America is facing backlash from customers who’re getting shut out of the company’s free checking account offering. According to news from CNBC, citing Mel San, a Bank of America customer who started a Change.org petition that has gained 46,000 signatures so far, customers are upset that Bank of America is doing away with its eBanking checking account that gave them access to free checking. This is what made Bank of America different,” wrote San, according to CNBC. “I MORE

I recently wrote this piece for Raconteur’s Sunday Times supplement, and thought it might interest The Finanser’s readers: ‘When we in the West look to America for innovation, we are looking the wrong way’ I often talk about the world of change we are going through and how Europe and America are … The post Don’t look to America for innovation appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. MORE

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a player in transaction services, and ModoPayments, a digital payments company, announced Thursday (Oct. In a press release , the companies said, through the hub, Bank of America Merrill Lynch clients will have the ability to connect with multiple emerging payment networks. Additionally, collaborating with Modo will allow Bank of America Merrill Lynch to rapidly explore additional areas of innovation in transaction services. “We MORE

Nippon Ichi Software announced news that its American division, NIS America, was the victim of a major data breach that exposed the personal and financial data of online customers. 26, we became aware of a malicious process that had attached itself to our checkout page,” NIS America said in the email. Afterward, the malicious process would return the customer to the NIS America store page to complete their transaction.”. MORE

I’m off to Chile next week and thought, in preparation, I’d look at the state of FinTech in Latin America. Equally, I meet a lot of the … The post The State of FinTech in Latin America appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. So far, I’ve spent fair time in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, and see these as the three major centres of activity along with Mexico. MORE

When Dunkin’ Donuts came up with the slogan “America runs on Dunkin,’” the company was pretty clearly being metaphorical. That’s no longer the case, as the fast food company has decided to take a turn for the literal in their newest marketing campaign. MORE

Cash usage in the Americas is at an inflection point. And while that’s a sign of positive growth, proliferation of new payment products is chipping away at the growth, according to the brand new Global Cash Index™ Americas Analysis. percent, represents the largest cash share in the Americas, the country is fast-tracking its transition to a digital economy with new policies aimed at reducing cash usage. Total cash use in the Americas is expected to grow by 2.56 MORE

According to Tom Durkin, Bank of America ‘s head of digital channels, financial institutions have a new opportunity to embrace this development. ” A 2017 survey from Bank of America found a 14 percent increase in the number of consumers using mobile banking apps compared to 2015. Today (July 2), Bank of America announced its latest initiative in corporate mobile banking. Enterprise processes are starting to look a lot more like the consumer world. MORE

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Evidence of that comes from Swift’s Latin America Regional Conference , held earlier this month in Miami. Mexico suffers the most cyberattacks in Latin America, followed by Brazil, according to the latest analysis from the Wilson Center. And as regulators in Latin America update FinTech regulations to help drive digital payment development, security issues more often become part of discussions surrounding those efforts. MORE

EXCLUSIVE – Bank of America is all set to launch its AI powered bot Erica this month, Michelle Moore, head of digital banking at BofA told Bank Innovation. Exclusive Innovations Mobile Online Operations Payments artificial intelligence Bank of America chat bot Erica machine learning MORE

There is much to like in the current economic snapshot of the U.S. The overall unemployment rate has slipped below 4 percent — the lowest it’s been in nearly 20 years. After a brief dip in consumer spending early in the year, consumer enthusiasm for shopping seems to have returned as sales numbers in retail have been stronger than expected of late. Even big brick-and-mortar players like Macy’s have shown signs of reversing their recent ill fortune by luring customers back into their stores. MORE

Additionally, Bank of America is looking to strike a difficult balance between customer convenience and security from data breaches. “We We need to know what our customers really want to use before we can commercialize something and put it out to [them],” said Hari Gopalkrishnan, managing director of Consumer-Facing Platforms and Technology for Bank of America. MORE