Mary Wisniewski is deputy editor of BankThink. She also writes on a variety of subjects as part of American Banker's bank tech team. Previously, she was a blogger and editor at Bank Innovation. She also served as a fashion editor for National Jeweler, where she reported on fashion shows and jewelry news. Her work has also appeared in Billboard, Cracked and a number of business media outlets. Mary grew up in the Michigan suburbs and now lives in L.A. with a maltipoo, two record players and an espresso machine. Mary is endlessly curious and follows anything that grabs her. Current interests include fintech, literature, travel, good conversation, Cat Stevens and Gidget.
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Qapital's funding round comes as banks are increasingly adding money-management tools to their mobile apps.
March 9 -
Data aggregators want to apply their technology to lending decisions.
March 8 -
The long-running feud between banks and fintech companies over screen scraping is morphing into a more nuanced and important conversation about how to exchange consumers' financial data securely and fairly.
January 27 -
Banks are slowly migrating budgeting capabilities to mobile offerings.
December 28 -
Opinion: The shortage of women among the progressive entrepreneurs and executives attempting to transform how consumers interact with money hampers the industry's ability to know its market.
December 16 -
Two new apps are trying to make finance more proactive. But that's a tall order for something perceived as a chore if not a portal into depression.
October 20 -
Some university FinTech enthusiasts are former employees of traditional financial services firms who seek to disrupt their former employers' wealth management, lending, payments and other businesses.
September 9 -
Innovation labs are all the rage in the banking industry right now, but a debate has broken out about whether they will amount to more than window dressing.
July 20 -
Customers continue to be underwhelmed by banks customer service. Even worse, young customers see very little difference in services from one bank to another.
June 30 -
Layout, compensation and training can make or break high-tech, high-concept branches, said bankers at BAI's Retail Delivery conference.
November 17