What the Fintech? Episode 17 | The spirit is willing, but the markets are weak
This episode of WTF? podcast features Vinoth Jayakumar, partner at VC firm Draper Esprit.
PNC
PNC buys BBVA’s US arm for $11.6bn creating America’s fifth-largest bank
PNC expects the acquisition will generate around $900 million in cost savings.
Goldman eyes up merger with Wells Fargo, PNC & US Bancorp on its shortlist
Goldman Sachs, “weakening biz model” would “force a merger,” says Charles Gasparino at Fox Business.
PNC becomes first US bank on RippleNet
The bank joined the blockchain payments platform in September 2018.
Five ways AV tech helps banks transform internal operations and customer experience
AV tech is opening new doors for banks to improve brand loyalty, customer and employee engagement and more.
Zelle Makes Presence Known in P2P Arena
The recent performance of Zelle Network, the P2P payments platform with the funny name, is no laughing matter for competing P2P providers. Early Warning Services, a provider of real-time payments, authentication and risk mitigation services, announced April 17 that its Zelle Network processed more than 170 million P2P payments in 2016, totaling $55 billion in transaction value.
