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Recent technological advancements are forcing banks to change the way they do business while staying true to the customer relationships that determine their success.
December 3 -
Bank executives need to understand these basics of vulnerability and accountability when it comes to the security of electronic networks or they could quickly lose their jobs.
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LendingTree already facilitated small-business loans through its online marketplace that funds consumer and other loans; its web portal opened Wednesday exclusively shops small-business loans to individual and institutional investors.
December 3
Bankrate Inc., an aggregator and publisher of rate data and news related to personal finance, has acquired Wallaby Financial Inc., a firm that provides credit card reward apps to consumers.
Wallaby's Web, iPhone, Android and wearable apps use proprietary algorithms and information about location and consumer preferences to help consumers maximize the rewards they earn with each credit card purchase. Consumers can also sign up for new cards that are closely aligned with their purchase habits through the apps. Wallaby, of Pasadena, Calif., has a CardBase database that includes 2,400 credit cards offered by more than 500 financial institutions. According to its press release, Bankrate plans on coupling Wallaby with its consumer credit card marketplace website, CreditCards.com.
Bankrate, of North Palm Beach, Fla., also runs Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, amongst other consumer financial information websites.
