After more than two years of planning, Payments Services Directive II or PSD2 finally arrived in Europe on Saturday. The regulation has been dubbed as one of the more substantial regulatory changes of its kind in Europe......

What's the right branch model? And where do branches go from here? That depends — on your audience, your market, your retail delivery strategy, your brand position and your growth goals. About the only thing that's for certain is that there is no single "branch of the future" for everyone.....

You have all heard the buzz about FinTech and how your banking experience is going to be more personal and unique. The main talk of the town is obviously PSD2, but we found a pretty neat and well written article about some of the other "banking trends" for 2017 written by David Horton of Synechron. We made a little summary of the article here that we hope you find useful, but recommend reading the entire article to get the full picture. .....

Without a doubt, 2016 was the year "disruption" became tangible. Events like Brexit and the U.S. election brought home the reality we are living in a fast-changing global society where a sense of anti-establishment and rebellion is accelerating change. This shows no sign of stopping in 2017, with new and emerging ....

A Synechron Inc. team placed in the top three finalists out of 131 entries in its first ever hackathon: the global blockchain hackathon at the World Government Summit Blockchain Virtual GovHack in Dubai, UAE .....

Goldman Sachs recently issued a report stating that the use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement in the cash equities market could save banks around the world $6 billion a year. This points towards growing understanding that the infrastructure that supports financial services today is not feasible – costs are too high, processes are too complex to run, they’re siloed and not secure…  ....

For those of you that can remember the 80s TV series Knight Rider, it was about a guy and his self-driving car, which had an Artificial Intelligence called KITT and some cool secret agent-like gadgets (for you millennials….think Google Car with Amazon Alexa built by James Bond’s Q .....

For millennials, the ability to easily check balances, pay bills and transfer money on a mobile banking app is no longer enough.To land and retain millennials as customers, mobile banking apps must graduate to leveraging the native functionality of mobile hardware. Following is a list of seven features that are defining the  ....

Synechron, Inc, the financial services consulting and technology services provider, in partnership with Efma, has today released a report revealing that c-suite banking executives largely believe that the future of the bank branch is bright, with the proper investment into digital transformation. ....

Technology consulting and outsourcing provider Synechron will open the world’s first digital innovation center for banking, insurance and smart government initiatives. 

Acting as a hub for those who invest in the digital transformation of technology, the Synechron Digital Innovation Center (SDIC) will offer investors greater business success for the future....

As 2016 came to a close, many smart (and brave) people got out their crystal balls to make predictions about top trends in banking for the upcoming 12 months. One of the best summaries came from Synechron’s David Horton, who made a good case for the following five as sources of disruption within the industry .....

Synechron, a N.Y-based global consulting and technology services provider, has added another financial innovation lab on its map in Charlotte......