Profile of Jonathan Camhi

Associate Editor, Bank Systems and Technology Member Since: 6/16/2014
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Jonathan Camhi has been an associate editor with Bank Systems & Technology since 2012. He previously worked as a freelance journalist in New York City covering politics, health and immigration, and has a master's degree from the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism.

Mobile Payments Heat Up in Canada

1/31/2013
CIBC Bank's Steve Tyers, VP of e-channels products and marketing, discusses the bank's plans for mobile following its launch of an NFC-based mobile payments app late last year with BS&T associate editor Jonathan Camhi.

Google Expected to Win Mobile Wallet Wars, Study Finds

1/30/2013
A new survey released yesterday by ACI Worldwide found that the majority of retail professionals involved said Google would beat out PayPal and Isis in the mobile wallet wars.

Check Scanners That Detect Fake I.D.'s Help One Bank Fight Fraud

1/30/2013
Check scanners from CTS North America have been enabled with technology that detects fake I.D.'s that have helped one community bank secure branch transactions and can authenticate remote check deposits.

New Study Finds Bankers Expect Big Challenges And Few Benefits From Dodd-Frank 1073

1/29/2013
Bankers believe Dodd-Frank 1073, which will regulate cross-border-payments and will be implemented this year, will have a negative impact on their payments business, according to a new survey.

Global Bank IT Spending to Reach $179.2 Bln in 2013: Celent

1/25/2013
The research firm said in a new study that it expects IT spending by banks to grow this year led by banks in North America and the Asia-Pacific.

BBVA Invests $100 Million in Financial Services Start-Ups in Silicon Valley

1/24/2013
Following on the heels of similar investments in innovative start-ups, the bank said that it is making concerted effort to anticipate and tackle disruptive changes in financial services.

More Than Half of Banks Hit by DDoS Attacks Last Year, Study Finds

1/23/2013
In a recent survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute, more than half of the banking IT professionals in the study said their bank had experienced at least one DDoS in the previous 12 months.

Branch Closures Revved Up in Late 2012, Study Finds

1/22/2013
The pace of branch closings in the U.S. more than doubled in the last quarter of 2012 as banks looked to cut costs, a new report by SNL Financial found.

Capgemini Financial Services Names Thierry Delaporte As New CEO

1/18/2013
Delaporte, who has worked with the company for more than 17 years, will take over the leading role for the outsourcing and consulting firm from Aiman Ezzat.

New CFPB Regulations Target Mortgage Servicers

1/17/2013
The CFPB announced new rules today regulating the mortgage servicing industry in the hopes of helping struggling borrowers.

Early EMV Compliance Benefits U.S. Merchants

1/16/2013
Even though the deadlines for merchants to comply with EMV are a few years off businesses can save money and prevent fraud if they accept EMV as soon as possible.

Fiserv Acquires Competitor Open Solutions

1/15/2013
Fiserv acquired Open Solutions in a deal announced this morning, adding Open Solutions' technologies - such as parts DNA core processing platform - to Fiserv's offerings.

TD Bank Moves Commercial Clients Off Legacy Systems to New Platform

1/14/2013
With the release of TD eTreasury, TD Bank will be able to move all of its commercial clients on to one online banking platform for the first time.

CFPB Announces New Mortgage Rule to Ensure Borrowers Can Repay Loans

1/10/2013
The CFPB's introduced its new Ability-to-Repay rule that charges lenders to make sure borrowers have the means to repay their loans.

NICE Uses Voice Recognition to Take Down Fraudsters Dialing Call Centers

1/9/2013
NICE's newest solution addresses a growing problem as beefed up security in the online channel has pushed fraudsters towards attacking the contact center.

FundTech Introduces New President and COO

1/7/2013
Edward Ho, formerly of Misys, was named as the new president and COO of Fundtech after the departure last week of two of the company's top executives.

Celent Report Explores Top Payments Trends

1/7/2013
Celent released its annual report on the top 10 trends in today's retail payments market, which focused on digital wallets, regulations and alternative payments.