What you need to know on Wall Street today

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April 20, 2018 6:56 PM

Hello. Here's what you need to know on Wall Street today.

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It's evident when JPMorgan CFO Marianne Lake talks about the bank's opportunity to "delight" customers. Or when co-president Gordon Smith sends a memo to staff highlighting the bank's "customer obsession." CEO Jamie Dimon has even specifically referenced Amazon Prime.

That's right. It's clear that JPMorgan's taking inspiration from Amazon.

"Jeff Bezos has always looked at his company as being very customer-obsessed," Lori Beer, chief information officer at JPMorgan Chase, told Business Insider. "We’re thinking of JPMorgan Chase in the same light."

Business Insider recently sat down with Beer, who oversees an annual tech spend of $10.8 billion and 50,000 technologists. You can read our full interview with Beer here.

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