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Banks On Notice: Fintechs Are Coming For Checking Accounts & Debit Cards

CB Insights

One of the biggest trends in fintech today is the rise of digital banking products like mobile checking accounts and new debit cards. From Square to Paypal, a host of fintechs are creating products that let consumers spend money directly out of digital accounts using a physical card. mobile-first bank accounts.

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The Great Filter for Digital Challengers

Celent Banking

It seems like almost weekly I’m hearing something about a new challenger or digital-only bank brand. It had outages with its third party card processor, and then a few days later customers reported not being able to properly view their balances or display transactions. It reminds me of The Fermi Paradox.

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Fintech’s Third Crisis is Tipping Point to a Digital-Only Future

Fintech Labs Insights

But unlike the previous initial recoveries, we’ll see strong traction from the existing fintech brands as banks finally toss out their legacy branch-based systems (which will have been proven unnecessary during the coronavirus) and funnel buckets of that money into digital tech. . Concentrate on markets you can serve digitally.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Second Curve analyst Zack Maxfield opened a TD Bank checking account on his phone in nine minutes while he waited to speak with a teller at one of the bank’s branches, but waited an hour to fund the account and order a debit card. The 2019 Industry Oh Sh*t Moment Award – Goes to Apple and Goldman Sachs for the Apple Card launch.

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Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?

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Google’s expertise is in UX design,” he noted. “By Instead of trying to be the bank, Google is leveraging the brand name, banking infrastructure and trusted reputation of two banks, one of which is among the world’s largest global FIs, to acquire new users for that product and for Google Pay. Google’s Aim.

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Top U.S. Digital Banks for Small Businesses

Fintech Labs Insights

The first pure-play digital bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. But unlike ecommerce, digital-only banking was slow to catch on. I don’t believe they need to be regulated as a bank as long as they facilitate the big three products under one UI: deposits (e.g.,

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The 25 Most Absurd Job Titles In Tech

CB Insights

As of this publication, LinkedIn showed active listings for a UX design alchemist at Critical TechWorks and a product and solutions development alchemist at Together Abroad. Digital Prophet. “Digital prophet” was the calling card of David Shing, the Australian thought leader who took on the role at AOL in 2011.