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Square Will Reapply for Banking License with the FDIC After Last Week’s Withdrawal

Bank Innovation

Payment processor Square has withdrawn its application to become a deposit-taking bank, a move similar to online lender Social Finance or SoFi, which withdrew its application last fall. It plans to reapply with the FDIC, but did not reveal […].

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Rakuten files third application for FDIC insurance

CFPB Monitor

Unless Rakuten’s most recent application is granted before that date, Rakuten’s FDIC insurance application, if approved by the FDIC, would subject Rakuten to the terms of the Rule. Rakuten’s first FDIC deposit insurance application was filed in July 2019, and was withdrawn in March 2020.

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Corporate Cards Forge More Paths To SMB Adoption

PYMNTS

All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. Small Business Card Use On The Rise. Use of a charge card similarly grew year over year from 23 percent to 31 percent.

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BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA

PYMNTS

After Simple Bank launched as an online bank specializing in high-interest savings accounts, the current economic climate ended up making it unfeasible. Being FDIC insured won't have any impact on deposits and Simple's app, cards and website will continue to work, the Talk Android report says. So BBVA pulled the plug.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: FIS Fuels Rollout Of Quontic Bank Crypto Rewards Account; Aeldra Selects i2c To Power Private Banking Services

PYMNTS

Plus, Barclaycard is launching a Barclaycard Precisionpay Go system to let companies issue virtual cards for the online business expenses for employees. . The rollout makes Quontic “the first FDIC insured financial institution in the U.S. to go live with a Bitcoin Rewards debit card,” according to an announcement.

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BlueVine Adds Checking Accounts, Cards For Small Firms

PYMNTS

Small business (SMB) online lending company BlueVine is expanding its financial services with the launch of BlueVine Business Banking. 28) at the Money20/20 conference, BlueVine Business Banking connects small businesses to checking account services and a debit card: the BlueVine Business Debit Mastercard. Announced on Monday (Oct.

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U.S. mail delays: more reasons to explore mobile and online banking

PopularBank

Costs of paying by mail vs. online and mobile banking. On the other hand, mobile and online bill pay from Popular Bank is free and available 24/7. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports that bills represent about 30 percent of overall consumer payments, with most bills being paid by using a card or electronic methods.

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