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Digital Banking, With Millennial, Mobile – And Governmental – Tailwinds

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The push toward digital banking seems an inexorable one, with the technology and demographics acting as tailwinds, and where governments have increasingly gotten into the act of promoting digital banks (the pure-play kind) and making forays into bits and bytes, where once paper and face-to-face transactions reigned.

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FinTech Bridges Millennial Investing Gap

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To move toward retirement, and to have the money in place to get there, millennials need to make the leap from bare bones banking — checking and savings — into investing. Statistics, he said, show that three out of five millennials don’t invest at all, opting instead to stay on the sidelines. to ensure regulatory compliance.

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Credit Unions Unite Behind Digital Banking

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That help is forthcoming, as in the case of the Central Bank of Ireland , which is changing regulations to favor more CU lending with higher limits. There is a sense, however, that CUs themselves bear responsibility for falling behind the digital banking trends that first took hold with consumers.

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The growing interest in digital banks

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Recently, new digital technologies – driven by cloud, mobile, social media and analytics – have significantly lowered entry barriers and put customers much more at the center of the banking relationship. At the same time, regulators in many countries also have relaxed regulations to encourage innovation in the banking industry.

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NEW REPORT: Visa On Arming CUs To Win The War For Millennial Talent

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Earlier this month, Senate lawmakers advanced the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which would exempt credit unions and small banks from regulations implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act, to a vote on the chamber floor. for assistance with its “Digital 2x” initiative. The good news?

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Building A Digital Bank — From Scratch

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That’s according to financial services vet and Varo Money CEO and Cofounder Colin Walsh, who told Karen Webster recently that the future of banking, for millennials in particular, lies not in branches but in bots who become money coaches. With AI … we can help them manage spending and build savings.”.

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How Wells Fargo Uses AI, Biometrics To Fight Money Laundering

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Digital banking customers of today aren’t looking for the bank with the newest features — they’re looking for the bank that can keep their data safe. Any security mishap can send customers to one of the other digital banking apps that are ready and waiting for them. Around the Digital Banking World.