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How Apple Card Brings ‘Existential Crisis’ To Smaller FIs

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With the recent launch of the Apple Card , Apple has sent a signal that they seek to offer a better user experience than banks. In fact, their slogan for the card is “Created by Apple, Not a Bank?.” And the card is no longer just a payment instrument; it’s more than the card itself.”.

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The Pandemic’s Push For The FI/FinTech ‘Win-Win’

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Kikkeri said this is the highest penetration that mobile banking has ever seen among consumers. And for financial institutions (FIs), that translates into an incredible opportunity to build better digital banking journeys for their customers. But an opportunity is only as good as the bank’s ability to pursue it.

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Big Tech’s Big Shadow Over FIs

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They are all digital channels [that companies need] in order to reach the customer for all kinds of services.”. If issuers and banks don’t do that, he said, Apple, Google, Samsung and a whole host of Big Tech players are ready to step in and do so — taking away FI customers in the process. Perfecting The Card Relationship.

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Building A Better Bank, One Digital Brick At A Time

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So, it follows that a company looking to build a digital bank would turn to those apps, and others like them, for inspiration. NUMBER26 , a digital banking startup based in Germany, did just that, taking cues from companies that have found success online and in the app store to build a simple and enjoyable user experience.

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Ingo CEO On Why Digital Disbursements Need Simplicity, Ubiquity

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He noted that while every contractor and service provider in his life prefers a different payment method — checks, cash, credit cards, PayPal, Zelle, etc. If one hops over to the world of retail payments, Edwards noted, and looks at Apple Pay’s trajectory over the last few years, there’s an object lesson for disbursements to take away.

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An Insider’s View On Digital Banking’s Growth

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Large, prominent banks typically have more resources, bigger customer bases and more experience working with consumers and financial markets. But big banks don’t hold all the cards when it comes to the new digital landscape. The L-word and a banking app? Then he took it slightly further. “I

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

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While much is yet to be announced about Google Cache, VB expects them to provide an experience layer, while letting the financial institution provide the account and deal with regulatory compliance. Banks are never going to become obsolete,” VB said, “but they could end up becoming stored value accounts. Google’s Aim.

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