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Scotiabank, Fifth Third, SunTrust: Amazon, Apple inspiring UX

Bank Innovation

The popularity of Amazon Prime and Apple is forcing bankers to rethink user experiences, industry practitioners said at Bank Innovation Build. “Technology is an enabler, but user experience design provides […]. . “Technology is an enabler, but user experience design provides […].

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How Apple Card Brings ‘Existential Crisis’ To Smaller FIs

PYMNTS

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?.” But Apple changed the definition of a cellphone — to a smartphone,” she remarked.

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

PYMNTS

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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Building A Better Bank, One Digital Brick At A Time

PYMNTS

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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NEW REPORT: How Starling Bank Uses Tech To Woo Customers And Challenge Incumbents

PYMNTS

If FIs want to connect with modern consumers, smartphone solutions also need to feature the latest innovations and slick user experiences. . Around the Digital Banking World . And, similarly, RBC became the first bank in Canada to enable users to make a payment via the AI-powered assistant.

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Big Tech’s Big Shadow Over FIs

PYMNTS

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. How Banks Can Beat Big Tech.

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An Insider’s View On Digital Banking’s Growth

PYMNTS

Well-established financial institutions often have big costs and outdated existing technology, which can make them slow to react to trends and developments in the rapidly evolving digital banking space. The L-word and a banking app? He said that approach has led Number26 to be more innovative than many other banks.