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Corporate Cards Forge More Paths To SMB Adoption

PYMNTS

This week's Commercial Card Innovation Tracker looks at how the industry is driving SMB adoption, from lowering the cost of corporate card acceptance to looping business card products into Apple Pay. FDIC) and the Treasury Department have reportedly launched an inquiry into American Express Co. Chase Business Cards Land On Apple Pay.

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FTC files lawsuit against distributor of mobile banking application for alleged false misrepresentations concerning access to funds and interest rates

CFPB Monitor

According to the complaint, the defendants advertised the App “as a high-interest bank account that operates by placing consumers’ funds at unspecified FDIC-insured banks.” Such representations are made on the company’s website and through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store which offer the App for download by consumers.

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Bitcoin Daily: Anchorage Crypto Startup Sets Up Shop In Sioux Falls; Crypto Scam Steals $900K From Pension Fund

PYMNTS

The South Dakota Trust Charter allows companies to operate on a national level so you can serve clients from every state. And surprisingly, South Dakota is one of the largest holders of institutional assets in the country, more than $3 trillion, according to the FDIC — three times the size of New York, followed only by Ohio.”.

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Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

PYMNTS

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. Square already has an SMB lending arm – Square Capital – which it operates through a deal with Utah-based Celtic Bank.

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FinTech Step Aims To Create The Concept Of ‘Family Banking’

PYMNTS

The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. The teen really only cares about the ability to spend, use Apple Pay, get a cool card and obviously send and receive money. We don't take that lightly.

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CIT Bank Savings Connect Review

MyBankTracker

FDIC insured. CIT Bank is able to offer accounts with significantly higher savings rates and lower fees because it doesn’t operate any branches. Without these operational expenses, online banks such as CIT Bank often provide more value to consumers. FDIC Insurance. Competitive savings rate. No monthly fee.

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Bankers and Strategic Bets. A Slow Embrace.

Jeff For Banks

When I wrote that post in January 2011 there were 7,700 FDIC insured financial institutions. They can be a strategic shift of your franchise, a new product line, or a new operating environment. In the above blog post, I discussed Apple and Bank of New York Mellon. Sticking with the Apple theme, in 2007, they launched the iPhone.

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