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Zero Launches Debit-Like Credit Card, Raises $20M

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Zero, a company that aims to modernize credit cards for the millennial generation, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report. The company plans to market its card to credit-wary millennials who want to avoid getting into a deep debt cycle, but who also want the incentives of owning a credit card.

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How Cross River Bank Keeps Cash Flowing

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This includes checks, brick-and-mortar bank branches, ATM cards and, yes, cash. The ATM Real Estate Advantage. Cross River teamed up with Mastercard in 2017 to launch Mastercard Cash Pick-Up, a disbursement service that delivers cash on behalf of businesses to vetted recipients through a network of ATMs. Postal Service (USPS).

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SoFi Officially Files For A Bank Charter Of Its Own

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Which means it really doesn’t come as all that huge a surprise that as of June 6th, SoFi had applied for a new (de novo) bank charter according to the FDIC. Instead, SoFi as a bank will exist so it can “provide its customers an FDIC insured NOW account and a credit card product. SoFi has confirmed the news.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

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Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi, to name a few, all scaled back their physical bank branch locations between 2012 and 2016, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It has also meant working in anticipation of the changing needs of millennial users. You just start with that digital-first mindset.”.

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Despite The Digital Age, Cash In The Pink (OK, Green) Of Health

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Millennials represent what the executive termed a “P2P native” segment, with 67 percent of individuals using cash for payments (P2P) versus 62 percent for all age groups. The electricity may still be out and the ATMs and debit cards still inaccessible, but the windows, roofs and doors need patching.

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Why Aspiration Says Big Banks’ “Bad Decisions” Were Its Gain

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Our Core Checking account provides full access to all our financial centers, ATMs, mobile and online banking and offers several ways to avoid a monthly fee, including a monthly direct deposit of $250, which equates to $3,000 annually,” Betty Riess, a Bank of America spokeswoman, told CNBC. Who They Serve.

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When The Bank Is An App — And Not The Bank’s

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As Green Dot Chief Revenue Officer Brett Narlinger told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, the same holds true for banks, particularly when it comes to millennial and Gen Z consumers. “My Digital has changed much of that, by giving consumers more options for how and where they shop, and certainly how and with what they pay.

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