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

PYMNTS

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. The tension between FinTechs and FIs is real, as PYMNTS data shows. Banks are never going to become obsolete,” VB said, “but they could end up becoming stored value accounts.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

PYMNTS

Group Seeks to Block Maryland Online Advertising Tax. Marylanders for Tax Fairness is preparing for a battle in January over the state’s attempt to make a digital advertising tax, the Baltimore Sun reported. Maryland legislators ratified the tax earlier in 2020, but Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Go-Jek = fintech?

CB Insights

Earlier this week, Bank Indonesia, the central bank of Indonesia, nominated three companies for its award for the fintech company most supportive of the “non-cash national movement of inclusion.” 149M : This week, online real estate brokerage company Redfin filed its S-1 and is looking to raise $149M in its IPO.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. That meeting four years ago led to the launch of Lead Bank’s Credit Builder Account program, which is accessed through an app developed by Self Financial, a fintech. Lee’s Summit, Mo.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Online platforms like Hipcamp and Campsy have emerged to help campers book unique lodging experiences like yurts, treehouses, and caves. In 2018, Marriott International opened a hotel designed specifically for young travelers in Tampa, while Hilton began building a new iteration of its millennial concept hotel, Tru, in Baltimore.