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Small banks turn to German fintech for deposit-gathering help

American Banker

SaveBetter.com from Deposit Solutions lets consumers shop for different savings products through one portal and provides national exposure for participating banks, which include Ponce Bank in New York and Central Bank of Kansas City.

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It's official: Varo Money has national bank charter

American Banker

"We can control our destiny," says Colin Walsh, CEO of the challenger bank, which spent more than three years seeking to become a full-fledged bank.

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B2B FinTech On The Cusp Of Change

PYMNTS

Explore how B2B FinTech is on the cusp of change as we break down all of the statistics and surveys below. 200 community banks have cut ties with Lending Club following the sudden departure of the alternative lender’s CEO and the subsequent hit to share prices, which reverberated across other alt-finance players.

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Beam chief says there’s another side to story of deposit mishandling

American Banker

Some customer fraud and a lack of cooperation from partners Huntington Bank and Dwolla prevented Beam Financial from returning funds to savers, says Aaron Du, the fintech's CEO. He says he’s trying to make things right, but Huntington and Dwolla are taking the dispute to court.

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PWC Takes Very Optimistic View Of Retail Banking

Tech and Finance

PWC Retail banking. In its report on Retail Banking 2020 — Evolution or Revolution, PWC optimistically ignores many of the details of its survey and concludes that banking has a great days ahead. Banks need to decide whether they want to shape the industry, become fast followers or manage defensively, the report added.

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PWC Takes Very Optimistic View Of Retail Banking

Tech and Finance

PWC Retail banking. In its report on Retail Banking 2020 — Evolution or Revolution, PWC optimistically ignores many of the details of its survey and concludes that banking has a great days ahead. Banks need to decide whether they want to shape the industry, become fast followers or manage defensively, the report added.

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Expanding the Banking Talent Pool

Banking 2020

Obvious examples include functions like technology, data, security, finance; and business groups like payments, fintech and retail banking. But this shift has also occurred in more traditional businesses.