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RBS Buys 25 Percent Stake In Loot As It Readies Digital Bank

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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which is gearing up to launch a new digital bank, has acquired a 25 percent stake in Loot , a U.K. According to a report in Financial Times , citing Royal Bank of Scotland , Loot offers customers a current account and pre-paid debit card.

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Citi Fintech Launches First Product for Citigold Cardmembers

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Year-old Citi Fintech, the digital banking sub-brand of Citigroup Inc., That may seem like a long time by startup reckoning, but it’s not so bad for a (gigantic, regulated, global) bank. The unit announced Monday that it had built a new mobile experience for Citigold card members Read More.

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Mobile Cards Key To Winning Bank Accounts

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As the report states, “We … find that a significant share of consumers are willing to bank with the institutions — financial or otherwise — that offer them the best spending and money management tools.”. Mobile Cards: Make or Break? The highest interest is among “bridge millennials” whose card spend averages $40,000 annually.

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Why Mexico’s SMBs Need A FinTech Operating System And Not Another Bank

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In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. The world doesn’t need another bank,” Poovala told Webster.

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Visa Expands Fast Track Program To Give FinTechs A Post-COVID Digital-First Edge

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Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

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InstaReM CEO On Why They Want A Digital Banking License

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InstaReM is currently preparing to apply for one of five (two retail, three wholesale) digital banking licenses that the city-state of Singapore announced it would be issuing earlier this month. The appeal of the banking license is it ensures the fact that they can provide the full spectrum of services,” he said. “But

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Digital Banking Partnerships Gain Traction in the US

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In the continued linkups between banks and FinTech upstarts, new markets beckon across various borders. Among the latest examples, N26 , which is a digital-only bank based in Europe, has entered the US market through partnership with Axos Bank in order to offer FDIC insured accounts.