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Millennial-Focused Digital Bank Empower Finance Raises $20M

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San Francisco-based Empower Finance, a mobile banking app aimed at helping millennials save wealth, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Defy Ventures and Icon Ventures, according to a report. The digital banking field is fraught with competition. It offers a savings account with a 1.6

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Digital Banking App Rankings Get Into A Groove

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We like the action, of which there is no shortage in the digital banking space. Legacy names and newcomers alike are ranging freely across the forming digital banking landscape, with digital anywhere access portals in their pockets — the smartphone. From the top it’s challenger bank Chime at No. The Top 10.

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Wells Fargo Shuts Millennial-Friendly App ‘Greenhouse’ To New Clients

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Users can also choose how much to deposit in their “Spending Account,” which is connected to a debit card that they can use for everyday purchases. Millennial-Banking Apps Are Struggling. Wells Fargo isn’t the only bank to scale back on apps that appear aimed at younger users. For instance, J.P.

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The Impact of Mobile Card Apps On FI Customer Retention

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The trend toward digitization in consumers’ lives isn’t new, but COVID-19 has accelerated it dramatically over the past several months. Deposits had already been trending away from community banks and credit unions anyway, but COVID-19 has accelerated that shift. Lesher said a few key features comprise a modern, digital-first offering.

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Credit Unions Unite Behind Digital Banking

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The PYMNTS December 2019 Credit Union Tracker looks at the changing topography of the CU space, as digital transformation challenges the “all for one, one for all” mentality that has undergirded their business model since the 1800s. Strong balance sheets in key areas like credit card debt ($64.4 Digital Unison.

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For Millennials, Traditional Banking Is Not Anathema

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Turns out millennials are not the different-kind-of-banking-breed some had thought. In a survey held from the end of June into early July and conducted by SurveyMonkey , the web-based survey firm queried more than 1,000 adults above the age of 18, 290 of which were defined as 18- to 34-year-olds: millennials.

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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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