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Square Will Reapply for Banking License with the FDIC After Last Week’s Withdrawal

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Payment processor Square has withdrawn its application to become a deposit-taking bank, a move similar to online lender Social Finance or SoFi, which withdrew its application last fall. It plans to reapply with the FDIC, but did not reveal […].

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Corporate Cards Forge More Paths To SMB Adoption

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All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. Small Business Card Use On The Rise. Use of a charge card similarly grew year over year from 23 percent to 31 percent.

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BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA

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After Simple Bank launched as an online bank specializing in high-interest savings accounts, the current economic climate ended up making it unfeasible. The letter says that in the future, those accounts will solely be operated under BBVA, but customers will be able to access their money normally until then. So BBVA pulled the plug.

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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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FinTech Step Aims To Create The Concept Of ‘Family Banking’

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The 6-year-old who get his hands on Mom’s iPad and manages to rack up $16,000 worth of credit charges for online gaming. The teenager with a Fortnite habit who manages to clean out Dad’s checking account via the debit card linked to the gaming account. It runs on credit rails, but it's not a traditional credit card,” MacDonald said.

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For Marketplace Platform Payments Experiences, Is It Back To Basics?

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There’s a lot of competition to capture the $6 trillion in online payments for U.S. Marketplaces and their partners want to satisfy consumers who are comfortable with the convenience of online shopping. Many are more operational in nature, and intended to give consumers more choice. According to an FDIC study , 6.5

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CIT Bank Savings Connect Review

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FDIC insured. CIT Bank is able to offer accounts with significantly higher savings rates and lower fees because it doesn’t operate any branches. Without these operational expenses, online banks such as CIT Bank often provide more value to consumers. Online transfers/ACH: $0. FDIC Insurance.

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