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For Community Banks, Big Business From Small Business Credit Cards

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For community banks serving small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), training an eye on credit cards can translate into additional revenue streams and tap into an unmet need for those SMBs. Kearney found 26 percent of small business cardholders have community banking relationships in place. There’s a lot of runway here.

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WSFS Bank: Plain Vanilla Digital Banking Won’t Cut It Any More

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The new coronavirus had an immediate and profound effect on the financial services industry, as brick-and-mortar bank branches closed to protect public health. Those closures meant that many consumers in countries like the United States were left only with digital platforms to access their bank accounts or to conduct necessary transactions.

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Indian FinTech Creates Inclusive Services For Rural Underbanked

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While much has been written about India’s vast unbanked population — roughly one-eighth by the World Bank’s estimates — the more important issue to really look at is how much of India ’s population is under banked , Mandar Agashe , founder, managing director and vice chairman of Sarvatra Technologies told Karen Webster.

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Control Vs. Convenience Shapes Debate As FIs Adopt Faster Payments

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Delivering rapid payroll could help employers stand out from the pack when recruiting temporary workers, said Steve Ledford , senior vice president of products and strategy at United States payments company and banking association The Clearing House (TCH), during a PYMNTS interview.

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JPMorgan’s Mobile User Growth: 11 Pct. In Q1 2019

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Fresh off headlines tied to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s appearance on Capitol Hill and a shareholder letter that pointed toward resilient economic fundamentals in the United States and the promise of digital banking, the bank posted first-quarter results that topped expectations. billion.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

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This deal looks good for Temenos, Kony and the banking industry clients of both firms. The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million.

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Fintech Deals Are Still Happening – and It’s a Good Thing

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FIS/Zenmonics: FIS is quietly acquiring the remainder of Zenmonics following its 2018 minority investment into the provider of digital banking, origination and branch solutions that created the FIS Digital One solution. million fundraise including community bank participants Bank of St.

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