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The BaaS Gold Rush is On

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Early adopters are earning prestige while investors and a hoard of community banks explore the opportunity to tap into this new source of revenue. For executives wanting to develop a winning strategy, here are six key strategic takeaways to help banks successfully launch a BaaS strategy : 1.

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Fiserv to buy First Data – the biggest fintech deal of 2019

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Fiserv acquiring First Data Corporation is a huge deal in the fintech world. Whether you are a community bank or a fintech provider, that makes sense. The post Fiserv to buy First Data – the biggest fintech deal of 2019 appeared first on Gonzobanker. Diversification versus Concentration. It’s just getting started.

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Who Owns Digital? Ugh, That’s the Problem for Bankers

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Bank executives are coming to understand that in today’s world, the customer experience (CX) is the product, although not all have made a serious commitment to address newfound competition. The bottom line is this: most banks lack the true management leadership and operating disciplines necessary to execute successfully on digital.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

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For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. team focused on UX, data, integration, and risk. Community banks, regional players, and credit unions are all in the fight of their lifetime with the need to transform their business.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

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Still to be sorted out are overlaps between Infinity and Kony’s UI/UX assets. Culture Club : There could be employee flight risk as the Temenos culture (especially outside of the United States) can skew more formal corporate than is often preferred at smaller fintech companies in places like Austin. So we aren’t always. negbombers.

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CBANC Launches New Features to Further Engage Network of Professionals

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CBANC , a network for community bank and credit union professionals, added a group of new features to its platform this week. CBANC incentivizes banks to share best practices and intellectual property and its member engagement has increased almost 4x year-over-year. New elements include: Leaderboard.

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Q2 Leverages MX Technology to Launch Contextual PFM

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With the “always-on aggregation” and UX/UI of MX , the newly-launched Contextual PFM from Q2 is designed to make actionable financial insights a part of every customer’s mobile banking routine. This is in addition to the role the solution provides in helping customers become better banking consumers.