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Online/Digital Account Opening: A Bridge and A Moat

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As early as August 2019, about 1 in 5 Americans already banked with digital-only banks like Chime or Aspiration, according to a survey by comparison platform Finder.com. Convenient access to free, local ATMs, security concerns, and being nervous about putting all of their funds in a digital bank were among the reasons provided.

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Ant Group Seeks $225B Valuation Ahead Of Planned Dual Listing

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The Q1 report occurred one year following Ant Group’s preliminary IPO filing with the Zhejiang Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Separately, Ant Group reportedly intends to form a new consumer finance firm that would let it cement its base in the digital lending space in China. Alibaba Group Holding Co.

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10 Reports every bank and credit union should run NOW

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This report requires (and therefore improves) communication between the credit and lending area of the bank or credit union and those responsible for liquidity management. In the case of Silicon Valley Bank, the bank needed liquidity fast due to significant depositor withdrawals and had to liquidate its securities portfolio.

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Visa Invests In Crypto Storage Firm Anchorage

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Terry Angelos, who heads up Visa’s FinTech efforts, said the company is interested in supporting “companies like Anchorage who are working to provide secure infrastructure to the growing ecosystem of digital assets.” The benefit is that investors have greater control over and access to their assets.

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Impact of the UK QE on banks’ balance sheets

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In our paper , we use balance sheet data for 118 UK banks to empirically investigate whether the asset compositions of banks involved in the UK QE operations reacted differently in comparison to banks not involved in the initial rounds of QE between March 2009 and July 2012. QE and bank lending. QE and central bank reserves.

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Singapore’s Credit Culture Snags $29 Million In Funding

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Singapore-based FinTech startup Credit Culture has secured $29.4 In a statement, Credit Culture said this is the “first time that a startup in Singapore has secured significant funding before the launch of services.”. Edmund Sim, Credit Culture’s founder and CEO, said this will simplify the lending process. million.

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Alt-Lenders Vow Transparency After Prospa Backlash

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Reports in The Australian Financial Review on Friday (June 29) said that six alternative lending players have committed to sign a “code of lending practice,” a move that garnered praise from the nation’s small business ombudsman.

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