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BankMobile Is One Of Six New FIs To Offer Smart Digital Bank Accounts Via Google Pay

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BankMobile, BBVA USA, BMO Harris, The Coastal Community Bank, First Independence Bank (a federally designated minority depository institution) and SEFCU will join Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union in the offering beginning next year. “We 3) in announcing the bank’s agreement with Google. .

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Community Bank Acquires SMB Digital Bank Seed

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Community financial institution (FI) Cross River Bank is acquiring Seed , a small business (SMB) digital banking company, reports in Reuters said on Monday (June 24). Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said.

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BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA

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Talk Android posts a letter from the company in which it says there will be "no immediate impact" to accounts and that users don't need to do anything right now, with their funds housed in FDIC insured accounts with BBVA. And, the company says it wants to make the transition "as smooth as possible" for customers.

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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’

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To that end, BBVA was one of six banks that said on Monday (Aug. 3) that it would work with Google to deliver “smart” digital bank accounts, using Google Pay as an app-driven way to broaden its digital reach and improve users’ experiences with their financial institutions (FIs). 4, behind PayPal, Amazon and Walmart.

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This Andreesen Horowitz-Backed Company Raised $120M To Enhance Its Digital Bank

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The round drew participation from Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, and Sapphire Ventures, among others. Mercury currently caters to more than 40,000 SMBs, managing over $4B in customer deposits in 200 countries. In a separate transaction, the company is also aiming to source $5M from equity crowdfunding platform WeFunder.

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Why Consumers Need Digital Banks To Be Better, Not Just Cheaper

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That is why, MoneyLion Founder and CEO Dee Choubey said , his firm has set out to build a bank that isn’t a bank. In the sense that it is a bank, MoneyLion takes deposits and makes sure those deposits are FDIC insured through a backend partnership with a traditional bank, Choubey said.

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Secure Digital Banking and Customer Communications

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Following the highly successful The 11 Commandments of Digital Banking eBook , we are publishing a series of 5 deeper dive blog posts that group the 11 Commandments below into common themes: Digital lift-and-shift is not a strategy! Small touches (such as an FDIC logo and lock/shield icons) can make an enormous difference.