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Podcast: Digital bank grows account volumes by 420%

BankInovation

Fintel Connect helps Live Oak Bank increase its deposit volume. The digital, FDIC-insured bank looked to affiliate marketing platform Fintel Connect nearly two years ago to expand its reach, Fintel Connect Chief Executive Nicky Senyard tells Bank Automation News on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast.

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S&P: US banks relying less on big-box stores to house branch locations

Bank Innovation

The growth of mobile and digital banking is driving in-store branch numbers down. In-store branches are satellite bank branches located inside large retail spaces, such as supermarkets or chains like Walmart and Safeway. since June 30, 2018, S&P Global Market Intelligence reported.? since June 30, 2019, and 6.5%

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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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Citizens Debuts Digital Bank

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Citizens Financial Group announced the launch of its nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank. Citizens Access safely and securely offers Member FDIC-insured online savings and CD accounts with attractive rates and no fees to customers across the United States.

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Digital Banking Partnerships Gain Traction in the US

PYMNTS

In the continued linkups between banks and FinTech upstarts, new markets beckon across various borders. Among the latest examples, N26 , which is a digital-only bank based in Europe, has entered the US market through partnership with Axos Bank in order to offer FDIC insured accounts.

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Digital Bank N26 Offers New Perk Partners To US Debit Card Users

PYMNTS

million customers in 25 markets in Europe. N26 partners with Axos Bank to offer a Visa debit card and FDIC-insured checking account. N26 was founded in 2013 by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal. Since the initial product launch in 2015, N26 has reached more than 3.5 N26 started rolling out in the U.S.

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Where Challenger Banks & Incumbents See The Next Digital Banking Opportunity

CB Insights

In the past few years, the burgeoning popularity of digital banks has only underscored the severity of these problems, with upstarts like Chime and SoFi offering cheaper, faster, and more convenient banking experiences. . get the state of challenger banks report. Source: FDIC. First name. Source: PwC. Globally, 1.7B