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BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA

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After Simple Bank launched as an online bank specializing in high-interest savings accounts, the current economic climate ended up making it unfeasible. Being FDIC insured won't have any impact on deposits and Simple's app, cards and website will continue to work, the Talk Android report says. So BBVA pulled the plug.

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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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SMB lender OnDeck ‘actively pursuing’ bank charter

Bank Innovation

On the heels of digital banking startup Varo Money applying for a banking license with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) earlier this month, another fintech firm with its toes in charter waters seems poised to jump in.

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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).

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

CB Insights

California-based Mercury is an online banking platform that offers a suite of financial services such as FDIC-insured bank accounts, physical and virtual cards, and cash management for startups, e-commerce stores, and angel investors, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post?

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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. The digital divide spans countries as well.

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FinTech LendingClub Buys Radius Bank For $185M

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LendingClub provides personal lending online, and it wants access to funding that is more stable and not as expensive. The bank is one of a few smaller lenders that has teamed up with FinTechs who need services only an FDIC-regulated institution can provide. This is the first time a FinTech has purchased an actual bank.

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