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An interview with Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo

Chris Skinner

After studying law at Oxford, he went back to business and is now Co-Founder and CEO of digital bank Monzo. He lasted one day in the cold December rain before convincing the guys that leaflets were old school and they really needed a website, which Tom then built and still exists today. What really stands Monzo apart?

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AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly

PYMNTS

Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies. banks have to analyze AML regulations before even beginning to innovate, and the rules in question change often.

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William Mills Agency Adds Mary Curtis, Angelo Jones, Alyssa Maker, Jacob Hamilton

William Mills

As senior account agent, Curtis delivers public relations support to mortgage and digital banking clients. “Our agency is committed to bringing aboard the best and brightest talent in the financial technology industry which ensures successful outcomes for our clients and relevant, timely content for our friends in the media.

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Does Anyone Outside PR Firms Think Surveys Are Newsworthy?

Tech and Finance

I publish occasionally at the Articulate Communications blog on issues of financial technology, banking and associated public relations and marketing topics. In the past I have written about design thinking, how to avoid bank PR-speak and whether banking and innovation belong in the same sentence.

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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Meanwhile, a number of other financial technology firms received major funding and rolled out new alliances and products. Banks still hold a trust advantage when it comes to safeguarding personal data and using data in the best interests of their customers,” agrees Teresa A.

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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers

PYMNTS

The most recent Tracker featured several virtual reality (VR) headlines, as a study from Augment found that VR and augmented reality (AR) have the potential to transform the online retail industry, and the online retail player seemed to embrace the news, debuting a home design VR app. DIGITAL BANKING TRACKER.

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3 Strategies Goldman Sachs can use to build a Fintech powerhouse

Lex Sokolin

There are, all of a sudden, a lot of deals being done across financial technology. Let’s use Goldman Sachs as our case study and our frame of mind. Because apparently, Goldman Sachs is considering buying up Wells Fargo, PNC, or US Bancorp to accelerate its transformation into a consumer banking brand. But I digress.