Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—With mobile banking services offered at the majority of financial institutions, innovating the digital space is becoming more important in the fintech ecosystem, especially for smaller players like regional banks or credit unions.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

To be the bank, buy the bank. Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. The $185 cash and stock deal would bring an online bank with $1.4 The $185 cash and stock deal would bring an online bank with $1.4

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JANUARY 3, 2020

In late June, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sent a ripple through the global financial services ecosystem with the announcement of its intention to issue five digital bank licenses to eligible applicants. Only two of the licenses will full digital banking licenses, while the other three will be wholesale banking licenses.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in a statement on Sunday (March 30). FinTech venture capital fund Broadhaven Ventures; U.S. and Japanese banks Mizuho Financial Group Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Digital banks , for one, are teaming up with technology providers to accelerate settlement times for payments collected at the point-of-sale (POS). Legacy banks are similarly at work, with one major FI seeking to beat out FinTech competition by offering same-day access to credit card deposits.

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DECEMBER 1, 2019

Emefiele said that three licenses have been issued by the central bank for “shared-agent” and payment-banks. Africa’s most populous country — roughly 200 million people — is behind in offering mobile banking compared to the rest of Africa. Only one mobile banking license has been issued this year.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Vista Equity Partners is reportedly thinking about selling a stake in London-based FinTech Finastra. FinTechs in Europe have been experiencing a rise in value as many investors look for alternatives to run-of-the-mill, brick-and-mortar banks. Vista could be looking to sell as much as 50 percent of the company.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Jan Kemper as its new chief financial officer (CFO) as the Berlin-headquartered FinTech looks toward a future initial public offering (IPO). The former CFO of Zalando SE, one of Europe’s most successful eCommerce retailers, Kemper was instrumental in leading the company’s IPO in 2014 on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 29, 2018

A lot happened in the digital banking world this month, from major events in the payments worlds like PayPal acquiring iZettle for $2.2 Here are some of the important trends that Bank Innovation pulled out of the fintech chatter […].

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Everyone knows that digital and mobile services are key to success in the 2020s — not only in terms of more revenue, but also larger transformations. But that doesn’t mean all the players in payments and financial services have a solid or clear digital strategy. The age of personalized service is upon us. Younger Consumers.

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Insights on Business

APRIL 28, 2017

Traditionally, banking was a conservative industry with relatively high barriers to entry. Banking products and services were defined and controlled by the bank. At the same time, regulators in many countries also have relaxed regulations to encourage innovation in the banking industry.

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JULY 20, 2017

New players on the digital banking scene are hoping to change the game by looking to industries that are categorically unlike banks for inspiration. Over the past few years, dozens of so-called digital-only “challenger” banks have emerged on the financial scene, ready to compete with larger more traditional banks.

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JUNE 12, 2020

A pair of Indonesia’s FinTechs plan to merge in a bid to challenge Gojek ’s GoPay, sources told Bloomberg. The potential union would unite Ovo , Indonesia’s giant digital payment service that is backed by Singapore’s ride-hailing giant Grab Holdings , along with Dana, Indonesia’s digital wallet platform, an Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Plaid’s Deposit Switch Streamlines Digital Bank Account Funding. The FinTech says Deposit Switch comes with immediate and backup processes for consumers who are implementing recurring account funding. NEW DATA: Five Key Features for Improving Mobile Banking App Satisfaction.

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JULY 23, 2020

And in banking, the pandemic has transformed how a sizable share of clients interact with their financial institutions , with one major bank seeing a spike in daily mobile check deposits. 72%: Increase in FinTech app usage in Q1 2020. All this, Today in Data. 3M: Amount of funding Popshop announced earlier in July.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2017

Community banks can also play the fintech game. BankMobile — the digital bank, formerly a division of Customers Bancorp Inc. — was acquired by Flagship, a Florida-based community bank, for $175 million. “We We are no longer a partner or a division of […].

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Banking Exchange

MARCH 18, 2020

Bill Harris to chair One alongside CEO Brian Hamilton; launch slated for summer 2020 after successful funding round The Economy Technology Retail Banking Feature3 Fintech Feature Financial Trends Mobile Online Tech Management Customers.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Year-old Citi Fintech, the digital banking sub-brand of Citigroup Inc., That may seem like a long time by startup reckoning, but it’s not so bad for a (gigantic, regulated, global) bank. The unit announced Monday that it had built a new mobile experience for Citigold card members Read More.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 15, 2020

When COVID-19 accelerated customer movement into mobile and online banking solutions, and triggered consumers to push their funds into bank accounts, banks that had made investments in the digital customer experience were positioned to capitalize.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 6, 2018

PREMIUM -- Digital payments are on the rise across the globe. the world’s largest economy, the use of mobile payments has increased significantly in the past two years. Add to that mix the prevalence of e-commerce and, the growing popularity of P2P apps, such as Venmo and Zelle, as well as digital banking. […].

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. Trust in Banks. Or, as a recent CNBC article put it, quoting a source, “a mass extinction event.”.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

American consumers have fallen for mobile banking apps, but up to now, most businesses were not seemingly showing apps the same love. With the number of mobile banking customers now outnumbering those who bank at branches for the first time, consumers have warmly embraced banking via mobile apps.

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JULY 8, 2019

InstaReM is currently preparing to apply for one of five (two retail, three wholesale) digital banking licenses that the city-state of Singapore announced it would be issuing earlier this month. The appeal of the banking license is it ensures the fact that they can provide the full spectrum of services,” he said. “But

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Alkami Technology , a startup providing banks and credit unions with digital banking technologies, has announced new funding. Alkami offers financial institutions (FIs) a digital banking platform based in the cloud. The firm said Tuesday (Jan. Separate reports in TechCrunch said the firm secured $70 million.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Retailers had to make that changeover quickly, as online players became an increasingly obvious threat to their future. In banking, Engel noted, things like “APIs, startups, PSD2 and blockchain” are all now “enabling different types of end-to-end consumer journeys” and thus providing that needed catalyst. Tapping Into Personalization.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is offering as many as five digital banking permits to non-banks to boost competition. While Ant didn’t reveal if it would pursue a retail or wholesale license, it will be easier for it to obtain the latter. billion ($1.1 billion) in capital and local control.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 27, 2018

You might not expect the nation’s leading mobile bank, with north of 31 million users, to be in a hurry to build a digital bank under a new brand, but that’s just what JPMorgan Chase did last October with Finn.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

I blogged the other day about too many banks and that there’s not a big enough market for forty of them here in Britain. We talk about digital, apps, mobile and more, and yet the average customer … are they bothered? I suspect that many … The post What do retail customers want?

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Digital banks. Digital Banks.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

We have a deep dive into real-time payments and news on Visa ‘s FinTech play with Plaid and insight into buy now, pay later (BNPL). FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid. Visa Tap To Phone Expands POS Acceptance For Retailers. The mobile point of sale (mPOS) landscape became more interesting on Jan.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Not even a month has passed since Julie Demarigny, a veteran in digital entertainment industry having served Warner Bros. and Sony Music, has joined West Coast focused Union Bank as its head of digital banking.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As we wrap up an unpredictable and sometimes tumultuous year in both the fintech industry and the world, we’re looking back at the last 12 months of IBM FinTech blogs to pick out some of the more popular and insightful posts of 2017. Some even say that blockchain will be the most influential FinTech technology of 2018.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 28, 2024

2024 will prove to be a remarkably busy year in the digital space, when many financial institutions will make near-life-or-death choices about the future of their digital platforms and how they will support them. Banks and credit unions are maturing their internal digital support capabilities.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

European wealth management FinTech Raisin is planning to roll out in the U.S. Raisin will license Choice FS’ software to banks in the U.S., Banks will be able to offer the new solutions directly to their own customers or use Raisin’s platform to reach all potential retail consumers. platform,” said Raisin U.S.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark. Uber reported its earnings last week.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Finastra , the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai , a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for community financial institutions (FIs). retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for community banks and credit unions around the U.S.

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