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In Brazil, Banking Customers Turn To Debit, Digital Banking

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These shifts have made digital banking and debit transactions more important than ever. Pandemic Puts Digital Banking in the Spotlight. Consumers complying with stay-at-home orders are turning to digital banking services to help them manage their finances while avoiding public spaces like bank branches.

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Deep Dive: How FIs, Customers Are Navigating The Coronavirus-Inspired Spike In Digital Banking Demand

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The new surge in demand is putting financial institutions’ (FIs’) online and mobile offerings to the test and allowing FIs to show off their digital investments and know-how to assure customers that they are in good hands. The Path to Digital Banking’s Popularity. Digital banking has had a long evolution in the U.S.,

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How To Keep Fraudsters From Scamming Banks Across Every Nook And Channel

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Bad actors may dial into call centers and pretend to be legitimate customers to trick staff into revealing details about the individuals, which could then be used to figure out the victims’ digital banking logins. To find more about these and the rest of the latest headlines, download the Playbook.

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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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The growing interest in digital banks

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As a result, many new, all-digital financial services firms, unencumbered by older, less flexible systems are aggressively pursuing customers by addressing their needs in new and distinct ways. There are interesting characteristics both in the new entrants and in the more established digital banks.

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How PSD2 And Open Banking Impact Security

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These initiatives could also lead to an increase in security risks, since sharing data among a range of financial service providers creates new opportunities for it to fall into the wrong hands. New open banking tools mean new types of financial transactions, which could make fighting digital fraud even more difficult for banks.

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How To Compete With Banks: Start With First Principles

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According to the Cambridge English Dictionary , a bank is an institution in which people and businesses can securely store and access their money and borrow it as needed. Ask the Simple Question, Get the Right Insight. Let’s get back to basics. And why loans with alt lenders remain popular alternatives for consumers.

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