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Digital Banking App Rankings Get Into A Groove

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We like the action, of which there is no shortage in the digital banking space. Legacy names and newcomers alike are ranging freely across the forming digital banking landscape, with digital anywhere access portals in their pockets — the smartphone. 7 as the digital bank considers an IPO of its own.

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Latest Digital Banking App Ranking Holds Some Surprises

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They are the brands tracked in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps for October 2020, and the surprise can’t be spoiled because, with two very notable exceptions, there aren’t any. 1 spot on the latest ranking of digital banking apps, with its valuation hitting $14.5 8, is Germany-based direct bank N26.

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Wells Fargo Shuts Millennial-Friendly App ‘Greenhouse’ To New Clients

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Existing Greenhouse by Wells Fargo customers can continue to manage their finances through the Greenhouse app.”. Wells Fargo appeared to aim Greenhouse at younger consumers or others with little traditional banking involvement when the bank unveiled the app in 2017. Millennial-Banking Apps Are Struggling.

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Credit Unions Unite Behind Digital Banking

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Early innovators managed cooperatives using the same founding principle that CUs use today: members-first finance in place of indifferent, legacy-style banking. There is a sense, however, that CUs themselves bear responsibility for falling behind the digital banking trends that first took hold with consumers.

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For Millennials, Traditional Banking Is Not Anathema

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Turns out millennials are not the different-kind-of-banking-breed some had thought. In a survey held from the end of June into early July and conducted by SurveyMonkey , the web-based survey firm queried more than 1,000 adults above the age of 18, 290 of which were defined as 18- to 34-year-olds: millennials.

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A new digital bank needs a new customer service experience

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Banks continue their digital transformation journey to create new business models to satisfy today’s demanding customers. How do banks prepare for this new reality? For Bradesco, a large Brazilian bank, NEXT is the answer. Next is a digital bank, completely disassociated from the Bradesco brand.

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Chime On Millennials And Mobile Banking – Will The Love Last?

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When you talk to the co-founder and CEO of a mobile-first digital bank account offering, you are likely to hear that millennials, to put it lightly, are not fond of big banks. And that’s where digital banking options like Chime (a mobile-first digital bank account, for those of you playing at home) enter the picture.