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JPMorgan Chase To Open UK Digital Bank By Year’s End

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JPMorgan Chase is taking steps to open a digital bank in the U.K. The banking firm has been talking with London regulators about the idea, according to The Financial Times on Saturday (Feb. The operation will likely include savings and lending products, and it comes just two years after U.S. by the end of the year.

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The Race To The Cloud: Will Digital Banks Win?

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More banks are therefore moving away from legacy core systems to embrace cloud-native architectures to power automation and meet the speed expected by consumers, securely. The bank is working with technology giants Google and Microsoft to create new cloud-based tools that will use their cloud computing software.

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Deep Dive: Strategizing Transparent, Holistic Digital Banking Transformations

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The number of online banking customers is growing worldwide, and FIs’ consumers are coming to expect seamless digital experiences as a result. One study recently determined that the number of digital banking users is expected to exceed 3.6 Forty-three percent of U.S.

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Singapore Says They’ll Award Digital Banking Licenses By Year's End

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Singapore's financial regulator is sticking to the original plan to award digital banking licenses by the end of the year, according to a Bloomberg report, no matter how tight the scrutiny is in China and the U.S. The digital banking licenses are highly coveted due to Singapore's status as a financial regulatory hub.

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Fintech Unfiltered: Inside HSBC Bank USA’s Lofty Innovation Strategy for 2018 [Podcast]

Bank Innovation

As a part of its retail transformation strategy, HSBC Bank USA spent over $130 million on innovation projects in one year on its U.S. operations. The bank […].

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Union Bank’s New Head of Digital Banking, Julie Demarigny, Talks Innovation

Bank Innovation

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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The Race For Singapore’s Digital Banking Licenses

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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.