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Most U.K. Customers Would Not Choose a Digital Bank Over a Traditional One

Bank Innovation

Long before PSD2 arrived ( the European regulation that requires banks to open their platforms to fintechs), the U.K. had already established itself as a hub in Europe for digital banks like Revolut, Monzo etc. And indeed, these digital banks are growing in popularity, at least when it comes to people knowing they exist.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

PYMNTS

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic has refocused scrutiny on the open banking ecosystem’s privacy and security. The Data Privacy Twist .

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The growing interest in digital banks

Insights on Business

Banking products and services were defined and controlled by the bank. Recently, new digital technologies – driven by cloud, mobile, social media and analytics – have significantly lowered entry barriers and put customers much more at the center of the banking relationship.

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TRENDING: How Credit Unions Give Digital The Personal Touch

PYMNTS

Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard. How Digital-First CUs Can Break The Impersonality Barrier. Deep Dive: How CUs Leverage Social Media.

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Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?

PYMNTS

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. The updated regulations are slated to take effect Oct. Around the Digital Banking world.

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Report: Helping Online Merchants Comply With The Middle East’s New Payments Regs

PYMNTS

Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

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Fraud prevention and detection: Empowering clients through education

Abrigo

As financial transactions become increasingly digital, consumers and businesses must be equipped with the knowledge to navigate day-to-day business securely. At the same time, it is important not to deter clients from using digital banking methods for daily transactions. Clients should also be wary of social media scams.

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