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FinTech Bridges Millennial Investing Gap

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To move toward retirement, and to have the money in place to get there, millennials need to make the leap from bare bones banking — checking and savings — into investing. Statistics, he said, show that three out of five millennials don’t invest at all, opting instead to stay on the sidelines. Our target customers are millennials.

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SoFi Officially Files For A Bank Charter Of Its Own

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Which means it really doesn’t come as all that huge a surprise that as of June 6th, SoFi had applied for a new (de novo) bank charter according to the FDIC. Instead, SoFi as a bank will exist so it can “provide its customers an FDIC insured NOW account and a credit card product. SoFi has confirmed the news.

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Robinhood Rolls Out Interest-Earning Bank Account

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Online brokerage startup Robinhood has introduced a cash management service that will give customers 1.8 The cash management feature is offered in partnership with a bank, and has debit cards, as well as deposits backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). stocks, exchange-traded funds and options.

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Walden Mutual aims to serve New England’s food community

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submitted its application to the FDIC at the end of August with the intent to serve New England’s local and sustainable food community with a bank owned by its depositors. About 75% of consumers use online banking, he says, and two-thirds have adopted mobile deposits. The planned de novo in Concord, N.H.,

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Millennials Not Alone in Fleeing Big Banks

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The 24-year-old consults with companies worldwide on how to reach the millennial audience. So last year, the New York resident left the big bank, setting up an account with Simple, an FDIC-insured direct bank based in Portland, Oregon, where he can do all of his banking online – without any monthly fees. “I

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

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Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi, to name a few, all scaled back their physical bank branch locations between 2012 and 2016, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It has also meant working in anticipation of the changing needs of millennial users. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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Why Payments Diversity Matters As Firms Go Global

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That’s especially true among younger users such as millennials. FDIC) estimated that 6.5 For online shoppers in Germany, payment by invoice remains the most popular choice. Cash on delivery (COD) is the most popular payment method for online shoppers in India, and has been a key driver of eCommerce growth in that country.

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