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Today In Digital-First Banking: Green Dot Debuts GO2bank; Stimulus Checks Pose Challenges For TurboTax, H&R Block

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GO2bank is built to be the go-to destination for seamless, affordable, useful banking — combining the security, stability and experience of an FDIC-insured bank with the innovation and agility of a leading FinTech,” Green Dot Corp. CEO Dan Henry said in a press release. Stimulus Checks Pose Issues For H&R Block, TurboTax .

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Southeast Asia B2B FinTech Keeps VC Wheels Turning

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bank technology firm securing $100 million to expand in the region. India’s KarbonCard , a FinTech that offers startups in India and Southeast Asia with corporate card solutions, secured $1 million in new funding from Orios Venture Partners, Whiteboard Capital, and others, according to YourStory reports. KarbonCard.

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Axos Bank Expands Commercial Presence In NYC, LA

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15) that it will launch regional commercial banking operations in New York and Los Angeles in an effort to grow its corporate client base and connect existing business customers in the markets with its senior banking professionals. and offer clients FDIC-insured accounts. The bank announced Thursday (Aug.

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Citizens Debuts Digital Bank

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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. Citizens Financial Group announced the launch of its nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank.

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MOXY Preps Launch Of New Community Bank With NYMBUS

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Following approval by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Washington, D.C.’s MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. in decades, has announced that it is working with technology solutions company NYMBUS to integrate its core digital banking and payment services.

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Explained | The current banking crisis in the US and Europe

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The US regional banks were under pressure as concern grew among customers and investors about the financial health of the banks in the country. This can in turn cause a chain reaction of bank failures as other banks are forced to pay out depositors who have moved their funds to more secure institutions, leading to a broader financial crisis.

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Chime, Challenger Banks And The Challenges Of (Lofty) Valuations

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Regional players like BankUnited have even smaller market caps (at about $2 billion). Accounts are FDIC-insured through a partnership with Bancorp Bank. With the $14.5 billion valuation, Chime passes Robinhood , valued at about $11 billion, as the most highly valued (private) startup.