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DATA: How FI’s Innovation Gap Is Big Tech’s Big Opportunity

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It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap . According to the latest edition of the Innovation Readiness report, only 22.3

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes the Reins at Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as Alphabet ’s new CEO , while retaining his job at Google.

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Survey: Quarter Of Americans Open To Banking With Big Tech

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But one thing is clear: Americans would be willing to dispense with their local bank and make Amazon , Apple or Google their primary payment account provider if those 21 st -century accounts allowed them to more easily manage and spend their money. The rate rises to 60 percent among bridge millennials, those between the ages of 30 and 40. .

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Fintech And Financial Institutions – Bridging the Gap

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The expansion of new fintech apps started a trend of eroding revenue and profits from banks and credit unions, generating a sense of competition with app developers. But technology innovators and financial institutions have worked together for generations. Why Are Financial Institutions Adopting New Fintech Apps? billion.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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million podcasts in the world, you might find it daunting to weed through the lists on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, or other platforms to find the best banking podcasts. Breaking Banks Breaking Banks , billed as the #1 global fintech podcast and radio show, began in 2013 and is hosted by media firm Provoke.fm. Indeed, with 2.8

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Seven Big Threats Facing Seven Big Tech And Payments Players This Halloween

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The day after Halloween marks the 60-day sprint to the end of the year – a year in which the pace of innovation has accelerated materially. The shifts associated with that innovation are beginning to take root, and those impacts are beginning to be felt. Google … and Ad-Supported Search .

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What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade

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And so a sheepherding innovation – and new vocabulary word – was born. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Analysts pinpoint certain companies as bellwethers for the performance of a sector.