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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

PYMNTS

Houston-based First Service Credit Union has selected a third-party provider’s digital banking suite to enhance its members’ online access to financial services. As their members began shifting to online and mobile banking channels, CUs have been forced to compete with tech-savvy competitors such as challenger banks and FinTechs.

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Top 63 Online Digital Banks for U.S. Consumers (Nov 2023)

Fintech Labs Insights

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. And from the very beginning, there have been pure-play digital banking startups. Elon Musk’s second startup, X.com (now PayPal), launched in 1999.

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Top 21 Online Digital Accounting Services for Small Businesses (SMB): Jan 2022

Fintech Labs Insights

When I started reporting on the space in the mid-90s, I thought banks would end up delivering the bulk of basic accounting functions through their online banking programs. The FAB Score Ranking (Fintech Attention Barometer) is a proxy for the size of a private fintech company not based on product reviews. 5,200 Apply.

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Top 21 Online Digital Accounting Services for Small Businesses (SMB): Jan 2022

Fintech Labs Insights

When I started reporting on the space in the mid-90s, I thought banks would end up delivering the bulk of basic accounting functions through their online banking programs. We call it the FAB score, standing for Fintech Attention Barometer. Challenger Accounting/Bookkeeping Online Providers in the United States. 25 Jan 2022.

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FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: Payment Data Systems/ Akimbo

Fintech Labs Insights

A look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on May 10 & 11. Payment Data Systems/ Akimbo is launching Akimbo Gift – Send a virtual Gift MasterCard in real-time by email or text that can be used online and with mobile wallets like Apple Pay. Presenter: Houston Frost, SVP, Prepaid Products.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

Qumrum allows banks to actually document customer interactions online. We enable FIs to record everything that goes on with the customers transactions on mobile, online, social and let the FI validate interactions on that site. Empyr helps to connect online and offline businesses. 11 hours a day online. Jon Carder (CEO).

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. That meeting four years ago led to the launch of Lead Bank’s Credit Builder Account program, which is accessed through an app developed by Self Financial, a fintech. Lee’s Summit, Mo.