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Inside The Royal Bank of Scotland’s Innovation Strategy

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Traditional banks cannot afford to ignore fintechs. The impact of fintechs on how people bank has not gone unnoticed by The Royal Bank of Scotland, who over the past 18 months under […]. What started out as a nascent subsect of the broader financial space is now at the forefront of how people bank.

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Fintech Unfiltered: Inside HSBC Bank USA’s Lofty Innovation Strategy for 2018 [Podcast]

Bank Innovation

As a part of its retail transformation strategy, HSBC Bank USA spent over $130 million on innovation projects in one year on its U.S. operations. These projects range from less visible, but equally important, system upgrades on the back-end and more visible ones like installing Softbank’s robot Pepper in its New York flagship.

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Fifth Third’s Fintech Efforts Seen Generating $100 Million of Annual Revenue

Bank Innovation

PREMIUM - The digital and innovation strategy behind Fifth Third, one the largest regional banks in the country, is simple: build, buy, partner. That strategy has worked well for the bank.The company told Bank Innovation that it has invested $100 million in fintech over the past 22 months and that it expects to make about […].

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Data shows smaller FIs are far behind because of weaker mobile technology

Bank Innovation

New data shows why significant gaps in mobile banking capabilities are complicating these FIs’ struggles to keep up. Smaller banks and credit unions are under increasing pressure from larger banks and tech-centric financial services companies.

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Digital banks, payments startups face first major test in virus

Bank Innovation

Fintech startups looking to upend how Americans do their banking are facing their first major test as interest rates fall and fearful consumers seek safety at traditional banks. mobile payments companies founded after the 2008 financial crisis, and digital banks including Chime Inc. Square Inc. and Stripe Inc.,

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Acorns CEO Noah Kerner Attributes Growth to Keeping Things Simple

Bank Innovation

If there’s one word that describes the abiding value of investment platform Acorns’ innovation strategy, that’s the word, according to its CEO Noah Kerner, who is currently gearing up to launch Acorns Later in the coming weeks. EXCLUSIVE- Simplicity.

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FDIC Greenlights Mobile-First Fintech Varo Money for Deposit Insurance

The Financial Brand

Fintech's patience paying off as it nears final hurdles, setting stage for major new digital banking competitor. The post FDIC Greenlights Mobile-First Fintech Varo Money for Deposit Insurance appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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