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The New Lending Fintech Bonanza

Gonzobanker

2020 is the wildest downward ride in the market since 1929, which, one would think, is taking its toll on the fintech ecosystem serving banks and credit unions. And the industry’s two largest fintech providers, FIS and Fiserv, reported organic revenue declines largely due to economic impact to the payments market. It’s one big sandbox.

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Why The Bank-FinTech Relationship Is More Complicated Than Conflicted

PYMNTS

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. Or, as a recent CNBC article put it, quoting a source, “a mass extinction event.”. The subject? Trust in Banks.

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Why Legacy Banks Have Mobile App Advantages

PYMNTS

Translating that trust advantage into mobile market share, however, is another matter entirely, as was discussed in a recent PYMNTS interview with Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief technology officer for Entersekt , a South Africa-based FinTech firm that focuses on mobile authentication and app security software. Good UX vs. Security.

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Top News In Payments: Paytm Secures $1B In New Funding; Olo Pilots BMW In-Car Ordering

PYMNTS

Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes? That was one of the main messages from a recent PYMNTS discussion between Karen Webster and Vaduvur Bharghavan (who goes by VB), the president and CEO of Ondot Systems. Google’s expertise is in UX design,” he noted. “By

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Wells Fargo’s Greenhouse has UX issues to overcome ahead of national rollout

Fintech Labs Insights

Perhaps because it’s in a limited trial, the app is NOT currently visible within Wells Fargo’s main website, even after setting a location in an area where the trial is active. It also demonstrates the UX disconnect often found at large enterprises. Related: UX Tips: U.S. this is no way to treat a new customer.

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Reality Check: U.S. Banks offering TouchID log in are still rare

Celent Banking

In the spirit of full disclosure, I bank with one of them: Bank of America, which holds my main current account, started offering it last September, and I’m a huge fan. The reality is a lot more sobering: as of early February 2016, 24 banks let customers log in this way (with one on the way). But it’s not nearly as common as you might think.

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Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes?

PYMNTS

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. That was one of the main messages from a recent PYMNTS discussion featuring Karen Webster and Vaduvur Bharghavan (he goes by VB), the president and CEO of Ondot Systems.

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