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BMO Harris Bank’s Rocky Rollout of Online, Mobile Upgrades Riles Customers

Bank Innovation

BMO Harris Bank is having technical difficulty with the rollout of its new mobile banking app, which is part of a digital revamp of Bank of Montreal’s U.S. A January 16 tweet announcing “new digital enhancements to online and mobile banking” was followed by a slew of customer complaints that spilled over into subsequent […].

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Mobile Devices Take On SMB FinTech Functionality, Usability

PYMNTS

As the financial services space focuses on digitizing offerings for their small business customers, much of these efforts are targeting online banking portals accessed via desktop. Today, he explained, small businesses often do the bare minimum to manage finances, despite the rise in FinTech platforms and products available to them.

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Africa is leap-frogging the financial world with mobile

Chris Skinner

Here is how he saw things … Fintech in Rwanda: the place where Telcos are surpassing Banks in the financial sector Telcos dominate in the financial sector of Rwanda Last week I participated in the leading fintech conference in Africa “Dot Finance”, which took place in Kigali, capital of Rwanda. ATM of Rwanda”: Tigo Cash agent.

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Q4 Earnings Reports Show Mobile Banking’s Surge

PYMNTS

One common theme amid bank earnings — beyond lofty trading revenues gleaned from Wall Street — has been the increased uptake of mobile banking. Stats from banks, pretty much across the board, have given evidence that consumers have been pivoting to their mobile devices to attend to their everyday financial needs. million individuals.

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New Payment APIs, Tez Growth, Mobile Expansion Could Point to Bigger Fintech Ambitions for Google

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE— Is Google looking to become a fintech power? The company, which reported strong results for its third quarter yesterday, seems to be expanding its focus on finance, specifically on platforms that integrate or otherwise support payments and mobile technologies in its many markets.

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The Bank-FinTech Tie-Up Evolves

PYMNTS

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. In another bank-FinTech tie-up, J.P. Airwallex Taps Deutsche Bank.

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FinTech LendingClub Buys Radius Bank For $185M

PYMNTS

FinTech LendingClub is purchasing Radius Bancorp for $185 million in cash and stock, according to a report by CNBC. LendingClub provides personal lending online, and it wants access to funding that is more stable and not as expensive. This is the first time a FinTech has purchased an actual bank. billion in assets.

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