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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. The benefits of fintechs. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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OCC keeps focus on bank/fintech partnerships

CFPB Monitor

Since the beginning of Michael Hsu’s tenure as Acting Comptroller of the Currency, bank/fintech partnerships have been a focus of OCC concern. He indicated that to mitigate this risk, the OCC is currently working on a process to subdivide bank-fintech arrangements into cohorts with similar safety and soundness risk profiles and attributes.

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The Anatomy of Account Takeover Attacks in Banking and Fintech

Banking Exchange

COVID-19 has already proved its substantial impact on online-based fraud Feature Feature3 Fintech Security Cyberfraud/ID Theft Operational Risk Risk Management Covid19.

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Citi Teams With Cachematrix To Revamp Online Investing Experience

PYMNTS

Citi is leveraging a newly formed strategic partnership with Cachematrix to create an online investment gateway for money market funds (MMF), Citi announced in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. Cachematrix , a software as a service (SaaS) FinTech, specializes in making cash control easier.

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Opportunities in Partnership: Community Banks Can Benefit from Today’s FinTechs

Independent Banker

Additionally, a recent survey by FIS shows that 37% of consumers began a new banking relationship with a major national or global bank that had a well-established online portal in the past 12 months. 18% of these consumers opened an account with an online-only direct bank. Benefits of FinTech partnerships.

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Driving innovation in risk management: Financial risk APIs designed and engineered for the cloud

Insights on Business

For example, online banking and customer portals allow clients to access services without visiting a physical location or even talking to a person. IBM is pioneering the development of cloud-based micro services for financial risk. The financial risk APIs have been designed and engineered specifically for the IBM Cloud.

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OCC calls for “responsible innovation” amid fintech wave

Abrigo

In the paper, the OCC defined responsible innovation as: The use of new or improved financial products, services, and processes to meet the evolving needs of consumers, businesses, and communities in a manner that is consistent with sound risk management and is aligned with the bank’s overall business strategy.