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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Understanding the competitive banking landscape helps community banks set proper pricing, respond to rival marketing, and compete more effectively. Many existing community bank customers and prospects are also national bank customers. The largest 100 banks dominate the industry with almost 75% of the market share.

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Reimagining The Bank As A Technology Company

PYMNTS

Intimidated by the scale and cost of a massive technological overhaul, large financial institutions (FIs) may approach their digital transformation (DX) journeys gradually, targeting various areas of operations to modernize one-by-one. “Banks are technology companies,” Rio Tinto recently told PYMNTS.

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Blockchain Lending Firm Figure Seeks National Bank Charter

PYMNTS

Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. 6) announcement.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

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Who’s Responsible For IoT Security?

PYMNTS

Smart technology is what makes ordering by voice and remotely monitoring your home possible. Promising as intelligence of things (IoT) solutions are, though, security has been a stumbling block. The June IoT Tracker explores the latest advancements in IoT security and new applications of smart technology.

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Bitcoin Daily: 7,000 Crypto ATMs Worldwide, Data Says; Marshall Islands Plans National Digital Currency

PYMNTS

The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. Algorand created a permissionless, open source and pure proof-of-stake blockchain technology. This partnership ensures that the SOV will be built on a scalable and secure platform.”.

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Ingo CEO: Technology Plays Defensive Role Against Mobile Deposit Check Fraud

PYMNTS

Conversely, mobile check deposit capture is real-time — and, depending on bank technology solutions, may provide real-time access to at least part of the funds. Edwards told Webster: “You can use modern technology to attack this fraud” and also ensure greater confidence in making services available digitally to good customers.

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