Digital-First Banking

Digital-First Banking
Report: Automation And Tight KYC Process Improve SMBs’ Loan Access
March 24, 2021

Financial institutions (FIs) are turning their focus to the post-pandemic world and contemplating the measures that will need to be taken in a radically changed environment. Digital banking will assuredly play a huge role in the industry’s coming years, as 56 percent of current digital...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Neobank albo Integrates Acuant Tech; Revolut Grows Digital Banking In The...
March 23, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Mexican neobank albo has integrated Acuant’s Trusted Identity Platform, while British FinTech Revolut has submitted its draft application for a U.S. banking license. Plus, bank loans continue to drop even with a rise in assets. Mexican Neobank albo...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Elan, Sharonview Team On Card Program; i2c Collaborates With BrightFi To...
March 17, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Sharonview Federal Credit Union has collaborated with Elan Financial Services on a credit card program, while BrightFi is joining forces with i2c to offer mobile financial services to underbanked and unbanked consumers. Plus, Chime is holding early talks...

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Western Union: Banks Need To ‘Tech Up’ To Compete In The Global Remittance Market
March 11, 2021

In a sort of financial “Scooby-Doo” moment, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon ignited controversy in mid-January, telling managers of the global banking behemoth that when it comes to FinTechs, “absolutely, we should be scared s—less” about these entities. Rebecca Mann, head of enterprise partnerships,...

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Bank Jago To Offer Some Banking Services Early
March 05, 2021

Bank Jago plans to start offering some banking services in mobile apps ahead of its rollout of full-fledged products, Bloomberg reports. The services Bank Jago plans to offer include loans, which will help the lender gain traction in Indonesia’s burgeoning digital banking industry. Bank Jago...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Plaid Rolls Out Income Verification Tool; Revolut Grows To Additional European...
March 04, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Plaid is introducing Plaid Income in an effort to streamline the income verification process, while Revolut Bank has rolled out services to 10 more European nations. Plus, Hippo Enterprises Inc. plans to go public by merging with a...

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Revolut Expands Its Digital-Only Banking To 10 More European Countries
March 04, 2021

Banking industry upstart Revolut Bank said Thursday (March 4) that it has rolled its services out to 10 more European countries. The London-based company said customers in those countries can now benefit from its “European specialised banking license” that includes “a deposit-guarantee scheme,” Revolut said...

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Five Star Mobile Banking Apps Give Banks A False Sense of Security
March 03, 2021

The digital shift has spurred a mass epiphany about physical bank branches. After all, almost anything we can do in the physical world can be done via bits and bytes. To be sure, everything from check deposits to bill payments to investing — those staples...

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Citi’s Kohli: Corporates And Banks Experiment To Drive Digital Business Models
March 01, 2021

Treasurers met the immediate disruption of the global pandemic last year with a sudden demand for digital solutions from their banks. The name of the game was resiliency, and digital, cloud-based solutions became lifelines for finance leaders working to promote business continuity amid remote workforces,...