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Today In Digital-First Banking: Blend Starts Trading On NYSE; China Looks Into Digital Yuan For...
July 16, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Blend Labs, Inc. launched its initial public offering (IPO), while the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is examining use of the digital yuan for cross-border payments. Plus, United Community Banks and Reliant Bancorp are merging in a $517 million...

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TD Bank In US Snarled By Brief Outages
July 15, 2021

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) was hit by digital outages linked to a service provider issue that impacted U.S. customers and employees only, according to a Reuters report Thursday (July 15). Customers also said on Twitter that there were direct deposit delays, but the Canadian bank tweeted...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Revolut Lands $800M At $33B Valuation; Transcard Launches Smart Disburse Platform
July 15, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Revolut notched $800 million at a $33 billion valuation, while Transcard launched a Smart Disburse product for companies, banks and FinTechs. Plus, the European Central Bank (ECB) has started the investigation phase of its digital euro program. Get...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Railsbank Lands $70M; N26 Reportedly In Fundraising Talks
July 14, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Railsbank notched $70 million as it keeps growing its FinTech-as-a-Service platform on an international scale, while N26 is reportedly in fundraising talks that would value the firm at between $8 billion and $11 billion. Plus, FinTech Propel launched...

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Citi Latin America Launches Digital Accounts For Corporate Clients
July 13, 2021

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) Latin America has rolled out its Citi Digital Account to help institutional clients digitize their banking experiences, eliminating the need for wet-signed signature cards, checkbooks or manual transactions, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Better To Acquire UK’s Trussle; Grunberg To Head Innovation, Strategic Partnerships...
July 13, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Better will be purchasing Trussle, while Carol Grunberg has been named head of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation for Citi’s treasury and trade solutions (TTS) unit in its Institutional Clients Group. Plus, Computer Services Inc. (CSI) launched its CSI...

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‘Death By A Thousand FinTech Cuts’ Is A Risk Big Banks Cannot Ignore Forever
July 12, 2021

It will be a big week for bank earnings data as JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and U.S. Bancorp will all be releasing their Q2 earnings reports. And, according to reports, expectations are high for a bottom-line bounce. While this...

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JP Morgan, Goldman Q2 Earnings Will Offer Fresh Insight On Consumer, Business Sentiment And Spending
July 12, 2021

The dog days of summer are here, and with them, earnings season heats up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Consumer Demand For Credit Cards, Loans Soars In April; Swift Eases...
July 09, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, U.S. consumers seem to be regaining their appetite for auto loans and leases, while SWIFT rolled out a service that lets banks check a recipient’s account information prepayment. Plus, the Visa U.S. Spending Momentum Index (SMI) registered a June...