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Visa, Mastercard, Banks Settle Card Fee Lawsuit
February 22, 2019

In a settlement that has been given preliminary approval by a federal court in New York, Visa and Mastercard, along with bank defendants, have agreed to provide roughly $6.24 billion in settlement funds. The funds are subject to a deduction that is said not to...

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Deep Dive: How Challenger Banks Navigate Licensing Obstacles
February 22, 2019

Many challenger banks pursue charters to establish themselves as trustworthy institutions and compete directly with legacy FIs. Yet, pursuing charters can be time-consuming, and comes with plenty of pitfalls — some of which can surface even after a charter is successfully acquired. The following Deep...

Banking
FDIC: Banks Pull In $237B In 2018
February 22, 2019

Amid rising revenues and decreased taxes, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on Thursday (Feb. 21) that the banking industry pulled in $237 billion in 2018. The agency’s Quarterly Banking Profile also noted that net income for the industry stood at $59 billion, Bloomberg...

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SEC Initiates Danske Investigation
February 22, 2019

Amid the regulators looking into its Estonian money laundering scandal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly initiated an investigation into Danske Bank. The financial firm said it was “co-operating” with the probe by the U.S. agency that has started along with a U.S....

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Ant, Tencent, Xiaomi Seek Hong Kong Digital Banking Licenses
February 22, 2019

As Hong Kong gears up to roll out digital banking licenses, a few of the largest banks in the world are set to compete with online firms. The government plans to provide digital banking licenses to companies such as Ant Financial, Tencent, Xiaomi, ZhongAn, and...

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How Invisible Engines Drive FinServ Innovation
February 22, 2019

Consumers take a somewhat binary view of the features and functions that come packaged as innovative: They either believe those innovations can solve problems and, therefore, embrace them or the consumers go somewhere else that offers legacy features and functions. Get the Full Story Complete...

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How Argentina’s Wilobank Brings Financial Services To Unbanked Populations
February 21, 2019

In Latin America, where roughly 70 percent of the population is unbanked due to traditional banks’ stringent KYC requirements, digital-only challenger banks see an opportunity to increase financial access. In the latest Digital Banking Tracker, Wilobank President Guillermo Francos and systems director Mariano Durán discuss...

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Digital Challengers Are Closing Argentina’s Banking Gap
February 20, 2019

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Visa, Lloyds Pilot New Cash Scheme To Boost Access
February 19, 2019

Lloyds Banking Group, the U.K. bank, announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) a partnership with Visa in which the two have launched a new pilot scheme aimed at boosting access to cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...