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SWIFT Messages Hit All-Time High, Driven By gpi Adoption
January 23, 2019

SWIFT, a leader in secure financial messaging services, said that it facilitated an average of 31 million messages a day in 2018, an increase of 11 percent over 2017, and 56 percent over the last five years, according to a press release. Get the Full...

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Lloyds Banking Group Reports Faster Payments Outage
January 18, 2019

Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds, has suffered a faster payments glitch that affects customers’ ability to get money, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Q4 Earnings: Bank CEOs On Cards, Credit And The Consumer
January 18, 2019

Bank earnings — taken together, let’s call them a mixed bag. Or maybe liken them to an onion, with layers of meaning and hints of things to come — some savory, some likely to induce tears. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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FinTechs Want Access To Fed’s Payment Systems, Settlement Services
January 14, 2019

At a time when the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are looking at giving federal bank licenses to FinTechs, the Federal Reserve isn’t keen on giving them access to the financial infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Lloyds Criticized For Increasing Overdraft Fees
January 14, 2019

Lloyds Banking Group is being criticized for making its overdraft fees more expensive and complicated for its customers. 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...

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KPMG On Technology Enabled Cash Management As Borders Blur
January 11, 2019

Cash management is both opportunity and challenge for banks as cross-border payments gain traction. Troy Hagey, strategy principal with KPMG, tells PYMNTS how technology can help banks bring an analytics-driven strategy to customers, break down intercompany silos and compete with FinTechs.

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N26 Has $2.7B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
January 10, 2019

N26, the European mobile bank operator, announced Thursday (January 10) that it has raised $300 million in venture funding, led by Insight Venture Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Chime’s Expanding Banking Services Menu
January 08, 2019

When Chime’s Co-founders Chris Britt (CEO) and Ryan King (CTO) first set out to start a web bank, it was with one idea in mind: offering middle-class consumers a good deal. It was something that was surprisingly hard for them to find in mainstream banking. Get the...

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EU Works To Quell Chaos Post-Bank Failures
January 07, 2019

Launched in 2016, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) aims to make sure that the failure of one major bank does not impact the EU’s entire banking system or require a bailout from taxpayers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...