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American Express Forms Data Sharing Partnership With MX
November 07, 2024

American Express has formed a deal with financial data company MX Technologies, giving their users access to improved financial management capabilities. The API-powered data access agreement will offer customers new digital banking options by connecting their American Express accounts with third-party financial institutions and FinTech...

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VyStar’s ‘Dysfunctional’ System Switch Reveals Risks, Lessons in FinTech Partnerships
November 05, 2024

Successful collaborations between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs rest on one shared goal: offering end-users the best of both worlds. FinTechs bring speed and innovation, enabling things like real-time payments and access to funds, while FIs and credit unions contribute trust and regulatory expertise....

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Bank of America May Ask Courts to Resolve CFPB Zelle Investigation
October 30, 2024

Bank of America may ask a court to resolve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) investigation of the bank’s processing of payments through the Zelle network. The bank said in a Tuesday (Oct. 29) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has...

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Self-Service Banking Gets Boost From New Digital Channels
October 28, 2024

It wasn’t long ago that self-service banking meant punching a keypad on an ATM located at a bank vestibule — after banking hours, perhaps — and getting access to cash or depositing checks. Banking is moving beyond the confines of the branch setting and ATMs,...

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HSBC Restructuring Includes New Leadership, Strategic Approaches
October 22, 2024

HSBC is calling it a simplified organization structure. But a press release issued Tuesday (Oct. 22), indicates the banking group is making big changes being implemented Jan. 1, 2025. According to the release, this strategic shift is being made in the name of streamlining decision-making...

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Santander Positions New Digital Platform as First Step in US Expansion
October 21, 2024

Santander’s digital banking platform, Openbank, is now officially live in the United States. According to a Monday (Oct. 21) press release, the launch marks a significant expansion of Santander’s U.S. consumer banking operations beyond the Northeast, enabling the bank to serve customers nationwide. Openbank features...

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BNY and Mizuho Bank Collaborate on Trade Services in Asia
October 21, 2024

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) and Mizuho Bank are collaborating to provide trade services to corporate clients in Asia. The banks have formed an agreement for correspondent bank network bank connectivity for international trade, they said in a Sunday (Oct. 20) press...

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Earnings Season Gives Glimpse Into Big Banks’ Private Credit Ambitions
October 20, 2024

The big banks have weighed in this earnings season — not just on credit and debit, and consumer spending and Basel endgames … … they’ve also detailed, on some cases, the lure of private credit and their longer term plans in the space. Stretching through...

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Evolve to Return Funds to Synapse Brokerage End Users
October 20, 2024

Evolve Bank & Trust said Saturday (Oct. 19) that it is preparing to return funds held at Evolve to Synapse Brokerage end users impacted by the Synapse bankruptcy. To provide information on the reconciliation process and the anticipated timeline for returning funds, Evolve will launch...