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US Currency Comptroller OKs INVNs, Stablecoins For Federal Banks
January 05, 2021

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency has stated that national banks and federal savings associations can participate in independent node verification networks (INVNs) and use stablecoins for payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Distributed Banking Gives Banks Opportunity To Redesign The Customer Experience
January 05, 2021

One could say that the payments industry hasn’t ever met a buzzword it doesn’t like – or pass up an opportunity to take one or two words, throw in a properly placed hyphen in between “at a service” and create one. Get the Full Story...

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Bank-FinTech Collaborations Set Stage For Real-Time Payments Expansion
January 05, 2021

The financial services ecosystem has evolved to a state where traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs, which once had been vying for the mind share and wallet share of end consumers, are now working more closely in an effort to innovate. To that end, Carl Robinson,...

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Wells Fargo Looks To Expand Wall Street Presence
January 04, 2021

Wells Fargo, despite not being generally perceived as a leader in the world of trading and dealmaking, will push more to boost its investment bank this year, under a strategy from new CEO Charlie Scharf, Bloomberg reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Contextual Banking Awaits Its Star Turn
December 30, 2020

As treasury management becomes increasingly digital, a bank’s corporate banking clients face challenges when it comes to modernizing treasury workflows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Virtual Account Numbers Facilitate International Digital Banking
December 29, 2020

To serve eCommerce companies’ needs, as transactions continue to shift online, banking needs to go digital, too. In an interview with PYMNTS, Lilia Metodieva, managing director at Monneo, said virtual international bank account numbers (IBANs) can help firms gain scale internationally, and customize payments to serve the...

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Banking-as-a-Service Moves Past Its Missteps To A Better User Experience
December 22, 2020

When Stripe announced earlier this month that it was collaborating with the likes of Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Barclays to embed a range of financial services within its Stripe Treasury offering, it was a big step forward for the Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) landscape. Increasingly, consumer and...

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Citigroup Predicts Better Credit Trends In 4Q
December 10, 2020

Citigroup Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason says the bank is more likely to report loan loss reserve releases than builds as of the fourth quarter, Reuters writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Compliance And Innovation Make Profitable Bedfellows For Banks
December 10, 2020

As the world becomes increasingly digitized and more consumers embrace the speed and convenience of contactless purchases, Jim McCarthy, president of payment technology and innovation firm i2c, said banks have been left behind and should focus on what they do best — compliance. Get the...