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Banking, Credit Cards, Home Loans & Auto Loans. Personal. Small Business. Wealth Management is just some of the main things a Bank will offer in terms of services.

BB&T, SunTrust Announce ‘Merger Of Equals’ To Create Sixth-Largest US Bank
BB&T, SunTrust Announce ‘Merger Of Equals’ To Create Sixth-Largest US Bank
February 07, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Two of the nation’s largest regional banks – Winston-Salem N.C.-headquartered BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust – are joining forces in a bid to compete with the...

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BB&T And SunTrust To Merge
BB&T And SunTrust To Merge
February 07, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) and BB&T Corp. (BBT) announced a $66 billion merger Thursday (February 7), combining the two regional banks. In a press release,...

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Blockchain Gets A Nod In The Isle Of Man
Blockchain Gets A Nod In The Isle Of Man
February 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Isle of Man sets up a sandbox for FinTech firms and blockchain efforts. In Japan, some of the largest banks, previously in joint blockchain...

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Senders As Issuers: A New Space For Cards In Global P2P
Senders As Issuers: A New Space For Cards In Global P2P
February 06, 2019  |  Digital Payments

When InstaReM CEO and Co-founder Prajit Nanu started putting together a global remittance firm for consumers and businesses in 2014, he had been struggling with...

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India Banks Could Face Billions Worth Of Bad Loans
India Banks Could Face Billions Worth Of Bad Loans
February 05, 2019  |  International

Indian banks, already struggling with roughly $150 billion in bad loans, may have to come up with 400 billion rupees (or $5.59 billion) to cover...

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Cross-Border Efforts Mark Open Banking, API Collaborations
Cross-Border Efforts Mark Open Banking, API Collaborations
February 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This new age of Open Banking and PSD2 has opened the door to collaboration between banks and FinTech firms — so, too, has it opened the...

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Banks Get Stricter On Loan Standards, Brace For Declines
Banks Get Stricter On Loan Standards, Brace For Declines
February 05, 2019  |  Loans

The Federal Reserve revealed Monday (February 5) that an increasing number of banks have gotten stricter with the underwriting of some loans during the last...

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Artificial Intelligence Innovation Steered By U.S. and China
Artificial Intelligence Innovation Steered By U.S. and China
February 04, 2019  |  Innovation

Artificial intelligence has started — slowly — to make its presence felt in payments and commerce, including in fraud prevention, via early deployments of the technology...

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Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale
Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale
February 01, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle, the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market...

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