Savings Accounts news and trends

Priority Debuts Enhancements to Its Banking and Treasury Passport
Banking // September 23, 2024

Priority has introduced enhancements to the Passport product within its banking and treasury solutions platform. Among the changes announced by the unified commerce company Monday (Sept. 23) is an offering called Cash Builder, an FDIC-insured savings account that lets customers passively earn money on idle funds. “Passport Cash...

As Klarna Eyes Banking, BNPL Becomes Onramp to NextGen Neobank
BNPL // August 19, 2024

For Klarna, buy now, pay later (BNPL) may serve as an onramp toward building a wider financial ecosystem tied to its app — and perhaps, will give banks a run for their money (literally). The company said in a blog post on Thursday (Aug. 15)...

Report: Customers Feel Tricked by Banks’ Savings Offerings
Banking // February 25, 2024

Consumers are reportedly taking legal action after allegedly being deceived by their banks’ savings offerings. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Feb. 25), these customers say their banks advertise high-yield accounts while paying longtime customers lower rates. In some instances, the report said,...

Neobank bunq Launches Cash Back and Savings Interest
Digital Banking // July 18, 2023

European neobank bunq has added cash-back and savings bonuses to its offerings designed for digital nomads. bunq now offers 1% cash back on food and drinks to Easy Money and Easy Green users, and 2% back on public transportation to Easy Green users, the company...

Interviews & Exclusives
As Klarna Eyes Banking, BNPL Becomes Onramp to NextGen Neobank

August 19, 2024
For Klarna, buy now, pay later (BNPL) may serve as an onramp toward building a wider financial ecosystem tied to its app — and perhaps, will give banks a run for their money (literally). The company said in a blog post on Thursday (Aug. 15) that it would debut personal accounts for its users, and, […]

Consumers Face Financial Crunch From Rising Emergency Expense Costs

June 26, 2023
In May 2023, the Federal Reserve released the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022, the latest edition of an annual report often used to measure financial well-being. Since 2013,...

Savings Accounts Play Larger Role in Bank vs Neobank Battle

January 05, 2023
Banks risk losing customers to neobanks — and a key battleground may lie with savings accounts.  And in that case, the advantage may go to the traditional financial institutions (FIs),...

Canada’s Twist On The Digital Banking Model

August 13, 2018
Oh, Canada?  A good market to be in for FIs seeking to create digital only banks, if you get the rates right, the timing right and do the fine tuning...

Quick Reads
Capital One Discloses CFPB Investigation of New High-Interest Savings Accounts

November 01, 2024
Capital One disclosed Thursday (Oct. 31) that it could face an enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding its introduction of a new savings account product with a higher interest rate than its existing savings account products. The regulator sent the bank a Civil Investigative Demand in August after Capital One was […]

Priority Debuts Enhancements to Its Banking and Treasury Passport

September 23, 2024
Priority has introduced enhancements to the Passport product within its banking and treasury solutions platform. Among the changes announced by the unified commerce company Monday (Sept. 23) is an offering called Cash Builder,...

Report: Customers Feel Tricked by Banks’ Savings Offerings

February 25, 2024
Consumers are reportedly taking legal action after allegedly being deceived by their banks’ savings offerings. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Feb. 25), these customers say their banks...

Neobank bunq Launches Cash Back and Savings Interest

July 18, 2023
European neobank bunq has added cash-back and savings bonuses to its offerings designed for digital nomads. bunq now offers 1% cash back on food and drinks to Easy Money and...