Digital banking

Fintech launches portal to let consumers negotiate debt issues with banks

04/07/20

TrueAccord has expanded a platform, originally designed for banks, to assist borrowers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fintechs, small banks do their part in coronavirus fight despite risks

04/06/20

Leaders like Chris Britt at Chime, Brett King at Moven and Jill Castilla at Citizens Bank of Edmond are getting inventive as they try to help those hurt economically by the pandemic.

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Banks' digital outreach efforts amid coronavirus crisis fall short

04/06/20

Few lenders are finding creative ways to provide much-needed financial advice and emergency services online.

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Online-only banks outshine traditional rivals — with one exception

04/02/20

Digital banks outscored brick-and-mortar banks in a recent J.D. Power study of customer satisfaction. However, the survey pointed to shortcomings in call center services, which are in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Challenger bank Revolut hires Silicon Valley bankers to run U.S. unit

04/02/20

The U.K. company has recruited Bruce Wallace, formerly of Silicon Valley Bank, and Ronald Oliveira, who was with AvidBank, to lead its expansion here.

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Banks can stand among the economy’s first responders

04/02/20

Lenders can offer deferred payments and capitalize on digital banking to help small businesses and consumers get back on their feet.

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Microsoft will launch personal finance app with assist from Plaid

04/01/20

The app, set to roll out this month, will be offered to the 38 million Office 365 users and can connect via the data aggregator Plaid to all bank and card accounts.

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Digital training for bankers paying off in coronavirus crisis

03/31/20

Customers are more reliant than ever on digital banking tools, and institutions like OceanFirst, BBVA and M&T are thankful they had invested in teaching employees to show customers how to use them.

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Why Moven, one of the first challenger banks, is calling it quits

03/27/20

Founder Brett King will now focus on the enterprise software side of the business, which provides mobile banking software to traditional banks.

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Online lenders seek to balance the needs of borrowers, investors

03/26/20

While LendingClub, Prosper, Avant and SoFi are giving existing borrowers breaks in the short term, they're considering tightening credit as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to drag the economy into a recession.

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