Digital banking

Leader Bancorp in Mass. spins off fintech platform for property managers

08/16/19

ZSuite Technologies digitizes a number of services that banks provide to landlords.

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Deutsche's tragic blind spot, USAA's diversity drive, lenders' card obsession: Top stories of the week

08/16/19

Deutsche Bank overhaul plan will put taxpayers and the financial system at risk; the San Antonio company names three women to key technology positions; issuers like Chase and Citi need to think beyond traditional card options; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Challenger banks rake in venture capital bucks

08/13/19

Changing consumer attitudes about these companies and the emergence of open banking have made them appealing to venture investors, whose commitments rose 15% in the first half of the year.

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Digit savings app drops fee for instant overdraft protection

08/13/19

The San Francisco-based fintech is using JPMorgan Chase’s real-time payments service to power the updated overdraft prevention tool.

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Bank stocks down again; Fed mulls new bank capital buffer

08/13/19

Bank shares are down more than 9% this month; the Fed has never imposed the countercyclical capital buffer before.

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'Millennials can see through this': How banks' marketing to Gen Y misfires

08/13/19

April Rudin, CEO of the Rudin Group, offers advice on tailoring marketing to younger audiences and women.

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Fed’s hard sell on SOFR; Consumers dialed in on phone banking

08/12/19

A Fed-led working group may pressure Wall Street to adopt SOFR; challenger banks with smartphone-based accounts soar.

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Card issuers’ new focus on installment lending misses the point

08/09/19

Issuers like Chase and Citi that added installment features to compete with digital lenders will need to think beyond traditional card options.

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What business does a crowdfunding fintech have with banks?

08/06/19

Krista Morgan, the founder and CEO of P2Binvestor, discusses her firm's bank deals and the tech driving its platform.

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Fox agrees to buy fintech for $265 million

08/05/19

Credible Labs, which lets consumers shop for the best rates on student loans, mortgages and other credits, would be part of an evolving digital strategy at Fox after the multibillion-dollar sale of many of its traditional media assets to Disney.

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