Fintech

What is the 'branch of the future'?

05/29/19

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

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Fintechs, regulators need more common ground

05/29/19

While there’s been dramatic innovation in the banking sector in recent years, regulators and startups can better collaborate around these developments.

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Plaid launches in U.K. to boost open banking on both sides of the Atlantic

05/29/19

The data aggregator plans to help U.S. fintechs expand into the U.K. and vice versa.

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Why Citi didn’t bite on Apple card; Barclays eyes MBS again

05/29/19

The bank dropped out of the bidding for the card over profitability fears; returning to the market could boost Barclays' investment bank.

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This fintech drove billions in deposits to EU banks. Can it work here?

05/28/19

Raisin is planning to create an online marketplace for high-yield savings accounts and CDs for the U.S., but persuading Americans to save could be a challenge.

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Tech could help reinvent debt collection

05/28/19

Better analytical tools could help banks spot and address potential issues before a customer goes delinquent.

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BB&T-SunTrust priorities, OCC's shock tactic, CECL remorse: Top stories of the week

05/24/19

Jury's out on whether BB&T-SunTrust will serve the community or Wall Street; 'we were willing to shock historical norms,' says Otting on OCC's makeover; is it too late for Congress to stop CECL?; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Once dismissive of fintechs, traditional lenders now feeling their bite

05/23/19

Online lenders now have close to 40% of the unsecured personal loan market, much of which is refinanced credit card debt. Banks' card portfolios are taking a hit.

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'Merge or Die': How BB&T-SunTrust has changed the conversation

05/22/19

The biggest deal in more than a decade has sparked debate about the pressure for more bank consolidation and whether consumers will be hurt.

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Challenger bank N26 ordered to bolster money laundering safeguards

05/22/19

The measures are likely to raise security costs for the German smartphone bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-shing.

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