Mobile banking

MoneyLion launches financial tracking tool, checking account

10/22/18

The challenger bank is “rebundling” banking, offering more pieces of traditional financial services for a flat monthly fee.

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Fintech startup U-Nest launches college savings app

10/16/18

Parents with small children often don’t know about college savings accounts, according to U-Nest founder Ksenia Yudin.

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As digital banks proliferate, so do risks

10/15/18

Banks looking to build online-only affiliates to turbocharge deposit-gathering can expect intense competition and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

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How BBVA Compass is trying to get customers to buy into PFM

10/15/18

What the bank is doing differently with its personal financial management tools could be instructive to the many institutions that haven’t gained much traction with similar offerings.

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Fast payments, prepaid cards, debt counseling: What Gen Z wants from banks

10/11/18

Banks will have to re-engineer a number of systems to meet the eclectic demands of the generation born roughly in the last 10 to 20 years.

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Chime grows to 1.7M customers, acquires credit scoring app Pinch

10/10/18

The San Francisco challenger bank is adding 150,000 customers per month and plans to expand its financial product offerings.

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The way to Amazon- and Apple-style loyalty? Reinvent the branch

10/10/18

A reimagined local experience is the best way banks can forge emotional connections with their consumers, industry experts say.

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Where personal financial management tools fall short

10/05/18

They are good at helping track savings, spending and debt, but they do not always provide consumers with a complete picture of their financial health.

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Square gets into lending business; Costs of money laundering

10/05/18

The company is offering short-term installment loans to its clients’ customers; even institutions not accused of wrongdoing may pay a price.

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Spotting customer trends? Good. Tracking individual behavior? Better.

10/05/18

Glassbox, a digital customer management company based in London, allows banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America to use data and analytics to study customers' behavior.

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