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Savings app maker Long Game raises $4M

05/23/17

Long Game uses behavioral economics and the mass popularity of lottery games to redirect lottery spending toward savings.

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B of A gives its bot time to become a banker

05/16/17

Bank of America is giving its 'erica' chatbot more time to learn the nuances of language and banking basics. A profanity filter is one recent addition.

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As VCs pivot from lenders, case for deposit-side fintech is less clear

05/12/17

Brendan Dickinson of Canaan Partners says PFM startups have deep relationships with customers unlike online lenders, but the revenue model isn't as strong.

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The burgeoning business of helping people save

05/11/17

Self Lender and Wela, two fintech startups, are making their marks on the savings app space by providing incentives to users to manage their money wisely.

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Add Wells Fargo to list of banks testing predictive budgeting tools

05/04/17

Wells Fargo is piloting features that could help customers boost savings or plan for a trip.

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Data aggregator Quovo raises $10M in growth funding

04/26/17

The funding comes as the financial services industry continues to search for safer ways for customers to share their account data with third-party apps.

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Predicting low balances will stop overdraft fees, this startup says

04/25/17

The startup Dave (just Dave) sells an app that forecasts short-term bank balances and sends users small-dollar advances when necessary, part of a wave of efforts to improve consumers’ financial health using digital tools.

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Wells-Finicity deal furthers data detente

04/04/17

The battle over screen scraping seems to be subsiding into a series of agreements between banks and fintechs using open APIs.

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Six standout community bank tech projects

03/31/17

In our recent Community Bank Tech Projects series, we looked at the way a handful of banks chose to invest their precious resources over the last year. Here is a roundup of those projects.

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TD and Moven extend partnership to U.S.

03/28/17

MySpend, the app created by TD Bank and Moven, is a hit in Canada. The companies have signed an agreement to extend exclusivity to the U.S.

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