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TD Bank Taps Google Cloud to Streamline Deployment of Applications
April 05, 2024

TD Bank Group and Google Cloud have partnered to streamline the bank’s development and deployment of new applications. The collaboration aims to accelerate the rollout of new features and financial products, enabling “innovative banking experiences,” the companies said in a Friday (April 5) press release....

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Commerzbank to Integrate PPI Platform, ISO 20022 for X-Border Payments
April 04, 2024

Commerzbank is updating its payments platform in Germany to execute cross-border payments. The bank will use the Swift network to process cross-border payments and the Target 2 or Euro 1 payment systems to process high-value and urgent payments, Commerzbank said in a Thursday (April 4)...

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FinCEN’s Look at Banks’ Customer ID Efforts Points the Way to Increased Digitization
April 04, 2024

The fraudsters are wilier than ever. The dark web offers all manner of details up for sale, from email addresses to Social Security numbers. And for banks, the key point of interaction — the initial onboarding of clients — requires a re-examination of the data...

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Investment Apps Tap Open Banking to Help Consumers Cut Costs, Maximize Returns
April 04, 2024

Traditional wealth management services often involve face-to-face interactions with financial advisors, extensive paperwork and opaque fee structures, making the process daunting for many potential investors. However, the digital age has brought about significant shifts in consumer expectations and demands, prompting the industry to adapt and...

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ClearBank Considers US Expansion After Hitting Profitability
April 04, 2024

Embedded banking firm ClearBank is reportedly planning to expand into Europe and the U.S. Charles McManus, the British firm’s CEO, told Bloomberg News Thursday (April 4) that the company has applied for a banking license in the Netherlands, and is considering launching in the U.S....

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Chase Will Let Advertisers Offer Customers Targeted Offerings
April 03, 2024

Chase is reportedly getting deeper into the world of retail media. The banking giant’s new Chase Media Solutions unit will let advertisers target Chase customers with discounts and deals related to their spending history, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (April 3). As the report notes, this...

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NCR Voyix Says Open Banking Will Gain Wide Embrace in the US
April 03, 2024

Shadi Saifan, vice president of engineering at NCR Voyix, told PYMNTS in an interview that bridging the gap between the promise of open banking and making that promise a reality is easier said than done, especially in the United States. He noted that in Europe, regulators...

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NCino Expands Omnichannel Functionality of Consumer Banking Solution
April 01, 2024

NCino expanded the omnichannel functionality of its Consumer Banking Solution for banks and credit unions. The expansion helps bankers interact with consumers where and how those customers want to engage, the provider of cloud banking for the global financial services industry said in a Monday (April 1) press release. “We’ve...

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Rakuten Could Combine Bank and FinTech Operations
April 01, 2024

Japanese conglomerate Rakuten is considering merging its financial operations into one unit. The plan, announced Monday (April 1), would consolidate the company’s bank, insurance, securities, and card company and other Fintech businesses into one group. “This decision is based on the belief that enhancing the...