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US Banks Closed Record Number of Branches in 2021
January 21, 2022

American banks closed a record number of retail branches as the industry consolidates and consumers embrace digital banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Open Banking APIs Help Corporate Clients ‘Get In, Get It Done And Get Out’
January 21, 2022

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Zopa Deposits Hit 1B Pounds After 18 Months
January 19, 2022

United Kingdom-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa has hit 1 billion pounds ($1.36 billion) in customer deposits 18 months after becoming a bank, according to a company announcement emailed to PYMNTS on Wednesday (Jan. 19), noting it’s aiming to reach 2 billion pounds ($2.73 billion) in...

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Signature Bank Announces Public Stock Offering Pricing
January 19, 2022

New York-based commercial bank Signature Bank on Tuesday (Jan. 18) unveiled the pricing for its underwritten offering of 2.1 million shares of common stock at $352 per share. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Truist Unveils No-Overdraft Accounts
January 19, 2022

Truist Financial Corporation is set to launch two new checking accounts with no overdraft fees, making it the latest in a series of banks to move away from this lucrative income source. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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SoFi Granted Bank Charter
January 19, 2022

Digital finance firm SoFi Technologies was granted approval to become a national bank pending its acquisition of Golden Pacific Bancorp (GPB), according to a press release on Wednesday (Jan. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Nordic FinTech Lunar to Update Its Core Banking System With Cloud Tech
January 18, 2022

Nordic FinTech Lunar has selected cloud-native core banking tech Thought Machine to modernize its system and develop new services, the companies announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Big Bank Earnings Show Consumer Spending’s Continued Resilience
January 17, 2022

As earnings season gets underway, a trio of big bank earnings points to variations on some themes: Consumers are still spending, loan losses seem manageable … and technology underpins it all (and the banks will have to keep spending on tech to keep apace with...

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Legal Spat Over FinTech Bank Charters Spotlights Deposit Insurance Debate
January 17, 2022

The regulatory path forward for FinTechs seeking to offer banking services on a national scale may have gotten a bit clearer, but it hardly seems shorter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...