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Today In Digital-First Banking: NCR’s Recurring Revenue Increases; GoCardless Introduces Open Banking Feature
April 28, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, NCR Corporation reported an increase in recurring revenue amid a shift to “NCR-as-a-Service,” while GoCardless rolled out Instant Bank Pay. Plus, Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. raised $260 million in a Series D funding round. Get the Full Story...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Current Raises $220 Million; Step Lands $100 Million
April 27, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Current raised $220 million in an Andreessen Horowitz-led Series D investment round, while Step has raised $100 million in Series C funding. Plus, Barclays is working with Amount to provide point-of-sale financing options. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Deep Dive: How Open Banking-Powered Payments Could Offer U.S. Merchants A Reprieve From Interchange Fees
April 27, 2021

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Today In Digital-First Banking: NYCB, Flagstar To Combine In $2.6 Billion Deal; Nubank In Discussions...
April 26, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Michigan’s Flagstar Bancorp and New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) have inked a merger deal, while Brazil’s Nubank is said to be in talks to go public. Plus, J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly making an actively managed bitcoin fund...

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Flagstar, New York Community Bancorp To Merge In $2.6 Billion Deal
April 26, 2021

New York Metro-based New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) and Michigan’s Flagstar Bancorp have inked a merger agreement, the two banks announced in a Monday (April 26) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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BNP Paribas On How Open Banking APIs Can Help Merchants Support Seamless A2A Payments
April 26, 2021

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Paxos Gets Preliminary Approval For US Bank Charter
April 25, 2021

Paxos has initial approval to establish its own “de novo” or new national trust bank after being approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to a company blog post. Paxos will be the first cryptocurrency-native company to attain that status....

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Former Barclays Exec Chosen To Lead Citi Commercial Bank; Trade Group...
April 23, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, a former Barclays executive has been named to serve as head of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB), while the American Bankers Association is looking for more oversight of digital currency companies. Plus, ForwardAI has rolled out its ForwardAI Precise...

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Former Barclays Exec Selected To Lead Citi Commercial Bank
April 23, 2021

Tasnim Ghiawadwala has been named as head of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB). Ghiawadwala succeeds Sunil Garg, who was recently appointed to serve as Citibank, N.A.’s CEO and chair of the risk and controls project group of the firm’s transformation effort, according to an announcement from...