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Digital Bank Brings Special Treatment To Debt-Strapped Doctors
April 13, 2021

Physician, heal thyself — financially. Student debt in times of financial stress can be a crushing burden. That’s especially true for individuals who have chosen careers in the medical profession, where the average medical school debt can top more than $215,000. Get the Full Story...

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Fed Data Shows Big Banks’ Loan-to-Deposit Ratio At 36-Year Low
April 12, 2021

The Federal Reserve’s latest weekly survey showed that the 25 largest banks in the U.S. reduced their loan-to-deposit ratio to 53.9 percent, the lowest in the 36 years that the data has been collected, Bloomberg reported on Monday (April 12).  Get the Full Story Complete...

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CitiConnect API Has Processed 1 Billion Calls Since Launch
April 12, 2021

Citi announced on Monday (April 12) that its application programming interface (API) connectivity platform has processed over 1 billion API calls since launching in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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TrueLayer CEO: Merchants Will Lead Open Banking Payments To Ubiquity
April 12, 2021

All revolutions have leaders. But what about the open banking revolution — the one across the pond in the U.K.? Well, that’s going to be led by the merchants, as Francesco Simoneschi, co-founder and CEO of TrueLayer, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster in a recent interview....

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Nu Mexico To Receive $135 Million Infusion To Fuel Early-Stage Operations
April 08, 2021

To fuel its early-stage business in Mexico, Nubank’s unit in the Latin American country is receiving an infusion of $135 million, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: TrueLayer Lands $70 Million In Series D; Envestnet Acquires Harvest Savings
April 08, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, TrueLayer landed $70 million in a funding round headed up by Addition, while Envestnet had acquired Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies. Plus, Avant has purchased Zero Financial along with its neobank, Level. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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JPMorgan’s Dimon’s Letter: Big Tech, FinTech Present Competitive Threat To Banks
April 07, 2021

J.P. Morgan Chase’s CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual shareholder’s letter that banks are facing a slew of competitive challenges from tech-nimble, non-traditional financial services players – even as boom times likely lie ahead for the economy at large. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Citi TTS Rolls Out Citi Service Insights With SWIFT gpi Integration
April 07, 2021

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has rolled out Citi Service Insights (CSI), which includes an integration with SWIFT gpi Case Resolution, according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Plaid Lands $425 Million In Series D; PSCU Grows Reach In...
April 07, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Plaid has raised $425 million via a Series D funding round, while PSCU has expanded its reach in Hawaii. Plus, Brink’s has acquired PAI for $213 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...