Digital-First Banking

Digital-First Banking
AI-Powered Tech Essential to Keep Pace With Consumer Digital Banking Expectations
October 19, 2021

The only thing rising faster than digitally connected banking is the increasing consumer expectations that surround those services. In the latest Digital-First Banking Tracker, Ally Financial's Sathish Muthukrishnan discusses how tools such as virtual assistants and wearable devices can help close the gap.

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Hungary’s Perfinal Launches CBDC-ready Platform That Creates Digital Banks
October 14, 2021

Perfinal, the Hungarian core banking provider, says its new platform will be ready for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a press release says. 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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Bottomline Unveils Bank Payments Tracking Service via Swift API
October 12, 2021

Bottomline, which provides financial technology to simplify business payments, has announced a new application programming interface (API)-based payments tracking service, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Challenger Bank Monzo Abandons US Banking License Application
October 04, 2021

London-based FinTech company Monzo has pulled back its application for a U.S. banking license, according to a Monday (Oct. 4) report from CNBC. 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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UK’s CMA Finds Open Banking Entity Failed to Stop Intimidation, Conflicts of Interest
October 03, 2021

An independent investigation set up by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has had poor governance and didn’t stop bullying and intimidation of staff, Reuters writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Virgin Money Emphasizes Online Presence with 20% Branch Closure
September 30, 2021

British bank Virgin Money UK Plc is closing almost one-fifth of its branches in the next few months to ramp up its digital and mobile presence, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday (Sept. 30).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Starling Expands Digital Banking to Europe
September 29, 2021

The U.K.-based digital bank Starling plans to offer its Banking as a Service across Europe, including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, in the first half of 2022, according to a Crowdfund Insider report on Wednesday (Sept. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Inside Revolut: 5 Banking and Payments Products Linked To UK’s Most Valuable FinTech
September 29, 2021

What started six years ago as a pre-paid debit card making it easy for customers to use their debit card anywhere in the world, in whichever currency they like, has evolved into a billion-dollar challenger bank that is now worth more than 53-year-old NatWest, one...

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U.K. Digital Bank Monzo Enables Card Payments from Earmarked Savings
September 21, 2021

London-based FinTech company Monzo, in an effort to simplify the bill-paying and household budgeting process, has made it possible for account holders to make card payments from their various “pots,” or digital piggy banks, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 21) blog post on the company’s...