banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

Banks and BNPL: Move Fast But Don’t Break Things

Banks and BNPL: Move Fast But Don’t Break Things
Banks and BNPL: Move Fast But Don’t Break Things
March 02, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Call it a phenomenon and not a passing fancy. When it comes to buy now, pay later (BNPL), banks would do well to play a...

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Bunq Out to Improve ‘Suboptimal’ Service Provided by Traditional EU Lenders
Bunq Out to Improve ‘Suboptimal’ Service Provided by Traditional EU Lenders
March 02, 2022  |  Digital Banking

The emergence of challenger banks over the past decade has not only given consumers more choice, but it’s also fundamentally reshaped the financial ecosystem and...

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Microlending FinTech Branch International Eyes Creating Pan-African Digital Bank
Microlending FinTech Branch International Eyes Creating Pan-African Digital Bank
March 01, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Branch International, an Andreessen-backed startup, is vying to become a pan-African digital bank, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Suspends Dividend, Refuses to Leave Russia
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Suspends Dividend, Refuses to Leave Russia
March 01, 2022  |  International

The CEO of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank, which has seen its market price halved in the last few weeks because it had a lot of exposure...

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Ukraine Central Bank Confirms System Still Running Fine
Ukraine Central Bank Confirms System Still Running Fine
March 01, 2022  |  Banking

The Ukrainian banking system has been running smoothly and banks have been replenishing cash when they can, Reuters reported Tuesday (March 1), citing Kyrylo Shevchenko,...

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EMEA Daily: UK Media Regulator Investigates Russian TV Station Over Ukraine Coverage; Payhawk Becomes Bulgaria’s 1st Unicorn After $100M Round
EMEA Daily: UK Media Regulator Investigates Russian TV Station Over Ukraine Coverage; Payhawk Becomes Bulgaria’s...
March 01, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the U.K.’s broadcasting watchdog is investigating a Russian-backed TV station over alleged bias in its coverage...

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Innovation Makes People Switch Banks
Innovation Makes People Switch Banks
March 01, 2022  |  Innovation

What causes someone to change banks? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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TD Bank Acquires Bank Holding Company First Horizon for $13.4B
TD Bank Acquires Bank Holding Company First Horizon for $13.4B
February 28, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on Monday (Feb. 28) agreed to purchase First Horizon Corp. for $13.4 billion in cash to fuel its expansion across the southeastern...

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Secret JPMorgan Division Developing Startup Investment Platform
Secret JPMorgan Division Developing Startup Investment Platform
February 28, 2022  |  Banking

JPMorgan is reportedly in the midst of developing a business unit dedicated to private companies that will offer an array of services around the concept...

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