challenger banks

Zopa Secures UK Banking License

Zopa Secures UK Banking License
Zopa Secures UK Banking License
June 24, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Zopa, the United Kingdom-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender, has reached its latest milestone and received its banking license as it takes on traditional banks, the Financial...

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This Week In Payments: Digital Banking, Financial Literacy And Expanded eCommerce Competition
This Week In Payments: Digital Banking, Financial Literacy And Expanded eCommerce Competition
June 19, 2020  |  News

The world of payments and commerce continues to be a very busy place as the world reopens for business and consumers emerge with new preferences. How...

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Will Credit Sesame’s Digital Banking Push STACK Up?
Will Credit Sesame’s Digital Banking Push STACK Up?
June 17, 2020  |  Banking

The challenger bank space is having a bit of a moment. LendingClub is buying Radius Bank. Green Dot is using the bank it already owns...

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Astralis Group Bets On eSports Digital 3.0 Transformation
Astralis Group Bets On eSports Digital 3.0 Transformation
June 17, 2020  |  Innovation

The shift to Digital 3.0 will include sports — in fact it will have two business models. One will be live gaming with teams competing...

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Pandemic Leveling Playing Field Between Banks And FinTechs?
Pandemic Leveling Playing Field Between Banks And FinTechs?
June 10, 2020  |  Banking

The battle between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and tech-nimble FinTech challengers has been a pitched one. As marquee names like Morgan Stanley, Citi and others...

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Credit Unions’ Bid To Bridge The Challenger Bank Perception-vs.-Reality Gap
Credit Unions’ Bid To Bridge The Challenger Bank Perception-vs.-Reality Gap
June 09, 2020  |  Credit Unions

In the battle against digital challenger banks, credit unions (CUs) may be facing a bit of a perception/reality gap — and losing market share as...

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FIs: Build For A Digital Future Or Lose Customers
FIs: Build For A Digital Future Or Lose Customers
June 04, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The degree to which consumers’ lives have gone digital over the past two or three months can’t be overstated. Vaduvur Bharghavan, president and CEO of...

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Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
June 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Centuries-old banks have been operating on decades-old infrastructure, leaving many traditional financial institutions (FIs) to stand idle and offer little in the way of digital-native...

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