financial services

Financial services are the economic services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money, including credit unions, banks, credit-card companies.

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Middle Market Emerges as Underserved Opportunity for Financial Services
Middle Market Emerges as Underserved Opportunity for Financial Services
April 30, 2024  |  B2B Payments

The financial services industry tends to think at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to business customers. Solutions providers, banks and credit card companies tend...

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Customer-First Focus Unlocks Financial Technology Innovation
Customer-First Focus Unlocks Financial Technology Innovation
April 29, 2024  |  Opinion

With the right technology, businesses can unlock critical insights hidden in their own customer data, Galileo CEO Derek White writes in the new PYMNTS eBook,...

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Stripe Co-Founders Say They’re Building ‘Software-Defined Financial Services’
Stripe Co-Founders Say They’re Building ‘Software-Defined Financial Services’
April 24, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Today’s customers of the FinTech industry are no longer asking just for ways to accept online payments; they’re asking for “software-defined financial services.” So said Stripe co-founders Patrick...

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Temenos Appoints VMWare Veteran Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO
Temenos Appoints VMWare Veteran Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO
April 23, 2024  |  Personnel

Banking software company Temenos has appointed Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO, effective May 1. Brulard will succeed Andreas Andreades, who will retire from the company, Temenos...

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Credit Unions Want Gen Z’s Deposits and Loyalty
Credit Unions Want Gen Z’s Deposits and Loyalty
April 12, 2024  |  Credit Unions

For traditional financial services providers — chiefly credit unions — the future belongs to youth. For FinTechs, in looking at Gen Z consumers, well, things...

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Investment Apps Tap Open Banking to Help Consumers Cut Costs, Maximize Returns
Investment Apps Tap Open Banking to Help Consumers Cut Costs, Maximize Returns
April 04, 2024  |  Banking

Traditional wealth management services often involve face-to-face interactions with financial advisors, extensive paperwork and opaque fee structures, making the process daunting for many potential investors....

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Technology, Government, Financial Sectors Lead First-Quarter Job Cuts
Technology, Government, Financial Sectors Lead First-Quarter Job Cuts
April 04, 2024  |  Economy

The technology, government and financial sectors made the greatest number of job cuts during the first quarter. Across all industries, U.S. employers announced 257,254 job...

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Rakuten Could Combine Bank and FinTech Operations
Rakuten Could Combine Bank and FinTech Operations
April 01, 2024  |  Banking

Japanese conglomerate Rakuten is considering merging its financial operations into one unit. The plan, announced Monday (April 1), would consolidate the company’s bank, insurance, securities,...

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Digital Shift Helps Banks Tailor Credit Offers to Consumers
Digital Shift Helps Banks Tailor Credit Offers to Consumers
March 28, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

For decades, consumer expectations around the convenience and always-on capabilities of their financial services could not be met. The typical Monday-through-Friday banking hours and 4...

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