Fi news and trends

Nearly 40% of Credit Unions Offer Instant Access to Payday Loans
Credit Unions // December 29, 2023

Credit unions (CUs) have long been a reliable source for credit products such as credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and personal loans. However, with the rise of non-bank and non-CU financial entities offering competitive deals, consumers are increasingly looking for better options.  Get the Full...

Nearly 3 in 10 Credit Union Members Willing to Change FIs to Access New Products
Credit Unions // December 20, 2023

Credit unions (CUs) are known for their personalized and member-focused services, which is an attractive offering for many of their members. But alternatively, they have paid less attention to digital innovations than rivals such as FinTechs or digital-only banks. Get the Full Story Complete the...

90% of FIs Leverage Fraud-Prevention APIs as Crime-Fighting Tool
Fraud Prevention // December 06, 2023

Financial institutions (FIs) are facing an increasing threat of fraud and financial crime in the digital age. And as the volume and sophistication of fraudulent transactions continue to rise, FIs are turning to cutting-edge tools and technologies to enhance their security measures.  Get the Full...

Banks Play Important Role in Helping Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Build Savings
Consumer Finance // November 28, 2023

Amber Carroll, senior vice president of membership and lifecycle strategy at LendingClub, told PYMNTS that U.S. consumers face a cash drain — but proactive planning can go a long way toward addressing the pressures of everyday financial life.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Nearly 40% of Credit Unions Offer Instant Access to Payday Loans

December 29, 2023
Credit unions (CUs) have long been a reliable source for credit products such as credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and personal loans. However, with the rise of non-bank and non-CU financial entities offering competitive deals, consumers are increasingly looking for better options.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy […]

Banks Play Important Role in Helping Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Build Savings

November 28, 2023
Amber Carroll, senior vice president of membership and lifecycle strategy at LendingClub, told PYMNTS that U.S. consumers face a cash drain — but proactive planning can go a long way toward...

BIAN Bids to Sidestep Legacy Infrastructure With ‘Coreless Banking’

September 28, 2023
Hans Tesselaar, executive director of BIAN, told PYMNTS that the digital transformation of banking hinges on innovation, on interoperability between financial institution and providers forged across an agile ecosystem. Get...

What Card-Linked Offers Have Been Missing

July 28, 2023
Eric Dean, head of platform partnerships at Banyan, told PYMNTS that flexibility must govern marketing programs as merchants and financial institutions (FIs) seek to streamline and improve customer engagement. Get...

Quick Reads
Alkami Offers Banking Clients Plaid API Access

November 12, 2023
Digital banking solutions provider Alkami is offering clients access to Plaid’s application programming interface (API). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS […]

Fiserv Teams With Akoya on Data Sharing

August 24, 2023
Consumer-permissioned data — as a concept — is nothing new in financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Sardine Launches Anti-Fraud Consortium of Financial Institutions and FinTechs

June 27, 2023
Fraud prevention firm Sardine has launched an industrywide, independent consortium to curtail payment fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cloud-Banking Firm Mambu, Metoda Finance Team to Offer Banking Compliance in Italy

September 22, 2022
Italy’s Metoda Finance has partnered with German cloud-banking platform Mambu to improve regulatory compliance for Italian financial institutions (FIs) making the digital transformation, a press release said Thursday (Sept. 22)....