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Fifth Third Sees Embedded Finance as a Growth Engine as Comerica Deal Looms
Acquisitions // October 17, 2025

Fifth Third Bancorp’s third quarter results showed growth in demand deposit accounts, embedded payments and limited exposure to NDFIs. 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...

Digital-First Banks Well-Positioned to Win Small Business Hearts and Minds
Digital Banking // March 03, 2023

Traditional FIs are at risk of losing their business banking relationships — especially with smaller firms. 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...

Innovation and Trust Increase Appeal of Traditional Banks for Investors
Banking // January 19, 2023

For the world’s largest, most established banks, digitization is not a destination. Rather, it is an ongoing, dynamic process of change and innovation that must adapt to the latest technologies, customer needs and economic trends. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

U.S. Comptroller: FinTechs, Big Tech, Require More Attention
Digital Banking // September 07, 2022

The increased prominence of digital banking and FinTechs could lead to a serious financial crisis, Michael Hsu, the acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, said Wednesday (Sept. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Innovation and Trust Increase Appeal of Traditional Banks for Investors

January 19, 2023
For the world’s largest, most established banks, digitization is not a destination. Rather, it is an ongoing, dynamic process of change and innovation that must adapt to the latest technologies, customer needs and economic trends. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

Building A Challenger Bank That Actually Challenges Traditional Banking

November 06, 2019
There are several reasons why consumers might complain about the services provided by their traditional banks. Perhaps the worst, HM Bradley CEO Zach Bruhnke told Karen Webster in a recent...

Will Consumers Bank With Their Telcos?

April 23, 2019
Last week, wireless carrier T-Mobile announced it would throw its hat into the mobile banking arena with the national rollout of T-Mobile MONEY. The mobile app offers low or no-fee checking-like...

For Millennials, It’s Hip To Have A Traditional Bank

July 18, 2017
Think the younger, tech-savvy Millennial is all about online banking?  Think again, as data from SurveyMonkey shows that in addition to banking bits and bytes wending their way across devices,...

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U.S. Comptroller: FinTechs, Big Tech, Require More Attention

September 07, 2022
The increased prominence of digital banking and FinTechs could lead to a serious financial crisis, Michael Hsu, the acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, said Wednesday (Sept. 7). 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 […]

Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs

August 13, 2019
Digital challenger banks are hoarding money to take on traditional banking competitors and have raised a total of $2 billion from eager investors, The Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Aug....

Goldman Says Brazilian FinTech Will Disrupt Traditional Banks

May 16, 2017
Brazil is seeing a boom in financial technology, which, according to a new Goldman Sachs report, will chip away at the market share of the banks in the country. Get...