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Banking On A Rough Earnings Season For Banks

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and international) consumer and the businesses that serve them will be center stage as earnings season gets underway, starting, as always, with a slew of big banks. The last time we had earnings season, stretching from mid-January into the end of February, banks pointed to the continued strength of the U.S. billion using Zelle.

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US Bank Debuts Free Zelle eCards For Users Sending Money

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Bank is trying to adapt to the pandemic holidays with new eCards meant to spread cheer through contactless cash gifting, according to a press release. The eCards can be sent alongside payments made as gifts via Zelle in the bank's mobile app. Recently, Zelle surpassed one billion payments in 12 months.

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Q4 Earnings Reports Show Mobile Banking’s Surge

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One common theme amid bank earnings — beyond lofty trading revenues gleaned from Wall Street — has been the increased uptake of mobile banking. Stats from banks, pretty much across the board, have given evidence that consumers have been pivoting to their mobile devices to attend to their everyday financial needs.

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Bank of America Q2 Saw $18B In Zelle Payments

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Zelle P2P payments increased 79 percent year-over-year (YoY) in the second quarter of 2019, Bank of America said Wednesday (July 17), signaling the latest burst of growth for that payment method. During that quarter, consumers made 69 million payments worth $18 billion via Zelle. In all, Bank of America now has 37.3

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PNC Blocks Venmo, Tells Users To Switch To Zelle

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The Wall Street Journal reported this weekend that FinTech firms have been accusing banks of blocking access to end users’ financial data. In one example, PNC Bank clients stated that they were unable to connect accounts to Venmo , the payment service owned by PayPal. Banks hold the data. FinTechs need the data.

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Wells Fargo Unveils New Account With Digital Payment Capabilities

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Wells Fargo is launching a new, low-cost bank account — with access as well to a new digital payments service — in its latest move to push beyond a series of scandals. bank account, the bank noted in its announcement. The bank said it will also waive the $5 fee for younger account holders ages 13 to 24.

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How JPMorgan Is Preparing For The Next Generation Of Consumer Banking

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trillion in total assets, JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the US. Its retail bank, Chase, spans 61 million American households. Led by Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, the bank is undergoing a transformation, moving away from offline legacy systems and into the digital age. Live briefing: Consumer Banks in The Digital Age.