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For America’s Unbanked, Mobile And Digital Save The Day

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FDIC) study found that the number of unbanked U.S. Banks and financial institutions (FIs) have been layering patches and tools on top of outdated core banking systems for so long that it’s become a Frankenstein’s monster of tech entanglement. Mobile Wallets Get Their Moment. A recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Why Payments Diversity Matters As Firms Go Global

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Other options, such as credit cards and payment apps like Venmo , are increasingly gaining traction. FDIC) estimated that 6.5 In this case, prepaid cards can serve as a payments alternative to traditional banking offerings like checks, and more technology-driven ones like real-time bank deposits.”.

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The Big Sizzle: Winning Week For Wearables

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Wearables also got a B2B showcase this week, with Samsung and HSBC rolling out S3 gear at the bank’s flagship Fifth Avenue location. And though they shop in stores the majority of the time (with a strong online shopping presence), they are dedicated digital payers – around 28 percent of wearable device owners say they never use cash.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

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If Amazon can get you lower-debt payments or give you a bank account, you’ll buy more stuff on Amazon.”. Based on our findings, it’s hard to claim that Amazon is building the next-generation bank. In aggregate, these product development and investment decisions reveal that Amazon isn’t building a traditional bank that serves everyone.

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Venmo’s Legal Woes, Walmart Pay On iOS, Goldman Goes Digital

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Venmo may have managed to get itself into some trouble with the FTC – though how much, what for exactly and how worried parent company PayPal should be worried are a bit up in the air. Also in the mix, Walmart Pay has taken yet another step away from the theoretical toward the actual and Goldman Sachs went into digital banking.

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