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America: a nation living in the 20th Century

Chris Skinner

These days, in … The post America: a nation living in the 20th Century appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Although a valid payment mechanism in some countries, it has been phased out in many. Finland stopped using checks in 1993, Poland in 2006 and the Netherlands from the start of next year.

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Digital Services Mean Every Bank Is a National Bank

Bank Innovation

But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national. Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business.

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GAFA have already opened banks … just not in America

Chris Skinner

If a bank needs to do KYC, I give permission for a validation of my name, address and nationality to the bank to my identity data – just those parts they need to access – for a period of up to 24 hours. This is the idea of a self-sovereign identity scheme: I own my identity, and give access when needed and explicitly permissioned.

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BSA and AML Day National 2020 Celebration

Abrigo

Honor BSA/AML Professionals on October 26th Professionals across the nation are encouraged to celebrate National Financial Crime Fighter Day. . National Day Calendar Get more resources on this nationally recognized day. October 26th is now, officially, a nationally recognized day honoring BSA/AML Professionals.

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Does the Fed putting America First destabilise the rest of the world?

Chris Skinner

In particular, in a globalised world with a global network where everyone can connect and transact in real-time, anytime, anywhere, the idea of national regulators regulating a system that does not recognise national borders seems counter-intuitive. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Blackhawk Network Buys National Gift Card

PYMNTS

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The initial charities included were Feeding America , Habitat for Humanity , Make-A-Wish , St.

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Digital and human: Inside BofA’s small business strategy

Bank Innovation

However, for Bank of America, a “human-digital” approach is the cornerstone of its small business banking approach. As of this year, Bank of America said it surpassed Wells Fargo as the nation’s top small business […]. Digital-only lenders tout the speed and efficiency of their user experiences.

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