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Digital Banking Apps Cashing In

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Whatever nomenclature you prefer — neobank, challenger bank, digital bank — the common denominator is app-based convenience and the power of algorithms to help manage and save that has people downloading these apps like mad. The latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps shows how the players are stacking up.

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In Brazil, Banking Customers Turn To Debit, Digital Banking

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These shifts have made digital banking and debit transactions more important than ever. Pandemic Puts Digital Banking in the Spotlight. Consumers complying with stay-at-home orders are turning to digital banking services to help them manage their finances while avoiding public spaces like bank branches.

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NEW REPORT: Wells Fargo On Leveling Up Its Digital Banking Game

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But even as more consumers use mobile and online banking apps than ever before, they are frustrated by the experience when they log on, and still prefer visiting a bank branch for more involved transactions. . Around the Digital Banking World. It’s an ambitious plan, as the U.K. billion in investment last year. .

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Hollywood’s Newest Special Effect, Digital Banking?

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Whether it’s health care, banking or social services, virtual avatars could be on the cusp of changing the way people interact with institutions like hospitals and banks — of course, with some Hollywood panache. . TO DOWNLOAD THE APRIL EDITION OF THE PYMNTS DIGITAL BANKING TRACKER™, CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW. . .

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The Race For Singapore’s Digital Banking Licenses

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In late June, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sent a ripple through the global financial services ecosystem with the announcement of its intention to issue five digital bank licenses to eligible applicants. Only two of the licenses will full digital banking licenses, while the other three will be wholesale banking licenses.

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JPMorgan’s Finn, Digital Banking App For Younger Clients, Is Finis

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Barely more than a year after banking giant JPMorgan launched an effort to bring younger clients into the fold — through digital means and specifically through a digital banking app — the firm is killing that particular nationwide project.

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Teen-Focused Digital Bank Pixpay Raises $3.4M

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French startup Pixpay is the first challenger bank to cater to teens, offering a debit Mastercard for cashless payments, news outlets reported on Friday (Nov. A Pixpay account can be opened by anyone 10 years old or above, and both parents and children can download the app together. Challenger banks are typically marketed to adults.