Citizens Access Targeting ‘Optimizers’ to Grow Deposits Beyond the Bank’s Footprint
If you build it, the optimizers will come. Citizens Access, the digital-only arm of Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group, has ...
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Varo Money Announces Preliminary Approval for OCC Charter
The digital banking service Varo Money announced last night it had received preliminary approval for a national banking charter from the ...
The Allure of Debit Cards for P2P Payment Companies
In the U.S., debit cards are the most popular method of payment, so it's not surprising that many fintechs are ...
Bento for Business Sets Big Goals with $9 Million in Funding
Bento for Business wants to provide its customers with money management tools combined with banking solutions, similar to the personal ...
Chime Crosses 1 Million Users Thanks to Referral Program
Neobanks, better established across the Atlantic in Europe, are starting to grow up in the U.S. as well. U.S. challenger ...
Fee-less Challenger Bank Chime Set to Sign 100,000 New Accounts This Month
EXCLUSIVE— Mobile-only bank account Chime hopes to sign 100,000 new accounts on its platform by the end of January 2018, ...
SMB Expense Management Provider Bento Snags Major Partnership with The Brink’s Company
EXCLUSIVE - The Brink’s Company and expense management provider Bento for Business introduced a new Travel & Expense Debit Card ...
SME Banking App Seed Readies to Launch iPhone X Compatible Tool
EXCLUSIVE- SME banking app, Seed, is gearing up to roll out a tool that supports Apple iPhone X’s new Face ...
Simple Announces Shared Accounts for Spouses (and Roommates?)
The knock on neobanks (and personal financial management apps, for that matter) has long been that they are only useful ...
Finally, a Bank Built for Fintech Startups (But It’s in Germany…)
It's a truth universally acknowledged that fintech startups need banks and the services -- not to mention the regulatory protections -- they ...
