Bank as Fintech: The Future Model for Banking?
The country's top SBA lender — the 'original niche bank' — bets big on embedded banking using a modern core. A key goal: low-cost deposits.
The country's top SBA lender — the 'original niche bank' — bets big on embedded banking using a modern core. A key goal: low-cost deposits.
Partnering with — or acquiring — fintechs is a key part of how business banking is evolving, but tech must be paired with traditional skills.
More nuanced now, thanks to AI advances, chatbots increasingly work in concert with humans to serve customers and even train employees.
Already a leader in data connectivity, Plaid's fintech competitors are pushing it to new horizons in banking, including payments and credit.
WeBank has over 300 million customers and 2.7 million small business banking with it. It's attracted customers through its use of AI, blockchain, big data, cloud computing and more, says chief information officer Henry Ma.
Tech-forward banks push the envelope with mobile, data analytics, BaaS and crypto — the gradual approach to digital transformation is over.
Increasing fintech and neobank competition demands banks rethink their attitudes to savings, open banking, niche plays, overdraft and BNPL.
Why did Webster Bank pursue banking-as-a-service? It's working as a way to generate new revenue for the bank, says its head of digital banking and banking-as-a-service Matthew Smith.
The key to this bank's success is in its fintech and embedded banking investments, which led to explosive growth in payments and lending.
Interest in BaaS is surging, fueled by 'embedded banking' and by tech company enablers. All that is also bringing increased focus on risk.
The look of banking is changing. The challenge is how do institutions modernize and scale their locations while maintaining brand integrity.
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Chatbots, with some exceptions, still don't have widespread utility. But the trend points to greater integration of AI in people's lives.
Partnering with fintech solution providers is mission critical for a financial institution wanting to improve their digital experience, says Brightfi's Michael Coghlan. How do you find the right ones that fit your institution's needs?
A neobank CEO personally buys a tiny bank as the next step in building a financial super app targeting poorly-served megabank customers.
The promise of artificial intelligence won't be realized if financial institutions don't address issues of data relevance and quality.
The pace of digital transformation will rocket as vastly increased network speed and connectivity empowers both banks and their competitors.
People are increasingly fracturing their relationships with traditional banks who must react quick to stem an alarming rate of defections.
As workers begin to return to offices, banking has a rare opportunity to retrain and reskill for a digital future.
For the banking industry to transform from a branch-based model to a digital ecosystem requires technology, collaboration and a focus on experiences.
21 deals with neobanks and fintechs like Aspiration, Ellevest and Greenwood sent a community bank down an unexpected (and profitable) path.
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