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Shastic and MeridianLink Partner on Workflow Automation for Financial Institutions
December 03, 2024

Shastic and MeridianLink have partnered to deliver artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workflow automation to banks and credit unions. In this collaboration, Shastic’s workflow automation solution will be integrated with MeridianLink’s software platforms for financial institutions and made available through the MeridianLink Marketplace, Shastic said in a Monday (Dec....

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Brazilian Banks Improve Profitability, Led by Digital Players
November 21, 2024

Digital banks reportedly led Brazilian banks’ profitability improvements during the first half of the year. The country’s digital banks saw their annual return on equity (ROE) rise from 11.45% at the end of December to 19.1% at the end of June, outpacing the banking system as...

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Lend, Don’t Break: How Mid-Size Banks Can Overcome Digital Lending Growing Pains
November 07, 2024

Throughout their history, mid-sized banks have served as a lifeline for local businesses across America. These financial institutions (FIs) — including community banks, regional banks, digital-only banks and credit unions — foster deep customer-banker relationships with the small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) they know best,...

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Why So Many Mid-Sized Banks Fail the Digital Lending Readiness Test
October 16, 2024

Mid-sized financial institutions (FIs) — including community banks, regional banks, and credit unions — face growing challenges in automating their lending processes. This is particularly true for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). While 70% of FIs have automated consumer lending, only 33% have done so...

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FinTechs and FIs Find Common Ground on Scaling Real-Time AML Compliance
October 02, 2024

Recent announcements and partnerships have shown core banking’s appeal — not just for traditional FIs, but FinTechs too — as anti-money laundering (AML) efforts must scale and move into real-time functionality, ideally automated, to monitor real-time transactions. Struggling with the Legacy Systems Generally speaking, core...

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Chime’s Free Overdraft Feature Extended $30 Billion to Users
October 01, 2024

FinTech firm Chime says it has covered billions in overdrafts for its users. Through SpotMe, the banking app’s free overdraft feature, Chime’s members have received a collective $30 billion since 2019 in overdrafts without having to pay a fee, Chime said in a Tuesday (Oct. 1)...

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NCR Voyix Finalizes $2.4 Billion Digital Banking Sale to Veritas Capital; Rebrands as Candescent
September 30, 2024

NCR Voyix has completed the sale of its digital banking unit, the company said in a Monday (Sept. 30) news release. The unit was sold to Veritas Capital for $2.45 billion in cash, along with the potential for additional contingent consideration of up to $100 million, the...

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Mercado Pago Applies for Banking License in Mexico
September 25, 2024

Mercado Pago, the FinTech arm of MercadoLibre, reportedly applied for a banking license in Mexico earlier this month. The firm sent the application to the Mexican regulator, the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), Reuters reported Wednesday (Sept. 25). Mercado Pago is the second-largest digital wallet in Mexico,...

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nCino: International Banks Lag U.S. Peers in Digital Transformation
August 27, 2024

Digital transformation can come even to industries where change happens slowly. As the financial services industry grapples with the rapid pace of digital transformation, cloud banking has emerged as an enabler of innovation, agility and cost efficiency. By leveraging cloud computing, financial institutions can streamline...