digital first banking

Lydia Turns to Marqeta to Power Sumeria Banking App
Lydia Turns to Marqeta to Power Sumeria Banking App
June 04, 2024  |  Partnerships

Card-issuing platform Marqeta has expanded its partnership with French payments firm Lydia. This extended collaboration, announced Tuesday (June 4), will see Marqeta power Lydia’s European...

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Live Oak Bank Launches First Embedded Banking Partnership
Live Oak Bank Launches First Embedded Banking Partnership
June 03, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

Live Oak Bank has launched its first embedded banking partnership. Powered by the bank’s in-house technology and a Finxact core, this offering enables software companies...

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Q1 Earnings Show Lending Platforms’ Digital Path to Financial Wellness
Q1 Earnings Show Lending Platforms’ Digital Path to Financial Wellness
May 20, 2024  |  Personal Finance

Over the last several months, PYMNTS Intelligence data has revealed in separate reports that tens of millions of consumers would opt for a single point...

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Self-Serve and Digital-First Channels Can Populate ‘Banking Deserts’
Self-Serve and Digital-First Channels Can Populate ‘Banking Deserts’
May 17, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Banks have been fine-tuning their branch efforts as the pandemic recedes, shuttering locations in some markets and building new outposts in others. The Federal Reserve...

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Lydia Launches European Banking Super App Called Sumeria
Lydia Launches European Banking Super App Called Sumeria
May 15, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

French payments app Lydia has launched a European banking super app called Sumeria. The company will invest more than €100 million and hire 400 people in...

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MoneyLion: On a Mission to Become the Expedia of Financial Services
MoneyLion: On a Mission to Become the Expedia of Financial Services
May 13, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

It has been a wild ride for many companies that come under the heading ‘“FinTech.” Case in point: MoneyLion. Just a year ago the company...

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Earnings Put Spotlight on Banks’ Full-Scale Digital Transformation
Earnings Put Spotlight on Banks’ Full-Scale Digital Transformation
April 26, 2024  |  Banking

The shift toward digital channels in financial services shows no signs of slowing down, as evidenced by the latest earnings results from incumbent banks and...

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Virtual Banks Forge Ahead in Defining Banking’s Digital Future
Virtual Banks Forge Ahead in Defining Banking’s Digital Future
April 10, 2024  |  Digital Banking

The banking landscape is undergoing a digital transformation, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) race to keep pace with evolving consumer preferences and technological advancements.  Santander’s...

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Santander to Launch Openbank Digital Bank in US, Mexico
Santander to Launch Openbank Digital Bank in US, Mexico
April 09, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

Santander will launch its digital bank, Openbank, in the United States and Mexico in the second half of 2024. Currently, Openbank serves 2 million customers in four...

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