Digital First Bank news and trends

Digital Banks May Benefit as Consumers Chase High-Yield Savings
Digital Banking // February 14, 2023

There’s never been a better time for digital-first financial institutions (FIs), as customers are pulling their savings from big banks. The opposite seemed true just a few short months ago. U.S. consumers were hesitant to break up with their traditional FIs, for reasons ranging from...

Digital Bank ila and Prizeout Launch Gift Card Program 
Gift Cards // January 17, 2023

Bahrain’s ila Bank has teamed with Prizeout to help its customers purchase gift cards. The collaboration with Prizeout, a U.S.-based AdTech firm, digitizes purchasing gift cards from more than 300 brands, ila said in a Tuesday (Jan. 17) news release. “Leveraging Prizeout’s proprietary technology and extensive worldwide partnerships, the product...

Why Starling Bank CEO Said No to Crypto
Digital-First Banking // June 09, 2022

“We’re in a very dangerous phase,” said Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden in a session at the ongoing Money2020 Europe conference in Amsterdam when describing the heightened exposure to fraud caused using cryptocurrencies. It’s a reason, she said, the U.K.-based neobank has so far steered...

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Why Starling Bank CEO Said No to Crypto

June 09, 2022
“We’re in a very dangerous phase,” said Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden in a session at the ongoing Money2020 Europe conference in Amsterdam when describing the heightened exposure to fraud caused using cryptocurrencies. It’s a reason, she said, the U.K.-based neobank has so far steered away from digital assets, instead focusing on protecting unsuspecting customers […]

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Report: Online Banks’ Deposits Grow as Regionals Struggle

June 04, 2023
It is apparently a good time to be an online bank. As The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday (June 3), these banks took in more deposits than they lost so far this year while regional lenders like Truist, Citizens Financial and PacWest saw their deposit numbers fall. Meanwhile, banks including Capital One, Ally Financial and Goldman Sachs’ Marcus all reported quarterly increases in […]

Digital Bank ila and Prizeout Launch Gift Card Program 

January 17, 2023
Bahrain’s ila Bank has teamed with Prizeout to help its customers purchase gift cards. The collaboration with Prizeout, a U.S.-based AdTech firm, digitizes purchasing gift cards from more than 300 brands, ila said in a...