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N26 Introduces New Subscription Money Management Tools
Digital Banking // November 24, 2020

German FinTech N26 is launching a subscription-based digital banking suite to help individuals and businesses better manage their savings and spending. The premium subscription solutions — N26 Smart and N26 Business Smart — integrate new money management features like Round-Ups and dedicated phone support. The...

Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
Consumer Finance // May 25, 2020

European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging economy. Bank deposits rose sharply in the last few months in several large European economies, including France, the U.K., Spain...

U.S. 1Q GDP Tumbles 4.8 Pct, The Biggest Drop Since Great Recession
Economy // April 29, 2020

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) dropped 4.8 percent in the first quarter — its biggest decline since the 2008 Great Recession as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the economy, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Wednesday (April 29). “The decline in first quarter GDP was in part due...

Personal Finance Apps Vie For Top Spot
Personal Finance // February 18, 2020

Personal finance apps – for budgeting, investing or just squirreling money away – fulfill a core tenet of digital transformation in finance: that machines can help us do more with our money. It’s a powerful value prop, and in the February 2020 PYMNTS Provider Rankings...

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Report: Customers Feel Tricked by Banks’ Savings Offerings

February 25, 2024
Consumers are reportedly taking legal action after allegedly being deceived by their banks’ savings offerings. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Feb. 25), these customers say their banks advertise high-yield accounts while paying longtime customers lower rates. In some instances, the report said, it is only customers who were paying close attention to […]

N26 Introduces New Subscription Money Management Tools

November 24, 2020
German FinTech N26 is launching a subscription-based digital banking suite to help individuals and businesses better manage their savings and spending. The premium subscription solutions — N26 Smart and N26...

Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags

May 25, 2020
European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging economy. Bank deposits rose sharply...

U.S. 1Q GDP Tumbles 4.8 Pct, The Biggest Drop Since Great Recession

April 29, 2020
U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) dropped 4.8 percent in the first quarter — its biggest decline since the 2008 Great Recession as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the economy, the Bureau of Economic...