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Marqeta Teams With Goldman Sachs To Power Marcus Checking

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FinTech startup Marqeta has been tapped by Goldman Sachs to power digital checking accounts for Marcus. Marqeta said that Goldman Sachs “will leverage our modern card issuing platform” to introduce digital checking accounts to Marcus customers, according to a Marqeta blog post on Thursday (Jan.

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Temperature Check on 4 Fintech Trends in 2024

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We’re more than halfway through 2024 so there’s no better time for a trends temperature check to determine what we should be paying attention to throughout the second half of the year. Photo by Tara Winstead The post Temperature Check on 4 Fintech Trends in 2024 appeared first on Finovate.

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A Guide to Bad Check Collection

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Even though ATMs, mobile banking, and credit card payments are part of our everyday life, some people still write checks. For others, they take advantage of the processing lag-time to give a few extra days to receive the money they are writing the check against. So as a business owner, how should you handle bad checks?

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Consumers Paid $34.3B In Overdraft Fees In 2017

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And, since 2010, financial institutions have been mandated to provide consumers with their overdraft policies, along with alternatives to overdrafts and the fees associated with them. consumers in 2016, according to a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on the impact of bouncing checks in American finance.

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FinTech Stripe Eyes Funding Round That Could Put Valuation At $100B

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Stripe was founded in 2010 by Irish brothers John and Patrick Collison , who sold their first company when they were teenagers for $5 million, according to Bloomberg. As with all SPAC mergers, the process would consist of a merger with a blank-check company like Ackman's.

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BoA Puts The Kibosh On Free Checking Accounts For Low-Balance Customers

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The Bank of America has reportedly done away with a free checking account that was popular among low-balance customers, forcing them to save more money with the national bank or face a monthly fee. More recently, some customers expressed outrage with Bank of America’s move, with a Change.org petition landing 45,000 signatures.

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Bank Of America Faces Backlash After Eliminating Free Checking

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Bank of America is facing backlash from customers who’re getting shut out of the company’s free checking account offering. The account that Bank of America is eliminating was first introduced back in 2010, when the company was trying to lure customers to online banking.

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