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Blend Teams Up with Instant Payments-as-a-Service Specialist Astra

Finovate

The partnership will integrate Astra’s Card to Account payment solution directly within Blend’s Deposit Account application flow. “Today consumers expect a frictionless, real-time product experience, and that starts at account opening,” Astra CEO and Co-Founder Gil Akos said.

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Banking-As-A-Service Takes On The Underbanked SMB

PYMNTS

At the same time, bank branch closures appear to be accelerating, with small towns across the country losing a combined 14 percent of their banks between 2012 and 2017. Many small businesses, too, are struggling to access the bank products they need to survive and thrive, like bank loans and deposit accounts.

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The Best Banks in Asia 2024, Ranked by Forbes

Fintech News

. #12 UBS (China) Limited UBS (China) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG, was originally established as UBS AG Beijing Branch in 2004 and converted into a locally incorporated entity in 2012 following approval by the former China Banking Regulatory Commission.

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Finovate Debuts: nCino Helps FIs Benefit from Cloud Banking

Fintech Labs Insights

Founded in 2012. In 2016 alone, we added new functionality such as deposit account opening and automated decisioning that extended the platform to other areas of the bank – and that’s just the beginning. Company Facts. Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Raised more than $79 million in capital.

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nCino Helps FIs Benefit from Cloud Banking

Fintech Labs Insights

Founded in 2012. In 2016 alone, we added new functionality such as deposit account opening and automated decisioning that extended the platform to other areas of the bank – and that’s just the beginning. Company Facts. Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Raised more than $79 million in capital.

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

PYMNTS

Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. No, not the iPhone, but that would be a good guess. It’s the decoupled debit card.

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