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SwapAgent and Trafigura open blockchain deposit accounts with JPMorgan Kinexys

Finextra

LSEG's post-trade business Swap Agent and commodities house Trafigura are to be the first in the UK to open GBP-denominated deposit accounts via JPMorgan's blockchain business unit Kinexys.

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Discover Makes All Deposit Accounts Fee-Free

PYMNTS

Discover Financial Services said Monday morning (June 17 th ) that it has ended fees on deposit accounts. Discover also offers account holders the option to automatically deposit a customer’s Debit Card Cashback Bonus into an eligible Discover Online Savings account each month.

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Avoiding Over-Regulation: American Fintech Council Warns That FDIC New Act Could Hinder Innovation

The Fintech Times

The new proposal will allegedly strengthen FDIC-insured depository institutions’ (IDI) recordkeeping for custodial deposit accounts with transactional features. It would also preserve beneficial owners’ and depositors’ entitlement to the protections afforded by Federal deposit insurance.

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Finastra integrates with Prelim to streamline account opening

Finextra

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, today announced an integration with Prelim, an industry-leading fintech, for its Finastra Phoenix core solution, enhancing the retail and commercial deposit account opening experience.

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High-Yield Deposit Accounts Come To Robo-Advisory Service Betterment

PYMNTS

“If you look at where the big banks and brokerages make most of their money, it’s in their retail savings accounts.”. The average national yield of savings accounts is 0.10%, whereas Betterment’s annual yield is 2.69%. Checking accounts will be insured up to $250,000 and savings accounts up to $1 million.

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CFPB unveils open banking proposal

Payments Dive

The rule makes it easier for consumers to share deposit account and credit card data with fintechs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.

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Finastra integrates with Prelim to streamline retail and commercial deposit account opening

Finextra

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, today announced an integration with Prelim, an industry-leading fintech, for its Finastra Phoenix core solution, enhancing the retail and commercial deposit account opening experience.