Goldman Sachs’ digital bank Marcus is on the cusp of rolling out new offerings, including a checking account and possibly an AI assistant, per a report from Business Insider.
Read MoreAmerica’s reckoning on race relations is now impacting bank programming language. JPMorgan Chase is eliminating the terms ‘master,’ ‘slave,’ and ‘blacklist,’ from its technology policies, standards and control procedures, as well its programming code.
Read MoreAmid recent scrutiny of changes to USPS operations, The Capitol Forum reports JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) spoke with the postal provider about offering banking services at post offices.
Read MoreBritish bank TSB is getting rid of branch cashiers next year, affecting 929 jobs.
Read MoreFifth Third Bank is partnering with San Diego-based digital estate planning fintech Trust & Will to offer online estate planning services to its customers.
Read MoreIn a business update, U.K.-based digital banking startup Starling reported an annualized revenue run rate increase of more than 370% in wake of the pandemic, to £80M ($104.6M).
Read MoreCustomers Bancorp has agreed to sell subsidiary platform BankMobile to Megalith Financial Acquisition. The company would then merge with Megalith, change its name to BM Technologies, and go public.
Read MoreThe past week has been a mixed bag for challenger banks globally. U.S.-based Varo earned a national bank charter, clearing three years of regulatory hurdles and hefty investments; Australia’s DayTek Capital was granted a banking license, joining the likes of Xinja, Judo Bank and Volt; and U.K.-based Monzo posted $149M (£113.8M) loss for the year.
Read MoreGoldman launched an app for clients called Gemini to help its clients find merger and acquisition prospects.
Read MoreRadius Bank, a digital bank with $1.4B in assets, is incorporating goals-based saving into its app. Radius, which has partnered with many fintechs, is in the process of joining LendingClub upon the close of a $185M acquisition of the bank.
Read MoreBanking core technology provider FIS this week unveiled a flat-fee, month-to-month subscription model for community banks and credit unions called ClearEdge.
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