Year: 2024

How open banking creates more convenience for business – and consumers

Open banking: What it is: non-banks can access data from their customers’ bank accounts to trigger payments from within an app or website, or to provide aggregated account insights. How it works: Open banking providers connect to the bank’s system via an application programming interface (API) platform, which is a connection between computers or computer programs. It…

Banking as a Service 101

As the fintech era brings significant change to the financial industry, it seems that even corporate insiders are constantly being exposed to new ideas and terms – and just as often left on their own to make sense of them. For example, many businesses are just now coming to fully understand and utilize “Banking as…

How – and why – testing your business idea makes sense

Do you have a big idea? Or, better yet, THE big idea? It just might be the way to kick off your best year ever. Maybe it’s a brand-new product or service that you’re certain your target market needs and wants. Perhaps it’s a line extension that will further enhance your present offerings. Whatever it…