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The bank was one of the 11 that collaborated with Google in 2020 on a plan to introduce checking accounts through Google Pay. Josh Williams, chief banking officer and head of partnerships at Seattle Bank, talks about what the company gained from that experience and what he looks for in potential fintech partnerships.

Banks face a race to catch up to big tech in whats set to be a highly digitalised postCovid19 world

Here are some of the top stories from the financial sector.

Google Plex was supposed to be a lifeline for smaller banks and a boost for bigger ones. Here's what they are doing in the wake of it sunsetting.

Here are some of the top stories from the financial sector.

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The tech company has abandoned plans to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks and will instead focus on being a technology provider for them. Citigroup says it will press ahead with aspects of the digital banking project on its own.

Google is abandoning plans to pitch bank accounts to its users, marking a retreat from an effort to make the tech giant a bigger name in finance.