Third’s Innovation Layer Cake: Its Latest Acquisition Builds on a Long Tradition

​Fifth Third Bank’s recent acquisition of fintech Rise Money builds on a long history of financial services innovation.
  
In the latest episode of the IPA Payments Pod, Tom Bianco, the general manager of embedded payments at Fifth Third, discusses the Rise acquisition and how it is part of a tradition developing new products and services. We discuss how the bank approaches questions like whether to build, buy, or partner for new products, and how it decides what areas to examine next.  

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This podcast was recorded on June 1, 2023. Things may have changed by the time you hear it.  

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