Members of Alloy Labs Alliance, a consortium of midsized and community banks, released its “playbook” for “Banking as a Service” (“BaaS”) relationships between depositary institutions and non-bank financial technology firms. Drafted in partnership with leading technology providers, the Alloy Labs Playbook seeks to establish industry standards and a common vocabulary of buzzwords and common terms. The BaaS business model focuses primarily on banking services other than lending and has been around for over a decade. However, the BaaS industry is still evolving rapidly.
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