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style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% 0.628930817610063% \/ 0.5390835579514826% 0.5390835579514826% 0.5390835579514826% 0.5390835579514826%\" id=\"el-37cabda8-0e38-40f7-8e8e-76b83fb6acdd\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.2509433962264146% 0;font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;,serif;font-size:0.453074em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fintech_companies_are_also_expanding_into_new_areas_of_financial_services_such_as_insurance_wealth_management_and_lending_which_traditionally_have_been_the_domain_of_banks_and_other_traditional_financial_institutions\"><\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f802e\">Fintech companies are also expanding into new areas of financial services such as insurance, wealth management, and lending, which traditionally have been the domain of banks and other traditional financial institutions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"38ea47b2-1bc4-4789-93e5-19263528b488\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c891c7f0-0ce7-4893-93d8-d075c79157c8\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(116.29393%, 0px, 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0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.32;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_increased_competition_from_fintech_companies_is_driving_traditional_financial_institutions_to_adopt_new_technologies_and_business_models_in_order_to_remain_competitive\"><\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #800f2f\">The increased competition from fintech companies is driving traditional financial institutions to adopt new technologies and business models in order to remain competitive.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"dec5cd6e-af37-4377-937a-da4958412d04\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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