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A First Look at Inspired Capital-Backed Orum
For better or for worse, modern society has adapted to expect things instantly. We want a quick lunch delivery, a fast Uber pick-up, and we expect Netflix to buffer our movies in microseconds. Even...
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Standard Chartered Ties Up with Microsoft
Adding to the big-bank-to-big-tech partnerships announced in recent weeks, Standard Chartered secured a three-year partnership with Microsoft today. The bank will leverage Microsoft to take a...
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Blend Boosts Valuation to $1.7 Billion After New Funding Round
Mortgagetech has historically been one of the last sectors of fintech to see innovation. However, with digitization en vogue because of COVID-19, there has been an uptick in interest in companies...
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Yapily Ever After: American Express Facilitates Bank Transfers in European...
Have you ever heard of open-banking-infrastructure-as-a-service? American Express has, and it has tapped U.K.-based Yapily as the provider. The open banking infrastructure company has signed an...
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Innovating in a World of Exponential Change
Describing the opportunity to use AI to create tools and solutions that make society better off, Pablos Holman (pictured right) said, “we get the chance to work for the humans yet to come.” I like the...
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PayActiv Receives $100 Million in Funding for Earned Wage Access Tech
Earned wage access startup PayActiv closed $100 million today for its technology that helps companies offer their employees their pay on a daily basis rather than wait for their bi-weekly paycheck....
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How Empowering the Underbanked Will Create the Next Big Investment Opportunity
The following is a guest post by Borys Pikalov Head of Analytics and Cofounder at Stobox. One of the greatest challenges in fintech is reaching the unbanked. Accessing poor communities is...
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FIS Unveils Subscription Model for Core Banking
Fintech giant FIS has adopted the subscription model that has proven popular in selling everything from wine to digital media to diapers. The Florida-based company launched a subscription core banking...
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How Samsung’s Payment Card Made it to the U.K.
After teasing the launch of its debit card in the U.S. earlier this year, Samsung announced that its digital debit card, the Samsung Pay Card, is now available in the U.K. To make the launch possible,...
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Alviere Launches the HIVE to Let Any Business Become a Fintech
You’ve likely heard the phrase, “every company will become a fintech company.” That’s because the banking-as-a-service model has officially taken off and is helping companies across all industries...
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The Generational Divide Between Challenger Banks and Incumbents
A couple weeks back I had a conversation with Andrew Besheer, Head of North America for Appway, about the rise of challenger banks. Our discussion centered around some of the data points in Ron...
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BlockFI Raises $50 Million for Crypto-Based Bank Services
Crypto asset-backed lender BlockFI just landed $50 million in funding, marking the company’s third investment in just 12 months. The round was led by Morgan Creek Digital with participation from Valar...
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NatWest Takes Personalization to the Next Level
Starting this week, NatWest is making it easier for clients to get the help they need to make their banking experience easier. The initiative is called Banking My Way and provides a single place for...
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Will Digital Behavior Affect Credit Scores in the Future?
This is a guest post by Sandeep Sood, CEO of Kunai. Will Digital Behavior Affect Credit Scores in the Future? Credit scores are about to take another leap forward—or backward, depending on how you see...
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Tandem Bank Acquires Allium Money
Tandem Bank announced its latest acquisition this week. The U.K.-based bank has purchased Allium Money, an alternative lender that offers consumers financing to improve the energy efficiency of their...
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The Capital Needs of Small Businesses are Changing: Here’s How Lenders Should...
The following is sponsored content from LendingFront. With Covid-19 on the minds of businesses and lenders alike, conversations about the capital needs of small businesses have revolved—with obvious...
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Digital Onboarding Raises Series A
Customer engagement specialist Digital Onboarding announced its Series A round today. The amount of funding was undisclosed and adds to the company’s existing $4.3 million in seed funds. Contributors...
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Kasasa’s New Partnership Fuels New Mortgage Lending Product
Marketing services company Kasasa is partnering with BSI Financial Services to provide a new mortgage loan product that community banks and credit unions can offer their clients. The new offering,...
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Eight Trends at This Year’s FinovateFall Event
The health crisis and economic environment have shaken up the fintech industry. Some of the trends we saw at last year’s event have been placed on the back burner because firms are not only cutting...
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Getting to Know You… Virtually
Ever wonder what your favorite fintech CEO’s first job was? Or if they would rather invest in gold or bitcoin? Or what their best Halloween costume was? While those are questions may have come up...
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