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InComm Buys Amex’s Serve Prepaid Card Tech

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Credit card giant American Express (AmEx) has announced it is selling its Serve platform to InComm, in a deal that gives the latter firm exclusive rights to distribute Amex’s prepaid and reloadable card products in the United States. InComm is a tech firm which activates credit cards at the point of sale.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Stripe Connect and billing services help companies manage marketplaces, subscriptions. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards.

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Meeting Debt Collection Challenges Amid a Squeeze on Income

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In order to deal with the rising cost of living and other challenges, anyone managing collections portfolios and effective debt recovery strategies needs these capabilities. Increasing inflation, interest rates and income tax are also at 40-year highs. Meeting Debt Collection Challenges Amid a Squeeze on Income. by Bruce Curry.

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The 40 Fintech Graduates from Y Combinator (YC)

Fintech Labs Insights

Suddenly in 2010, the fintech number grew dramatically, average of more than 7 per year. Table: YC Fintech Companies by Year Class Total Companies # Fintech Companies % Fintech 2014 (half year) 56 5 9% 2013 83 9 9% 2012 117 8 7% 2011 89 7 8% 2010 61 6 10% 2009 39 1 3% 2008 43 1 2% 2007 32 2 6% 2006 17 0 0% 2005 8 1 13% Total 545 40 7.4%

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What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay

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It was not uncommon for drivers to have to fork over as much as a third of their wages to the taxi company, as well as payment to lease the taxi and an additional 10 percent for any fares put on a credit card. They want tools to help track their expenses and manage tax payments for the work they perform.

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AltFin’s Bumpy Ride Into An Uncertain 2019

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consumers owe roughly 26 percent of their annual income to debt, up from 22 percent in 2010. These secretly vulnerable consumers, Webster noted, often use debt to make ends meet, either on credit cards or through alternative vehicles like online lenders. According to the Federal Reserve , U.S. That amounts to $13.2 trillion, up 18.5

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Fintech Startup of the Week: Secure to Make Emergency Savings Plans as Ubiquitous as the 401k

Fintech Labs Insights

They provide the software and services for businesses to establish and manage a so-called Emergency Savings Plan (ESP). Like a retirement plan or HSA, employees agree to have a small percentage of their pay withheld ( though a key difference is the savings account if funded after-tax ). They are currently raising a seed round.