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The Great Online Innovation Pile On Of 2017

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In 2015, the tech media was gaga over Snap and its ability to corral the so-called most valuable eyeballs in media: the millennial. billion into Snap since it started in 2012, and its IPO in March of 2017 raised $3.4 The media is now doing all kinds of piling onto Snap, claiming that they’re not worth the paper the IPO was printed on.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

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Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi, to name a few, all scaled back their physical bank branch locations between 2012 and 2016, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It has also meant working in anticipation of the changing needs of millennial users. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

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But there’s another reason why the neo-challengers are so front-of-mind: They’re industry leaders in cultivating technology innovation and optimising customer service and experience. They also deliver innovative, easy-to-use apps that help users with things like managing their daily budget or travelling abroad. Customer growth.

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AltFin’s Bumpy Ride Into An Uncertain 2019

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percent since 2012. Capital One and Discover have both announced that they will be tightening their underwriting standards in the new year, and Goldman Sachs has gone from plans of expanding its online consumer credit product Marcus to plans of reining it in somewhat next year. According to the Federal Reserve , U.S. trillion, up 18.5

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Squaring The Circle That Is Square

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In the case of Square — the payments innovator that launched hundreds of mPOS imitators — the small problem was $2,000 worth of handblown glass that artisan Jim McKelvey couldn’t close the deal and sell. Launched in 2014 as the firm’s lending arm, Square Capital has extended over $1 billion in working capital to over 100,000 small merchants.

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Socure Raises $13 Million In New Capital

Fintech Labs Insights

In a round led by Flint Capital, digital identity verification technology specialist Socure has raised $13 million in funding. Featuring participation from ff Venture Capital, Santander InnoVentures, and Two Sigma Ventures, this week’s investment takes Socure’s total financing to more than $17 million.

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Why Banks Reach For The Unprofitable, Demanding SME

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Even so, FinTech innovators aren’t ignoring traditional FIs, with many developing solutions just for the banks to help them ease back into the game. “The communities and local economies that they serve rely on this capital to succeed and thrive.” and other markets.

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