Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Blend , whose name stands for better lending, uses a two-pronged approach that benefits both lenders and borrowers. The San Francisco-based company offers mortgage lenders white-labeled technology to help efficiently originate loans while giving applicants the smoother user experience they’ve come to expect. every year.

San Francisco 12

San Francisco Data Industry Mobile 12

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

However, in his capacity as Safaricom’s CEO, Joseph saw that M-Pesa could play much bigger role on the larger stage of micro-transactions over and above lending — it could change the way people move and manage money. In 2016 alone, the system processed 6 billion transactions at a peak rate of 529 per second.

Mobile 119

Mobile Study Survey United States 119

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

But Goldman — perhaps following the old adage that, if one can’t come bearing good news, the next best option is to show up with interesting news and hope that does the trick — did bring something largely unexpected to last week’s earnings roundup: a quick glance behind the curtain at its forthcoming entrance into the world of consumer lending.

Lending 100

Lending Online Innovation Retail 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The app, known for free mobile stock trading, hit 1 million active users in a year — and today Robin Hood is at over 2 million, adding about 140,000 new users every month. That’s “more accounts than E-trade added in all of 2016,” according to TechCrunch. Design can build up trust or break it down very quickly.

Tools 78

Tools Millennials US Maine 78

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Founded: 2016. This brainchild from the Lab offers a way to modernize the traditional retail banking experience. Founded: 2016. Working with the lab, the Eyevido team was able to conduct eye-tracking studies of Deutsche Bank’s retail banking websites to help improve the user experience for customers.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

But why then, you might ask, are so many pure-play eTailers, whose target audience is the millennial — like The RealReal and Rent The Runway , new marketplaces like OfferUp , deal aggregators like Groupon , alt lenders like SoFi and alt lending platforms like LendingTree — buying pricey blocks of airtime on CNN and CNBC to promote their brands?

Millennials 109

Millennials Video Maine Operations 109

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

2016 Third Update (11/8/16). 2016 Second Update (7/28/2016). 2016 First Update (2/15/2016). The Pivot : We came up with a fresh take on the plethora of AR-style apps that create visual effects based on face detection and tracking… [Poor user experience] had a big impact on our retention metrics.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Lending Club made changes to its business model that created new opportunities for growth. Lending Club. That was when he approached Capital Today, pitched his vision of a “full-service online retailer,” with a focus on logistics, and asked for $2M. In late 2016, Rocket sold Foodpanda to Delivery Hero, its former rival.

Lending 78

Lending Capital Company Google 78