article thumbnail

Lending FinTech GreenSky Files For IPO

PYMNTS

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer.

Lending 116
article thumbnail

Fintech for Kids: How Startup Greenlight Financial Teaches Kids about Compound Interest

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Fintech startup Greenlight Financial Technology has just added a new feature that helps kids understand tricky concepts like interest, APR and savings accounts. Today the Atlanta-based Greenlight unveiled a feature which lets kids create a savings account through their Greenlight app, an account that is controlled by a guardian.

Atlanta 305
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

KyckGlobal Teams With Visa Direct To Boost Push Payments For US Businesses

PYMNTS

Atlanta-based KyckGlobal is working with Visa to boost the use of “push payments” to businesses. KyckGlobal noted that its cloud-based platform is now being used for such things as specialty consumer lending, insurance claims and incentive programs.

Payments 184
article thumbnail

Today In Payments: ECB Outlines Use Cases For Digital Euro; Goldman To Pay $2.5B For GM’s Credit Card Business

PYMNTS

The purchase furthers Goldman's push into Main Street lending and gives Goldman access to over one million cardholders, who account for roughly $8.5 The pandemic has spawned mergers and acquisitions, and even an IPO boom within the tech and FinTech spaces. billion in spending per year. Walmart Expands Healthcare Services.

Cards 193
article thumbnail

Kabbage Gets $200 Million from Credit Suisse

Bank Innovation

The funds will used by the Atlanta-based Kabbage to scale and expand its lines of credit with longer terms to its existing customer base, as well as some of the larger small businesses. Small business lender Kabbage received $200 million in revolving credit from Swiss financial institution, Credit Suisse.

Atlanta 223
article thumbnail

How Automated Authentication Helps Propel SMB Loan Disbursements

PYMNTS

The small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending industry is in a unique position during the pandemic. The challenges that led FinTechs to enter this space after the 2008 financial crisis still persist, however, motivating SMBs to demand their loans from these entities be quick and digital. Of the 32 million SMBs in the U.S.,

Georgia 147
article thumbnail

Arrived Homes Debuts Rental Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform at TechStars Atlanta (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Fintech Labs Insights

If you are familiar with P2P lending, you’ll instantly get the Arrived Homes platform. Related: 115 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century: Changes to the List (October 2020). FinMkt takes home the top prize at Money2020’s MoneyFest (Fintech Startup of the Week).

Atlanta 15