Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 4, 2019

Enter Self Lender , an Austin, TX-based startup with $17 million in funding. Initially, Self Lender’s initial banking partner (June 2015 press release ) was Austin Capital Bank. However, the bank now offers a virtually identical product under the brand name CreditStrong and appears to no longer be working with the startup ( note 2 ).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Banks and credit unions are certainly not on their way out, even as they face more pressure from challenger banks, FinTechs and Big Tech in the coming decade. Google’s expertise is in UX design,” he noted. “By The tension between FinTechs and FIs is real, as PYMNTS data shows. Banking services could be decoupled from banks.”.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 4, 2020

We are also including divisions of traditional FIs, if they operate under a separate autonomous brand, such as BBVA’s Azlo. Leading USA digital small business banks ranked by our proprietary FAB score (Fintech Attention Barometer, see note 1) . HQ: Austin, TX. Bento for Business. FAB score : 17. Partners: Community Federal.

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