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Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs

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Challenger banks have raised $100 million worldwide in the second quarter and are the fastest-growing FinTechs, Lindsay Davis, a senior intelligence analyst at CB Insights, told the FT. . They’re also coming into wealth for the first time,” she said, regarding millennials. . banking startups hold bank charters, the U.S.

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Robinhood Nets $280 Million On A $8.3B Valuation

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Robinhood Markets, coming off a new $280 million funding round backed by Sequoia Capital, has seen its value and services expand during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Reuters report. FinTech startups like Robinhood have been popular lately, attracting numerous new backers. The company, launched in 2013, is now valued at $8.3

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Zero Launches Debit-Like Credit Card, Raises $20M

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Zero, a company that aims to modernize credit cards for the millennial generation, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report. The company plans to market its card to credit-wary millennials who want to avoid getting into a deep debt cycle, but who also want the incentives of owning a credit card.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

PYMNTS

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. It’s a really exciting time to be in the space.”.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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Breaking Banks Breaking Banks , billed as the #1 global fintech podcast and radio show, began in 2013 and is hosted by media firm Provoke.fm. Some recent episode titles: “Secret Sauce for Deeper Relationships & What’s So Nifty About NFTs” and “Fintech Investment and Growth Opportunities.” keep me informed. Whitepaper. CECL Models.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. FinTech customers have no idea they are exposing themselves to identity and financial risk. Now it has a small-business financing program, Square Capital. By Kelly Pike. Siphoning customers.

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Fighting Digital with Digital

Independent Banker

The quickness with which these Wall Street-driven nonbank lenders—variously called peer-to-peer, online marketplace or financial technology (FinTech) lenders—can fulfill borrowers’ requests has enabled alternative lending to double every year since 2010. FDIC-insured deposits largely solve this problem for banks.