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Credit UX: Starter Loans from Self Lender

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youth to obtain a credit card. So most rely on debit cards for spending. However, debit cards don’t help in establishing credit for the estimated 45 million American adults without a credit score ( see note 1 ). Even before ubiquitous Visa/Mastercards, students in the ’70s and ’80s students easily obtained gasoline charge cards.

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FinovateEurope Sneak Peek: Worldcore

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A look at the companies demoing live at FinovateEurope on the 7 and 8 of February 2017 in London. Worldcore offers a wide range of secure global payment solutions including access to bank transfers, e-currency payments, prepaid debit cards, mass payments, and international money transfers. Pick up your tickets today and save your spot.

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Best of Show Winner Alpharank Earns Spot in FIS Accelerator

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By the end of Alpharank’s Best of Show winning demo at FinovateSpring last month, few doubted that connectivity was the key to everything from customer retention to providing more personalized services. “We take two to three years of credit or debit card data. We pump it through Alpharank,” Ley said.

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Envel is the New Simple Bank (Fintech Startup of the Week)

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Sure they had great tech, refreshing UX and a talented team. On the banking side, the startup is working StoneCastle for deposits and Kansas City-based nbkc bank to power banking services, including a soon-to-be-launched debit card. Watch 31 Fintech Demos Named “Best of Show” at Finovate in the Past 16 Months (Sep 2020).

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Fintech Developers, Lock in Presale Savings for FinDEVr Silicon Valley

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FinDEVr features some of the industry’s top software engineers and CTOs, technology architects and evangelists sharing their work and insights in 15-minute TED-style presentations with code, slides, and live demos. If you love the “tech” in fintech, FinDEVr is the place to be.

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Fintech with The Jetsons at FinovateFall 2016

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Looking back at the demos from 2007 , the major trends were PFM, text alerts, and bill payment. It’s 2016, and the red hot fintech sector has evolved immensely since Finovate first launched 10 years ago. With tech companies such as Uber and Venmo setting a higher bar for user experience, consumer expectations have also evolved.

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FinovateFall 2015: A Week in Tweets

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Surprise and excite our savvy collection of more than 23,000 followers on Twitter with your demo, and the accolades will come early and often. Tough, but tolerant of the occasional gaffe or mid-demo technology hiccup. This card from Dynamics has more embedded technology than what will get us to Mars one day. Fair, but firm.

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