Bank Innovation

AUGUST 9, 2019

In this episode, Suman Bhattacharyya, deputy editor of Bank Innovation, speaks with Alyson Clarke, principal analyst at Forrester Research, about the following developments: With the much-awaited launch of Apple Card, the tech giant has taken a page […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2018

Goldman Sachs has agreed to purchase fintech startup firm Final, as a part of its efforts to expand in retail-banking products. Oakland-based Final is a credit card service, which announced that it would close its card portfolio back in December. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 26, 2023

The fintech industry took a hard hit in 2022 as investors scaled back their investments amid market turmoil. Fintech is central to a16z’s investment strategy. Of the 206 deals a16z participated in last year, almost a quarter went to fintech companies — more than any other industry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news, the European Central Bank outlines use cases for a digital euro, and Goldman Sachs will buy GM’s credit card business. The European Central Bank says Europe should be ready to adopt a digital euro so residents can access money amid the evolving retail payment landscape. for General Motor's Credit Card Business.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2018

New takes on lending and underwriting dominated the opening day of demos at FinovateSpring 2018 here yesterday. But this being fintech's leading demo showcase, the featured startups offered up these basic, fundamental aspects of banking in a new way, often with "artificial intelligence" under the hood. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. and India, alternative small business lending technology company CreditEnable has revealed a $2 million seed round, according to Inc42 reports. CreditEnable.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

“Given how much the demand for installments is increasing, we are also using the already existing parts of the credit system today to scale installment payments with every [Visa] card across the board,” Cetin Duransoy , Visa ’s global head of installment solutions, told PYMNTS. Fast and Furious BNPL Action. The account comes with 1.30

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 23, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – The two fundamental keys to most challenges retail banks and payment companies face on the innovation front are personalization and efficiency, according to Alberto Corvo, a founding partner at fintech focused investment firm Motive Partners.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Though commercial card innovation has recently hit an acceleration point, there is still plenty of room for progress. Power took one key friction point of the small business (SMB) credit card market to task. Power Director of Wealth and Lending Intelligence John Cabell in a statement. Walmart Boosts Cards For India SMBs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Marketplace lending. Marketplace Lending.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One of the biggest tests for FinTech in the coming years is how well it can serve businesses that don’t have easy or efficient access to credit. That has limited credit, and led to a rise of what he called retail brokers, some 90 of whom help businesses in Brazil navigate that tight credit landscape. FinTech Sandbox.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Indian FinTech Infibeam Avenues , which works in digital payment and eCommerce solutions, has bought all shares of Cardpay Technologies, which provides payment and invoice technology, in an all-stock deal. The platform offers help with physical and virtual credit cards, invoice processing and early payments discounts, BusinessLine reports.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

For small business lenders and for FinTech too, expansion is key; but for Biz2Credit, expansion is literal. In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. These plans fund retail purchases that consumers can then pay off over time in typically four installments. Interest in BNPL is not limited to the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The man was struggling to pay his bills, and an online lender had offered him a personal loan to pay off some 10 credit cards. Lara Briehl had a desperate client who was itching to accept an offer. Accepting, he thought, would help him escape crushing debt. The interest rate offered, however, was about 10 […].

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 11, 2019

According to a new study commissioned by Divido, a white-label platform for point-of-sale lending, three of four traditional lenders identified losing ground to new entrants like Affirm and Klarna as a top concern for their business. Upstart lenders, including startups that offer checkout loans, are rattling incumbents.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, announced its third cohort of startups today. Here are the five companies of Class 3 of INV Fintech: CoverHero is an intelligent insurance roboadvisor that helps users manage, understand, and buy […].

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 26, 2018

The global professional services company PwC announced via email it will shutter its DeNovo platform, which delivered insights and analysis on fintech startups, at the end of June. The email reads, in part: At the end of June we will retire DeNovo in its current form. Going forward, we are shifting our resources to specific […].

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 24, 2016

In a stunning vote, British citizens decided to leave the European Union, and the so-called Brexit has not just profound implications for fintech, but creates massive uncertainty for global financial services. tweeted Eileen Burbidge, a partner at Passion Capital and FinTech Envoy of HM Read More. How can we be so stupid?”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. million in consumer losses.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Fintechs can provide better design capabilities, improved customer experience, research states. Financial institutions are making fintech partnerships a key priority in 2020, according to a new study from Cornerstone Advisors. These numbers represent an increase from 49% and 60%, respectively, in 2019. Register here.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Stripe and Lightspeed team up to advance in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants, the Federal Reserve weighs the costs and benefits of a digital currency and the Reserve Bank of Australia considers stopping banks from automatically routing “tap and go” payments through Visa and Mastercard.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The clock is ticking on FinTech Acquisition Corp. FinTech Acquisition Corp, believed to be the only “blank check” company in the fintech sector today, has by rule until Aug. 19 to consummate an acquisition with its $100 million, or face dissolution.

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BankBazaar

APRIL 11, 2023

National, March 30, 2023: BankBazaar.com , India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online provider of free Credit Scores, closed FY23 with net revenue of ₹160 crore. The company grew its net revenue for FY23 by 60% over FY22 on the back of a 60% growth in its Credit Card issuances.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, is pleased to announce its inaugural episode of INV Unfiltered — a new monthly podcast series, which will cover current trends and intriguing topics in financial technology and beyond.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Mastercard has moved into point-of-sale financing with the acquisition of Vyze, a FinTech firm the payment card network calls an “an end-to-end platform that facilitates financing options for merchants’ customers at checkout.”. As well, Bankrate has estimated that roughly 33 percent of millennials have cards.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Aura, a San Francisco-based fintech offering affordable loans to low to moderate-income households, wants to partner with banks to offer those loans to consumers who have traditionally been unable to secure them from larger institutions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

While it gears up to apply for a digital banking license in Singapore, cross-border payments firm InstaReM is reportedly seeking lending business partners. Nanu continued per reports, “One key aspect where we have limited ability is lending and we will be looking to partner to create the lending experience in the same technology stack.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2016

CurrentC has announced its curtain call, Uber moved to sweeten the deal for its drivers and Lending Club proved the firm is far from out of surprises. After what has undeniably been a strange trip, MCX is officially pulling the plug on the collaborative effort of retailers to create their own, mobile-only, merchant-centric payment network.

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Payments Source

JULY 8, 2019

Sensing a profitable opportunity in an underserved market, a variety of companies — ranging from traditional banks to fintech startups and even Amazon — are rushing into selling secured credit cards and other products designed for consumers with poor or thin credit.

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American Banker

APRIL 8, 2020

Upgrade's hybrid loan-card product can now be used without swiping as consumers and retail workers seek to minimize spread of novel coronavirus.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Affirm , a FinTech that offers customers payment plans at the point of sale, is reportedly looking to raise around $1.5 The company makes money the same way a credit card company does, with interest. . Many companies are moving into the area of B2B and consumer lending, and Affirm is no different. billion from last year.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others. The event is the 9th annual pitch session for SXSW’s accelerator.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Nationwide is gearing up for the introduction of its business accounts, while Mastercard is planning to roll out debit cards to customers early next year, the companies announced in a joint press release. . The fund is designed to boost competition in business lending. . A banking service targeting Britain’s 5.6

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5 Online lending . Costco Card. A pretty clear-cut sizzle.

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