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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Online lending .

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How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

Jeff For Banks

And products started migrating online. There is a fintech firm, SoFi, that was born in 2011, that focuses on millennials financial needs. This is why online banks can pay higher interest rates. In fact, I would say, using a Kentucky Derby analogy, that Epicenter as the national bank is currently in the lead.

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Fintech Fundings: 15 Companies Raise $51 Million Week Ending Dec 25

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For just the fourth time this year, weekly fintech fundings fell below the $100-million mark with 15 companies raising a total of $51 million. The Kentucky-based company has developed a vendor management platform for banks and credit unions. HQ: Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Mobile & online payments. Latest round: $35.1

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

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The latest June count for where Walmart Pay is available is: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, and Washington, D.C. PayPal’s Consumer Support.

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Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1

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Here are the fintech deals by size from 26 March to 1 April 2016: Ceridian. Consumer online investment platform. HQ: Louisville, Kentucky. The post Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1 appeared first on Finovate. Human resources, payroll and health insurance platform. Source: Crunchbase.

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Insuritas’ Growth Scales with the Popularity of Insurtech

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E-InsuranceAISLE , an online insurance agency that allows customers to shop, compare and buy policies within their bank’s website. Founded in 1998, Insuritas most recently teamed up with Kentucky-based Paducah Bank. InsureNOW , which helps customers quote their insurance at their policy’s renewal.

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Lake Trust Credit Union Launches Larky-Powered Mobile Rewards App

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Larky helps financial institutions, healthcare insurers, and membership organizations engage their customers and members by providing location-based discounts via “client-branded” online and web platforms. Howell, and Lansing. The standalone app is available on both iOS and Android.