Fintech

NatWest Group is considering launching a separate digital lender for small businesses in the U.K. to find a new avenue of growth for the bank.

The Federal Reserve’s forceful moves to fight inflation are resetting expectations about how quickly banks will need to start raising their deposit rates.

The credit card provider is one of only a few fintechs around the world to have female CTO.

Star Alliance — the largest of the three global airline groups — is planning to offer a co-branded credit card that will allow cardholders to redeem points across all 26 members.

The buy now/pay later provider Klarna Bank is pushing further into the retail industry by offering traditional stores a platform to stream and video-chat with online customers.

Deserve, a credit card technology startup, said it secured a $250 million credit facility from banks led by Goldman Sachs Group. 

The CEOs of both Upstart and Oportun said this week that while they will maintain their existing interest rate limits, some higher-risk customers will no longer qualify for their loans as borrowing costs rise.

Twenty companies have joined the “Visa Ready” list of suppliers offering streamlined connections to installment loans online and at the point of sale.

On Dec. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

The bank is working with invoicing vendor IFG to simplify the process of paying multiple suppliers.