Technology
Technology
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A Dallas-based startup that planned to build a banking option for folks who find Wall Street too liberal has laid off most employees and will cease operations.
November 21 -
BMO Financial in Canada and Re:start, a neobank in Texas, are letting those displaced by war apply for accounts online with atypical documentation.
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Machine learning and automation could be pivotal in helping consumers and small businesses outside the mainstream access credit and other basic banking services, several panelists said at the Financial Technology Association's inaugural Fintech Summit.
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The London-based challenger bank will also launch a streamlined version of its app as it works to break into non-European markets.
November 18 -
A divided Washington needs to come together on an issue of importance to all Americans: improving access to cutting-edge consumer financial services products.
November 18 -
With users now able to buy a blue verification badge for $8, parody accounts are on the rise — and so are the risks of fraud and impersonation.
November 16 -
In a new report, the Treasury Department also raises the question of scrapping the $10 billion threshold for debit card issuers in the Durbin amendment.
November 16 -
The fall of a major cryptocurrency exchange and subsequent drop in digital currency prices represent an opportunity to some bankers, who say investors and businesses will turn to regulated companies for crypto help.
November 15 -
A Federal Reserve Bank of New York unit will partner with almost a dozen banks and other financial institutions to test out digital dollars, a sign that Wall Street intends to push ahead with its cryptocurrency agenda despite recent upheaval in the market.
November 15 -
Onward, an app that recently raised a Series A from investors that include Citi Ventures, helps separated and divorced parents transparently share expenses and pay each other back in one spot.
November 14 -
Klarna has rolled out a search and compare tool in the U.K. and Nordics as the fintech looks to diversify its revenue away from buy now/pay later, which is under increasing scrutiny.
November 14 -
The company is seeing growth in use of its ExtraCash short-term loans, which are an alternative to overdrafts.
November 11 -
Wall Street banks that lent $13 billion to help fund Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter have been quietly sounding out hedge funds and other asset managers for their interest in a chunk of the buyout debt at deeply discounted prices.
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Banks are starting to use the technology, which protects cloud-based data while it's being used by an application.
November 10 -
There are more cost-effective ways for even small institutions to analyze data and connect with underserved and niche communities, according to a panel of experts during an NCUA event on financial inclusion.
November 10 -
The prepaid wireless provider needs ways to reduce churn, and it has created a neobank to do that. However, it comes with a boatload of fees.
November 9 -
During the third quarter, revenues at the online consumer lender fell by 31% from the previous three months. CEO Dave Girouard expressed dissatisfaction but also argued that the company's lending model is working as intended.
November 9 -
FV Bank will let customers hold, transfer and settle both digital assets and fiat currencies in one account.
November 9 -
The fintech reported on its third-quarter earnings call that tightening its credit standards has already improved delinquency trends.
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A proposed rule would end a 40-year moratorium on participation in the Small Business Administration's flagship 7(a) program by nondepository lenders. However, staffing constraints would limit the number of new licenses to just three at the start.
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