Technology
Technology
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Chris Larsen, co-founder and former CEO of the payments company, is donating $1.7 million to help merchant associations improve the city's lighting, crosswalk markings, sidewalks and trash receptacles.
March 3 -
If policymakers are serious about revitalizing low-income communities, they should require all fintechs and other nonchartered lenders to adhere to the Community Reinvestment Act.
March 3 -
Challenger banks and fintechs can't be considered rivals, says Episode Six's John Mitchell.
March 3 -
Less than half of consumers believe financial services providers adequately protect their personal information, according to an Arizent survey. Banks such as Wells Fargo and Bank of Idaho are offering mobile tools and cybersecurity education that could help rebuild trust.
March 2 -
How consumer attitudes toward privacy threaten to overturn long-standing industry assumptions about customer data and personalization.
March 2 -
The payment processing company will offer loans and deposit accounts to its small-business customers through a Utah-based industrial bank.
March 1 -
The company is emphasizing the software interoperability of the service it's launching that caters to banks, which are making huge investments in cloud computing. It will face off against big-tech rivals in the market like IBM, which touts the security and compliance features of its year-old offering.
March 1 -
In adding Goldman Sachs veterans Omer Ismail and David Stark, the retail giant can enhance products such as Walmart Pay, Walmart+ and its fintech pact with Ribbit Capital.
March 1 -
In adding Goldman Sachs veterans Omer Ismail and David Stark, the retail giant can enhance products such as Walmart Pay, Walmart+ and its fintech pact with Ribbit Capital.
March 1 -
Omer Ismail was a key architect of Goldman Sachs's consumer efforts in recent years and David Stark inked the bank's partnership credit card partnership with Apple.
March 1 -
Supermarkets and restaurants were already starting to go digital when the pandemic pushed hard on the gas. Expect more mobile and virtual experiences —and much less space for sit-down dining.
March 1 -
With mobile payments and banking apps on the rise, biometric authentication is now increasingly common in consumer finance, says Fingerprints' Michel Roig.
February 26 -
The London bank is trying out new models that help it assess the creditworthiness of recent college graduates, and layering on software that analyzes the fairness of its credit decisions.
February 25 -
The fresh funding would recrown the Swedish company as Europe’s most valuable startup after the payments business Checkout.com was valued at $15 billion.
February 24 -
Lost in the debate about whether to make fintechs comply with the Community Reinvestment Act is that many of them already partner with banks to make loans in low-income neighborhoods.
February 24 -
APIs and the cloud can help financial institutions reach consumers who have become accustomed to digital, says Episode Six's John Mitchell.
February 24 -
Small shops are facing more competition online. Combined with the impact of Brexit, this has made it even more important for businesses to sell overseas.
February 23 -
If policymakers are serious about revitalizing low-income communities, they should require all fintechs and other nonchartered lenders to adhere to the Community Reinvestment Act.
February 22 -
Former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney joins Stripe's board as the second new director in two months.
February 22 -
Without additional security measures, hackers can compromise multifactor authentication and wreak havoc on financial institutions and their customers.
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