Square is starting to take on the look of a full service bank as their Cash App has helped to...
This week’s PeerIQ Industry Update continues their coverage of earnings, this week focusing on Amazon; Square acquired e-commerce service provider...
The Godfather of Fintech shares his thoughts on what rewirement means, what fintech needs today, where it is going and what excites him about the future. Source
Louis Beryl, CEO of marketplace lender, Earnest, speaks with Jim Cramer about the firm's credit evaluation process; Cramer discusses Earnest's lending specialization which focuses on student loan refinancing but also includes personal loans; Beryl primarily talks about Earnest's edge in credit underwriting which considers a borrower's full financial profile including additional details on assets and bank accounts; this is facilitated by direct connection to online banking accounts; Beryl says Earnest has passed the $1 billion lending mark with $300 million saved for clients using the company's online lending technology. Source
Even Financial is an industry leading online finance products and services search and comparison service provider; it has announced the launch of a new semi-automated tool to support online advertising for online finance products; new tool includes automation for analyzing the placement of ads. Source
The year has started out strongly for fintech M&A with four significant deals announced in just the first two months;...
Banks have started to come to terms with the importance of the cloud and what it means to their business;...
Ian Kar of Fintech Today writes about the role of e-commerce behemoth Shopify in the future of embedded finance; Shop...
The startup has officially raised their $100 million round, valuing the company at $2.6 billion; what’s amazing is that the...
Invoice finance platform BlueVine secured $130mn in debt financing; the financing comes from Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank, Bank Leumi and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.; BlueVine founder and CEO Eyal Lifshitz tells Bankless Times, “Business owners have diverse needs, and by augmenting our product offering, we are able to offer the solution that fits best.” Source.