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Why fintech rollouts are magnets for fraud

09/16/19

Hackers go in for the kill when challenger banks and others launch retail products. So the companies are forced to step up their defenses — fast.

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Challenger banks apply pressure with fee cuts

09/08/19

Charging customers $40 for a $10 overdraft “makes no mathematical sense,” Chime CEO Chris Britt says in a critique of traditional banks.

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Varo to offer limited overdraft protection to some customers

08/27/19

Its latest feature makes it one of several mobile-only challenger banks in the U.S. that do not charge overdraft fees of any kind.

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A fintech innovation that may be hard for traditional banks to swallow

06/26/19

Challenger banks promote the concept of empathy in banking, which sometimes means forgoing revenue to build up customer goodwill.

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Chime reports big user growth, but rival Varo questions numbers

06/13/19

The CEO of the digital-only bank Chime says it has quadrupled its membership in a year. So why doesn't his counterpart at Varo believe him?

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German-based Challenger bank N26 still 'on track' for 2019 U.S. launch

04/01/19

As N26 schedules its launch for midyear, it will face off against other startups and mobile-only spinoffs from incumbent financial institutions.

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Money keeps flowing to fintechs

03/14/19

Chime, Chart IQ, Starling Bank and several other startups have raised millions of dollars from venture capital and private-equity firms this year. Here's what they plan to do with their haul.

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How fintechs are helping Americans rein in holiday spending

12/18/18

Digit, Chime and Pluto are among those said to be stepping into a void left by the banking industry. But designing helpful enough, yet flexible enough, financial safeguards for consumers is easier said than done.

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Chime grows to 1.7M customers, acquires credit scoring app Pinch

10/10/18

The San Francisco challenger bank is adding 150,000 customers per month and plans to expand its financial product offerings.

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Good prices or good service: What hooks online-only banking customers?

08/28/18

Digital banks dispute the notion that they can skimp on customer service because millennials are only shopping for low fees and high savings rates.

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