Disruptors

Fintech Robinhood will offer checking service promising 3% interest

12/13/18

Robinhood Financial, one of the most valuable private companies in the financial technology space, is rolling out its take on the traditional bank account starting on Thursday.

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Fed, FDIC court banks; Germany seeks to help its banks

12/13/18

The two agencies seek to end the acrimony with the companies they regulate; the government is trying to make it easier for the wounded Deutsche Bank to merge with rival Commerzbank.

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One fintech’s plan to free consumers from credit card debt 

12/11/18

Jason Brown explains why his company, Tally, helps consumers by paying their monthly balances, providing advice and offering a lower-rate credit line.

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Why MoneyLion built an anti-bank

12/07/18

Ninety million Americans have an adversarial relationship with their finances, says Dee Choubey, CEO and founder of MoneyLion.

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Startups' new approach to PFM: Sit back, let us handle it

11/28/18

The latest personal financial management tools provide a more passive approach for customers that analyzes patterns and suggest ways to fix issues.

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Which tech companies pose the biggest threat to banks?

11/27/18

Warren Kornfeld, senior vice president at Moody’s Investors Service, explains why banks’ fear of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants is legitimate.

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Challenger banks are raking in cash. Should traditional banks be worried?

11/20/18

Neobanks create lots of buzz — and command the attention of venture capital firms — but there are questions about how big of a threat they pose.

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Could smart contracts sideline banks?

11/19/18

Andrew Keys, co-founder of the venture capital firm ConsenSys Capital, has a vision of the future bankers might find chilling, in which banks and other middlemen are cut out of financial services.

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Fintech startup tries to help consumers fix credit report errors

11/15/18

Upturn, which is owned by a BBVA unit, is offering a free online tool consumers can use to detect and dispute inaccuracies in their credit report.

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Prosper branches out, shifts strategy as it launches second product

11/14/18

The online lender will roll out its first new product in 12 years, a home equity line of credit. But it's taking a different approach than with its original offering.

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