Fintech

'Can't trust these career regulators': Comments of the week

02/28/19

Readers weigh in on Democrats' call for more scrutiny of the BB&T-SunTrust merger, changes to the CFPB's payday lending rule, criticism of Square's ILC application and more.

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What's driving these fintech companies' deposit grab?

02/28/19

Aspiration, Wealthfront and SoFi have all begun offering high-yield savings accounts during the past few weeks.

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How some banks, fintechs are tackling the tech-talent shortage

02/27/19

Bank of America, MX and Carolina Fintech Hub are training refugees and nontechies to become developers while at the same time showing corporate citizenship.

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Ex-SoFi CEO's new blockchain startup is getting into banking

02/27/19

Mike Cagney, the former embattled chief executive of Social Finance, has a new startup that plans to announce a $65 million funding round on Wednesday, bolstering the lending company's expansion into other financial services, including wealth management.

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This company simplifies bank switching. And banks pay for it.

02/26/19

The drudgery of filling out forms and changing bills prevents many customers from swapping banks. One fintech has simplified that exchange, and banks are willing to pay it to deliver them new customers.

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Mick Mulvaney was ‘a disaster' as CFPB chief: Raj Date

02/26/19

The former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shares his thoughts on the bureau's evolution, payday lending, and fintech regulation.

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Best Fintechs to Work For

02/24/19

These fintechs know how to have a good time. Novel employee benefits from the companies that made SourceMedia's 2019 list include cooking classes, weekly dance parties and free trips.

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People, pets, pay: Secrets of the Best Fintechs to Work For

02/24/19

Nap pods and beanbag chairs are nice, but what employees really care about are personal respect and generous compensation. Oh, and it helps to be dog-friendly.

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Benchmarks: How the Best Fintechs to Work For set themselves apart

02/24/19

A look at the difference in responses between employees working for companies that made the list and those that did not.

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When working at a fintech becomes a dream job

02/24/19

Some companies on SourceMedia’s Best Fintechs to Work For list offer their employees extra time off to live boldly.

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