Fintech

Mix, mingle, mentor: Women make time for face time at Fundera

02/24/19

Three years ago, the New York-based fintech started organizing a monthly gathering for its female employees. The meetings have helped participants find role models.

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How we select the Best Fintechs to Work For

02/24/19

A collaboration between SourceMedia and the Best Companies Group, the list is derived from reviews of employer benefits and policies and comprehensive surveys filled out by the companies' employees.

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At Fattmerchant, innovation isn't confined to the tech team

02/24/19

Every week starts and ends the same way — with meetings where departments can share successes and challenges. It’s one way the payments company ensures cross-collaboration.

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Banks fall further behind fintechs in personal lending

02/21/19

Personal loan balances hit an all-time high in 2018, while fintech lenders widened their market share lead over banks and credit unions, according to new data from TransUnion.

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As BB&T-SunTrust shows, banks must grow, change or die

02/21/19

Critics of the merger need to recognize the competitive threat banks face from big tech and other innovators.

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The challenger banks catering to gig-economy workers

02/19/19

The rise of Uber, Lyft, Etsy, Kaggle and other forms of freelance work has sparked a new generation of specialist fintechs.

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Citi plans machine takeover of call centers; Shareholders bail on two foreign banks

02/19/19

CEO Corbat says “thousands” of call center jobs may be lost; Barclays shareholder sells all stock in the bank and Deutsche’s biggest slashes its stake.

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SoFi plans new lending products and move Into stock trading

02/15/19

The company's expansion into new business lines could help offset recent declines in loan volume.

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Bankers have another data security issue to worry about

02/15/19

Banks want to encourage innovation by extending access to outside developers, but customer data remains vulnerable while in use by an application.

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Fintechs could make life easier for overtaxed SBA

02/15/19

The Small Business Administration should consider partnering with fintechs, which have the capacity to approve loans quickly, to help avoid the kind of application backlog the agency faced after the last government shutdown.

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