Fintech

Why Digit is over chatbots

02/05/18

Digit, which launched as an automated savings app in 2015, has decided chatbots are a flawed interface. Now it’s redesigning its popular app to reflect its new vision.

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Open banking's early adopters bet on 'tremendous gains in value'

02/01/18

The few U.S. banks embracing data sharing say the industry is moving toward the standard.

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Moven to receive $23M from SoftBank, plans to buy bank

01/31/18

As it secures new funding and creates a joint venture in Japan, Moven says it is close to becoming a full-fledged U.S. “challenger” by purchasing a traditional bank.

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Lawmakers struggle to find right balance on fintech policy

01/30/18

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the fintech industry as Congress is still beginning the conversation about what a legislative approach should look like.

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Banco Popular reboots Eloan for new era in online lending

01/30/18

The pioneering brand re-enters a market where fintechs now account for over 30% of personal loan originations.

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Upstart's first step in testing fraud product: Buy a bank

01/25/18

Nano Financial will offer new technology to Commerce Bank's commercial customers as it considers ways to license it to other financial institutions.

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Two new payment firms try out Ripple's cryptocurrency

01/24/18

Plans by IDT and MercuryFX to test XRP for cross-border payments are another vote of confidence for Ripple’s products.

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Bank of America launches APIs for corporate clients

01/24/18

Enterprise customers will be able to send payment data to the bank through an application programming interface, rather than as XML or Swift files.

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Scandal-rocked SoFi says it has foundation for full recovery

01/24/18

Executives point out while they are fixing the online lender's very public problems, loan originations are still in the billions and it has expanded into wealth management.

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The biggest fintechs in the market

01/24/18

SoFi's experience shows that the biggest names in fintech, while generating massive financial support, still operate in a very volatile world.

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