Fintech

LendingPoint poised to expand after buying point-of-sale lender

01/11/18

The Kennesaw, Ga.-based company, which targets borrowers with blemished credit records, has acquired LoanHero, which specializes in loans at the cash register.

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JPMorgan Chase to offer car loans online through partnership with AutoFi

01/11/18

The agreement marks the latest example of the banking giant teaming with a fintech to speed up delivery of services to its customers.

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U.S. Bank teams with nonprofit to help drive more loans to CDFIs

01/08/18

The Minneapolis bank is the first bank to join Community Reinvestment Fund's online service that matches small-business borrowers who don’t qualify for bank loans with community development financial institutions.

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Shared office space becomes marketing hook for banks

01/08/18

A number of banks, especially those with extra real estate on their hands, are trying to capitalize on the co-working craze to appeal to fledgling companies that could become success stories — and their customers.

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Capital markets foe seeks an end run via blockchain

01/05/18

Overstock CEO and Wall Street gadfly Patrick Byrne wants to create a market free from trading practices he has long decried.

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Will the New York Fed get a female leader?

01/05/18

Several women are viewed as possible successors for a retiring William Dudley. Pam Codispoti has plans to up the millennial appeal of Chase’s 5,200 branches. What’s hot in fintech for 2018? Plus, the year of #MeToo in review.

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The tech giants are coming for your customers. Be ready

01/05/18

Banks still have advantages in the battle against big tech firms like Amazon and Facebook, but they will need to capitalize on those to survive.

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Can blockchain technology revive peer-to-peer lending?

01/04/18

The people-helping-people model proffered by LendingClub and others quickly foundered, but several startups aim to bring it back with the help of distributed ledger technology.

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Online lender Funding Circle inks partnership with Kansas bank

01/04/18

Intrust Bank has agreed to purchase $20 million worth of Funding Circle's small-business loans in what could just be the beginning of a long-term relationship.

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Crypto-asset market will hit $10 trillion, analyst predicts

01/03/18

The stratospheric rise of bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and other cryptocurrencies in recent months may be only the beginning.

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