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Credit card payoff product launched by two startups

08/16/18

Happy Money and Arcus have joined a pack of fintechs and online lenders urging customers to forego expensive credit card debt, in this case calling it a "sad spend."

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Savings app company Digit plucks first operating chief from Yelp

08/02/18

The company’s first COO, Vishwas Prabhakara, is hoping to help the automated savings app startup build scale.

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Walmart's pay-advance app Even used by 200,000 employees

07/19/18

About 15% of Walmart’s workforce is budgeting and taking pay advances through the app.

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What kind of bank does the gig economy want?

07/05/18

Founders of the startup digital bank Cogni say they have the formula for reaching Uber drivers and the like, but observers warn it's a group that won't be easily won over.

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Capital One restricts third-party data access, upsets customers

06/27/18

Capital One Financial Corp. is limiting how account data flows to outside apps for managing finances, prompting a backlash from the bank’s customers who say they have been locked out of their own information.

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Are black millennials a blind spot for fintech firms?

06/25/18

Startups such as BREAUX Capital are trying to reach consumers historically underserved and underrepresented in financial services.

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Fintech execs to old-guard banks: Step aside

06/20/18

Big banks and wealth managers are unwilling to sacrifice fee income and make other changes to catch up with their customers' digital demands, fintech leaders said.

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JPMorgan lab helps fintechs with firsthand knowledge of underserved

06/07/18

The bank’s joint initiative with CFSI awards capital to firms trying to address issues that the startup teams personally experienced.

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What a homegrown app for millennials has taught Wells Fargo

05/22/18

The bank found that mixing personal finance management with positive reinforcement allowed them to appeal to younger customers.

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Yodlee’s data ambitions grow with AI tools and millennial apps

05/17/18

Envestnet's aggregator rolls out PFM features meant to appeal to younger clients — and links to Alexa.

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