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Fintastico Team
1 day, 4 hours
https://thefintechtimes.com/7-us-challenger-ban...
7 US Challenger Banks See 40% User Growth to 39 Million in 2020 | The Fintech Times
Data presented by Trading Platforms shows 7 US challenger banks recorded a user growth of 39.28%. The growth is between 2019 and 2020.
Fintastico Team
6 days, 23 hours
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/37261/ces-...
Fintastico Team
3 weeks, 2 days
https://www.businessinsider.com/fintech-exits-v...
Top fintech investors are excited for a big year of hot IPOs after 2020 blew away their expectations with back-to-back funding rounds and multibillion-dollar M&A
Fintechs were mostly absent from the big-name tech IPOs of 2020, but that could change in 2021. Affirm, Marqeta, and Robinhood could all go public.
Fintastico Team
4 weeks
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/finovate/~3/XEc4...
Building Better: A Look at Fintech's Infrastructure Revolution - Finovate
As the price of bitcoin returns to old highs, we see a renewed appetite for cryptocurrencies and digital assets of all kinds. Add to this a new generation of investors raised on the wealth-building possibilities of alternative assets like private securities. The result is a range of new opportunities – as well as customer expectations Read more...
Fintastico Team
4 months, 4 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/101281/online-mob...
Digital Account Opening Options Increase, But Speed Still Lags
While digital bank account opening options have increased due to COVID-19, online and mobile processes remain cumbersome.
Fintastico Team
5 months
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance...
3 Ways Fintech Can Help You Automate Your Finances During COVID-19
Even before the bulk of bank branches temporarily closed their brick-and-mortar doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a great deal of personal banking was done via click, tap or swipe. Today, demand for digital financial services is going through the roof. This revolution is propelled by fintec
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://media.thinknum.com/articles/trying-to-g...
Trying to get in on the FinTech gold rush? Don't, says Birch co-founder Alex Cohen.
From Robinhood to Credit Karma to Venmo, apps that allow users to keep track of every penny are becoming crucial during these tough financial times. And many might also see an opportunity to strike gold by starting one of these businesses for themselves. The apps are so easy to use; how hard can it be to build?
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/how-millennials-are-sh...
Matt Luongo: How Millennials Are Shaping the Future of Money- CoinDesk
The desire for autonomy, self-sufficiency and personalization is driving innovation in personal finance, including the shift to crypto.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/98831/open-bankin...
Open Banking Gets a Jump Start from COVID
In some ways the U.S. has passed Europe. Here's why all banks and credit unions must have a strategy for a trend that's reshaping banking.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/98831/open-bankin...
Open Banking Gets a Jump Start from COVID
In some ways the U.S. has passed Europe. Here's why all banks and credit unions must have a strategy for a trend that's reshaping banking.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/07/164540...
Fintech Firm Stem, which offers Access to Capital to Music Artists, Reaches $100 Million in Royalty Distributions
Fintech firm Stem, which offers access to capital to music artists, reaches $100 million in royalty distributions.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/07/164540...
Fintech Firm Stem, which offers Access to Capital to Music Artists, Reaches $100 Million in Royalty Distributions
Fintech firm Stem, which offers access to capital to music artists, reaches $100 million in royalty distributions.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 4 weeks
https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/07/deposit-...
Deposit grower Mantl raises $19m in extended Series A - FinTech Futures
Mantl, a New York-based fintech which helps banks and credit union grow deposits and streamline back-office tasks, has landed $19 million.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-fintech-chip...
Smart savings app Chip launches an interest-bearing savings account
The account will have an initial cap of £5,000 ($6,364), which will be lifted to £85,000 ($108,188) once the product rolls out fully later this year.
Fintastico Team
6 months
https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2020/costco-...
Costco Plans For Five New Store Locations | PYMNTS.com
Costco intends to open five new store locations by the end of September, in addition to two delivery facilities.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/07/164138...
Plaid on Open Banking: Every company is a Fintech company
Plaid is a Fintech that jumped to the top of the news cycle when Visa (NYSE: V) announced in January that it was acquiring the Fintech for $5.3 billion. Plaid’s services enable consumers the ability to share their financial information with thousands of apps and
Fintastico Team
6 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/07/164138...
Plaid on Open Banking: Every company is a Fintech company
Plaid is a Fintech that jumped to the top of the news cycle when Visa (NYSE: V) announced in January that it was acquiring the Fintech for $5.3 billion. Plaid’s services enable consumers the ability to share their financial information with thousands of apps and
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fintech-focus-ro...
Fintech Focus Roundup For July 4, 2020
'Breaking The Information Asymmetry'What Is Happening? Capital Market Laboratories (CML) launched Stock Trading Machine, a technical analysis chart profit builder in which users can instantly view the result of technical conditions applied onto a stock chart. What Does It Mean? "We want
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/there-will-...
‘There will be hundreds of fintech failures’
Jane Gladstone, new president of Promontory Interfinancial Network, says the recession will accelerate the shakeout among the nonbank disruptors and that small banks have an opportunity to forge new bonds with the survivors.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 2 weeks
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/there-will-...
‘There will be hundreds of fintech failures’
Jane Gladstone, new president of Promontory Interfinancial Network, says the recession will accelerate the shakeout among the nonbank disruptors and that small banks have an opportunity to forge new bonds with the survivors.
Fintastico Team
6 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/digital-first-banking/20...
Wealthfront FinTech: Debit Account Capability | PYMNTS.com
Wealthfront, the online investment service firm, added checking features to its app for a banking service that is branchless, automated and optimizes investments.
Fintastico Team
7 months
https://www.paymentssource.com/opinion/coronavi...
Coronavirus has upended payments, and fintech investing
Micro-investing apps that can enable payments, savings management and investment all in one place will gain favorable consideration from investors and consumers alike, says Naples Technology Ventures' Tom Hogan.
Fintastico Team
7 months
https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/can-ai-...
Can AI Tech Innovations Fix a Broken Economy? | Finance Magnates
As the worldwide pandemic helps push the global economies towards recession, we ask can Artificial Intelligence (AI) fix broken economies?
Fintastico Team
7 months, 1 week
https://thefinancialbrand.com/97302/challenger-...
Are Challenger Banks on the Rocks? Or Will They Rock You?
Challenger banks and other fintechs have hit a rough stretch due to funding issues and lower revenue. But don't start celebrating just yet.