The new joint credit card is anticipated to be launched next year and will carry the Apple Pay brand; this...
Wall Street trading firm TrueEx is launching a derivatives platform for cryptocurrency and they have also entered into a partnership with ConsenSys; the partnership with ConsenSys will focus on building a benchmark for ether; the derivatives marketplace is pending review by the CFTC and is looking to list non-deliverable forward contracts for cryptocurrency. Source.
Paytm Payments Bank is aiming to have 500 million accounts offering a wide range of financial services products; the bank launched officially on Tuesday; they are unveiling their money market fund, launching a debit card and will have the capabilities for businesses to open up accounts. Source
The company has raised $26.5 million to expand its digital transactions management business and bolster the staff to increase product development; the round was led by LLR Partners, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm; CEO Stephen Bisbee said, "We are seeing more opportunity in front of us than we're able to execute with our current staff." Source
Carlos Lovera, líder de Desarrollo de Negocio en Bitso, expuso lo siguiente a la revista Forbes México:Patrocinado Patrocinado “Estamos muy emocionados por el éxito que ha tenido el caso de uso de cripto en las remesas, y es claro que aún hay una enorme oportunidad para capturar y aprovechar el potencial...
Early last year UK online lender Zopa closed the platform to new investors, they have now re-opened it; investors will be able to invest in both the Core and Plus products, with and without the IFISA; last week Zopa also announced for the first time since 2015 they were raising target investor rates to 4 percent for Core and 4.6 percent for Plus. Source.
Banking is at an interesting inflection point. There is better technology available today than ever before that can really help banks run more efficiently as their customers are demanding faster and more user-friendly services. At the same time, looming over the horizon is blockchain technology, DeFi, stablecoins and more that could make some of today’s cutting-edge technology obsolete. My next guests on the Fintech One-on-One podcast are living at the center of this conundrum. Ryan Zacharia and Adam Aspes are […]
ComplyAdvantage announced the launch of ComplyLaunch, a free AML program for fintech startups, in the U.S. and Canada to bring better access to financial services.
Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to measure the best banks in more than 20 countries by surveying more...
We recap the earnings results from LendingClub, OnDeck and GreenSky; LendingClub is off to a good start in 2019 and...