Fintech

Plaid, a fintech unicorn known for its APIs that connect consumer bank accounts to financial applications, announced today that it is buying Cognito. The price is around $250 million, paid in a blend of cash and stock TechCrunch understands, though we couldn’t suss out the exact mix of each. The deal highlights where Plaid is […]

The issuer says it can offer installment loans without jeopardizing the kind of growth in credit card volume that it reported for the fourth quarter.

U.S. Bank is increasing from $5 to $50 the amount by which accounts can go negative before triggering an overdraft fee and is instituting a 24-hour grace period. Truist, meanwhile, is unveiling two overdraft-free accounts this summer.

The nonprofit received a $1.5 million grant to monitor, evaluate and strengthen consumer protections in the digital financial marketplace. Here's what it's doing with the funds.

Seven months after securing its broker-dealer licence in the States.

Gemini is acquiring Omniex, a trading tech platform that offers order, execution, and portfolio management system solutions for crypto trading.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has opened an inquiry into whether the largest issuers are engaging in unfair or anti-competitive practices. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and the rest of the top eight control 70% of the $1 trillion credit card market.

On episode 35 I talk with Sergei Terentev of B9, a fintech company that offers a full suite of app-based financial services to unbanked workers

jaris an embedded finance platform called HoneyBook Capital, built in partnership with the gig management company HoneyBook.