The battle lines have been drawn, but which side will back down first is still to be decided. Now in...
Fintech startup Klarna is launching a desktop browser extension that provides many of the features that you can find in the company’s mobile app — but on your computer. In addition to the ability to manage your Klarna payments, the extension automatically applies coupon codes when you’re on a checkout page. Klarna has acquired Piggy...
The OCC has been working with the CFPB to reform and eliminate overdraft fees in banking, Michael J. Hsu, head of the OCC stated Wednesday.
The card network's new cryptocurrency advisory service aims to help financial institutions catch up with companies like Square and PayPal by spotting opportunities to support stablecoins, nonfungible tokens and central bank digital currencies.
The proceeds will support Silvergate’s network that facilitates cryptocurrency transactions and a leveraged lending product that provides loans collateralized by bitcoin.
When Kabbage stopped lending in the Spring of 2020, many assumed they would pick up where they left off when they were acquired by American Express. Not quite. Since the deal in August 2020, Kabbage had been repurposed as a checking account service. On Wednesday, however, Kabbage finally announced a return to funding. “Kabbage from...
Blockchain-based Figure Technologies has unveiled Figure Equity Solutions, which allows private companies to raise, manage and trade equity on the same platform.
Yave, a mortgage and credit fintech that aims to capture the Mexican mortgage market, won the day after an excellent presentation by co-founder and CEO Bernardo Silva. He said he wanted to break into the slow-moving trad marketplace for mortgages and help brokers put the mortgage right into the sales process.
Rappi prides itself on providing anything people want at any time. With such a lofty aim, it is only logical that sooner or later, the company would look to financial services to increase that convenience even further.
When considering mergers and acquisitions in Latin America, companies better have a well-thought-out strategy before proceeding, a panel of experts agreed at LendIt Fintech LatAm 2021, held Dec. 7-8 in Miami, Fla.