El desafío para los nuevos equipos de la CNBV es levantar las autorizaciones condicionadas, así como dar certidumbre sobre el qué y el cómo de ciertos modelos de negocio fintech...
Amazon launched a credit card product in Brazil in an effort to compete with Mercado Libre and ramp up its fintech strategy in South America.
Keep Financial raises $9M led by a16z to help employers offer forgivable loans as a retention tool –
Employee churn is one of the biggest challenges facing organizations working in competitive environments. Today a startup is launching with a new product to add to the artillery of tools that HR people are using to combat that.
In documents reviewed by the FT Ant Financial says they now have more than 620 million users and their wealth...
The Chairman and CEO of ConnectOne Bank, a community bank provides his perspective on small businesses and banks embracing technology in all aspects of their business; ConnectOne is a forward thinking community bank which recently moved lending operations to the cloud; they look to meet the needs of their clients however they want to interact, even if that means coming to a bank branch. Source
While speaking at Innovate Finance Chancellor Philip Hammond launched the Fintech Alliance, a new platform to provide access to people,...
The CFPB issued a series of orders to Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip to collect information on the risks associated with BNPL.
Amazon will now allow customers to add cash to their Amazon accounts through barcode scans at participating retailers throughout the US; funds will be immediately available for use; the firm says the initiative is expected to target underbanked customers; Morgan Stanley says the announcement could decrease the chances of the firm partnering with PayPal for payments which is a deal the market has been potentially anticipating between the two companies. Source
Kabbage developed partnerships with banks that saw its technology power small business lending in seven countries.
The new credit card features a built-in fingerprint scanner that replaces the use of a pin number; the card is currently being tested in South Africa with expansion planned to Europe and Asia and then globally by the end of the year; MasterCard has confidence in the biometric authentication and the firm's chief of security says it can offer customers additional convenience and security. Source