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·Mar. 23, 2020

Fintech Companies Providing Free Services During Coronavirus Crisis

Ron Shevlin, writing for Forbes has compiled a list of fintech companies which are extending free, discounted or accelerated deployment...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Oct. 25, 2017

Wealthy Customers Demanding Higher Interest Rates

Customers are becoming more demanding as interest rates climb; the average interest rate paid by the biggest US Banks jumped to 0.40% in the third quarter; sophisticated customers are now reconsidering where they hold their cash accounts; Fifth Third is one bank that is raising rates for these types of customers; wealth management deposits have decreased at Bank of America, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo in the third quarter according to Autonomous Research. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Jun. 25, 2019

Aura Eyes Bank Partnerships, Announces Investment from Prudential

Aura is a small dollar lender which focuses on borrowers who have little or no credit history; the $10 million...

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Fintech News Roundup

·Dec. 6, 2016

Vault Launches at TechCrunch Disrupt London

UK startup, Vault, launched a retirement product for small businesses at TechCrunch Disrupt London; the investment platform offers a retirement solution for small businesses through automated investing; the company's automated platform allows small businesses to offer a retirement solution for their employees at a low cost. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·May. 14, 2018

Digital Banking Exposes Financial Firms to Increased Cyber Crime

Digital banking has been a big positive for the financial services industry, though it has opened companies to greater cyber...

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·May. 8, 2025

Fintechs Flouting Recession Vibes

Savvy operators have built contingent products and revenue streams to thrive despite the major economic and market turmoil Even the...

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Fintech

·Nov. 10, 2021

Amazon to accept PayPal’s Venmo

The partnership with the e-commerce giant could help PayPal overcome muted fourth-quarter sales due to supply-chain issues and other factors changing consumer spending.

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Fintech News Roundup Online Lending

·Jan. 5, 2017

Banking and Lending Represent Majority of Fintech Funding Deals in 2016

Data from Financial Technology Partners reports over 1,500 funding deals from over 1,700 investors in 2016; these deals accounted for $36 billion in fintech financing; data by fintech category can be seen in the chart below with banking and lending companies accounting for 29% of the year's total deals; payments, loyalty and ecommerce accounted for 22%; securities, capital markets and wealth management also reported substantial interest from investors with 19% of the deals funded. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Feb. 26, 2018

Coinbase is Looking to Become the Next Google

Business Insider sat with Coinbase’s Dan Romero who recently took on the role of general manager and vice president of the company in January; the interview covered the company’s plans for growth on the engineering and product sides; he said the company is looking to become for cryptocurrency what Google has become for search; the interview also talks through the recent SegWit upgrade, where Coinbase is headed in the next few years and how they compare to their biggest competitors. Source.

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 19, 2019