The Prosperity Passport initially allows users to mint soulbound tokens for user verification and credit scores.
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Fintech Nexus asked peers to recommend female fintech founders who they felt we all should watch over the next year....
Chase will soon allow credit card customers to use voice authentication when dialing the call center, which will help to cut down on additional security questions; Chase will join TD, HSBC, Barclays and ANZ Banking Group in using voice authentication; the voiceprint is securely stored as a mathematical equation, and only works for verification with the bank’s system according to reporting by TearSheet; representatives can ask further authentication questions if needed, almost 30 percent of calls are requests for account access and improving efficiency will cut down on costs as well as time. Source.
TechCrunch reports on metrics provided by N26; the digital bank currently boasts 3.5 million customers in 24 European markets including...
Nigerian fintech startup OneFi acquires payment company Amplify Singapore and Australia fintech associations sign MoU SoFi Money Review: Online Checking...
Union Credit's platform provides credit unions with new, credit-worthy members by aggregating consumer data and matching it with various credit union fields.
After almost a year in the back seat, the fintech law in Chile is now approved in Congress.
Global SME lending fintech Tradeplus24 is launching into the UK with the close of a £30 million debt facility provided...
In a positive announcement for consumer data sharing, JPMorgan has agreed to allow Intuit customers to access bank data without sharing their passwords; the agreement will provide added convenience for JPMorgan customers using Intuit's Mint.com, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online; the elimination of passwords is expected to improve security and real-time access of account data. Source
A drawn-out workers’ strike at Brazil's central bank in protest of wage increases is having an unexpected impact on the fintech industry.