The Synapse debacle continues.
Former FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams is the court-appointed trustee managing the bankruptcy process. She was appointed on May 24.
Over my decade-plus covering fintech, I see parallels between earned wage access (EWA) and equity crowdfunding, P2P lending and BNPL.
Greenlight has been a leader in helping young children and teenagers develop financial skills. Its app is used today by more than six million parents and children.
While the company was traditionally focused on a direct-to-consumer model, it is increasingly developing partnerships with large banks to accelerate its growth.
The former CEO of Visa, Carl Pascarella, discusses the future of payments and why he decided to invest in lending technology company, LoanPro.
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DiMo turns one year in Mexico. With this new digital payments initiative, the central bank wants to move on from CoDi´s unsuccessful experience.
Robinhood is still bullish on crypto despite the SEC warning the company it plans to sue over this part of its business.
We learned yesterday that Robinhood will acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million, making this its largest acquisition to date.
Argentine banks sued Mercado Libre for alleged dominant position in the market, while the fintech responded by dennouncing "cartelization".
Employer-sponsored healthcare spending is at $1.5 trillion but has not yet been impacted much by fintech. Now, is the time for that to change.
Nium, a real-time payments infrastructure company, has closed its $50 million Series E at a $1.4 billion valuation. That is 30% below the valuation from its last funding round in 2022.
LoanPro’s credit platform integration with Visa DPS helps brands tackle shrinking interchange fees while providing unique personalization.