Home renovation lending is expected to exceed $350bn in Q3 and Q4 of 2019; this type of lending has increased...
With the increase in market volatility over the last few weeks young traders have tried to catch the markets at...
Coinbase launched their Coinbase Commerce platform to allow merchants to accept digital currency; the service will be integrated into the merchant’s checkout or added as a payment option; the company is accepting merchants by having them email in to be added; this positions Coinbase well as Stripe no longer accepts payments and PayPal has been slow to adopt. Source.
A new survey, sponsored by Temenos and conducted by The Economist’s Intelligence Unit, of bank executives found 54 percent of...
BioCatch is a behavioral biometrics company that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to combat fraud; the company monitors over 5 billion transactions per month and focuses on detection through behavior as opposed to endpoint security; the round was led by Maverick Ventures; American Express Ventures, NexStar Partners, Kreos Capital, CreditEase, OurCrowd, JANVEST Capital and other existing investors also participated in the round. Source
LendGenius is launching a new product to offer loan options for small businesses and to help increase education and awareness of small business credit availability; the company plans to launch its service in April 2017; the service will feature a dashboard of available loan offerings for companies based on their application profile; LendGenius has also worked extensively on building out the lender integration with the system which provides a range of API integrations and a comprehensive dashboard for reviewing borrowers; in the past four months the company reports over 30,000 requests for capital totaling over $8 million. Source
Writing in Forbes Ron Shevlin of Cornerstone Advisors talks about moats in financial services and where banking is headed for...
The CFPB handles more than 84 thousand debt collection complaints in 2017; consumers also downloaded advice on settlement negotiations more than 800 thousand times; "From now on we will be working closely with the FTC to enforce the FDCPA while protecting the legal rights of all in a manner that is efficient, effective, and accountable,” acting Director Mulvaney said in a press release reported by American Banker; the CFPB and FTC filed more than 14 enforcement cases as a result of collections last year. Source.
Consumers have submitted hundreds of complaints about the p2p payments app because they are unable to sign up or access money that was sent to them; the reason behind the issues is Zelle’s security structure is very similar to that of a bank; if something doesn’t match perfectly or the users bank is outside the Zelle network then its possible they will not be able to sign on; Zelle initially launched inside their bank network only, but in September they launched their stand alone app and thats when the issues began; the company is looking at improving the process but says they will not compromise their security. Source.
Former head of fintech strategy at Chase, George Kurtyka, recently launched the digital bank Joust to focus on providing small...