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·Mar. 11, 2020

7 Ways Voice Marketing Enhances Digital Banking

In our latest guest post, direct response marketing veteran Mike Gunderson discusses the seven ways voice marketing enhances digital banking;...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Feb. 12, 2018

Lend Academy Podcast: Vishal Garg of Better Mortgage

The CEO and Founder of Better Mortgage tells us how his company is revolutionizing the home buying process. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Dec. 15, 2016

Insurtech Company, One, Inc., Raises $20mn

One, Inc. has announced the closing of a Series B funding round which raised $20 million for the firm; the Series B funding follows a Series A funding round in 2014 and brings total capital raised to $36.7 million; investors in the Series B funding round included AXA Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and H&Q Asia Pacific; over the past three years the company has tripled its annual revenue and quadrupled its number of customers; offers a full Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that provides for all the core functions an insurance company needs; provides solutions for both new market entrants and large insurance providers seeking new technology platforms; it plans to use the new capital to add products and business lines as well as for global expansion. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 29, 2017

BlueVine Reports Third Year of Online Financing

Firm has been providing working capital financing for small and medium size businesses (SME) for three years; reported working capital funding of approximately $200 million in 2016 and estimates total funding through 2017 to reach $700 million; firm primarily lends to retail, IT services, business services, media and entertainment, engineering and construction through its flexible working capital financing and Flex Credit product which offers revolving business credit lines of up to $100,000. Source

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Fintech USA

·Jun. 23, 2020

LendIt Fintech Job of the Week: Senior Fraud Analyst – Revolut

From the LendIt Fintech Jobs Board: The Financial Crime department at leading digital bank Revolut is looking for a Senior...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·May. 11, 2018

Activist Investor Targets LendingClub

In a week where LendingClub posted their first quarter earnings sending their stock up by more than 25% an activist...

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·Jun. 17, 2020

Kabbage Builds Tool for Uber Drivers to Apply for PPP Loans

Online SMB lender Kabbage has built an app to allow Uber drivers to apply for PPP loans directly from their...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Mar. 1, 2019

Data Product from Personetics and MX Will Help Small Banks Better Serve Clients

A new product from Personetics and MX will help small banks to provide their clients with a better understanding of...

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Feb. 7, 2018

Could Goldman Sachs Finance your Next iPhone Purchase?

According to the WSJ, Goldman Sachs is in talks to offer financing on Apple products; this would be alternative to a consumer financing devices on a credit card; both companies didn’t comment on the story, but if a deal came together it could propel Goldman’s Marcus further into consumer finance. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Dec. 14, 2017

Walmart Partners with Fintechs to Allow Employees to Access Paychecks Before Payday

Walmart partnered with Even and PayActiv to provide a set of products for their more than 1.4 million employees; employees will be able to access earned weaves ahead of schedule using an Instapay feature; “We’re investing to give our people financial tools that help provide more stability in their lives, which we believe will empower them to be all they can be when they are at work serving our customers,” explained Jacqui Canney, Walmart’s Chief People Officer; Walmart is covering the cost of Even’s tool and it will allow for employees to access Instapay eight times a year for free. Source.

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