An American Banker op-ed argues that the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) does not need a complete overhaul; instead just some...
The panel explores the spectrum of responsible online credit; discusses what is clearly irresponsible lending and what are some of the borderline cases of credit being deemed responsible; panelists discuss the many of things to consider when it comes to responsible lending including sales tactics, APRs, transparency and loan stacking/debt traps. Source
Level is a challenger bank which just launched in February 2020; the bank offers a deposit account through their app...
A HSBC report stated that robo advisors in the US need to manage between $11.3 billion and $21.5 billion in...
Last week Plaid announced the launch of Plaid Direct, their new tool that allows both banks and fintech platforms to...
Business Insider provides their perspective on SoFi’s $500 million funding round that was announced this week; the personal finance space...
While the focus of the new bill that recently passed the Senate has been on banks, it could effect fintech is a big way; the bill releases restrictions on banks, especially smaller one’s, where they can better leverage technology and potentially hurt the market share of fintechs; banks were heavily restricted after the financial crisis when many of these regulations went into effect; if the bill were to be signed then fintechs would have to start ensuring they can be long term sustainable businesses. Source.
Crowdfund Insider explores the potential impact on fintech as Maxine Waters takes the helm of the House Financial Services Committee;...
Last week we kicked off LendIt Fintech Digital, an ongoing initiative from LendIt Fintech to bring the fintech community together;...
This guest post is from Victor Santos, founder and CEO of Boston mobile banking startup Airfox. His company is accelerating...