Scott first looks back at 2016, how Lending Club was able to overcome adversity and highlights some of the leading lenders in the space like SoFi and OnDeck; he makes the comparison that online lending is a lot like online retail and there are many lessons to be learned; just like customers in retail the customers in banking do not want to go to the local branch to get a loan, they want to have a seamless digital experience like they already have with the likes of Amazon; Scott offers three ideas to define the next decade for a stronger industry, evolve the customer experience, unleash the platform's potential and amplify the core innovations that serve customers; he finishes up with a few questions from audience members. Source
Chris Tremont, head of Radius’ virtual bank, joined the Tearsheet podcast to talk about how the bank has used fintech...
The LendIt Content Team discusses LendIt Fintech USA 2018 in San Francisco on April 9-11. Source
After the launch of bitcoin futures at CBOE last week the worlds largest derivatives marketplace, CME Group, launched futures for the digital currency yesterday; some believe the launch of futures on both marketplaces has helped to drove the price to record levels; CME bitcoin futures are based on the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate which aggregates trading across major exchanges. Source.
Despite being less than two years old Marcus by Goldman Sachs continues to aggressively expand their consumer finance business. It...
Facebook’s march to launching their cryptocurrency started a few years ago with the hiring of David Marcus; even as the...
Walmart has expanded their money transfer service to over 200 countries and all their U.S. locations; the expansion is through a partnership with Moneygram; Walmart’s move comes after recent news of Amazon expanding their financial services options for customers; “Money transfer services are like bread at the restaurant for Walmart; it’s negligible revenue for them,” said Daniel Ives, chief strategy officer at GBH Insights tells TearSheet. “The broader strategy is to build up that product arsenal on the consumer side — every Walmart customer globally is an Amazon customer that could be taken away.” Source.
The Clearing House, which is owned by a consortium of the biggest banks, has extended an olive branch to smaller...
From the LendIt Fintech Jobs Board: The Financial Crime department at leading digital bank Revolut is looking for a Senior...
Former President Bill Clinton famously stated, “The internet should be a place where government makes every effort … not to...

