Top Fintech Raises: InstaMed, Kyriba, Lydia, BigchainDB, Remitly
While there weren’t any mega rounds this past week, the funding for fintech is still trickling in—also Beyoncé became a tech investor, so maybe she needs a payment company; keep hope alive—and...
View ArticleFacebook Launches Craigslist-like MarketPlace (But with Less Fraud?)
As you might have seen, the second your eyes opened this morning (I’m assuming like the rest of the population that your phone is already in your hands when this happens, if for no other reason than...
View ArticleBlockchain-for-Data Company Factom Raises $4.2M
Some words that should no longer surprise you, because this technology is only growing stronger: in blockchain news, there’s a new player on the block… chain. Doing it, moving on: Blockchain-for-data...
View ArticleKohl’s Pay, the Latest ‘Pay’ To Emerge from the Ruins of MCX
Another merchant has launched a mobile payments app — Kohl’s Pay, announced in September, is live nationwide today, the retailer said. Kohl’s was one of the larger members of MCX, the merchant-run...
View ArticleApple Pay, Masterpass Come to MTA eTix
Earlier this week, it was announced that both Apple Pay and Masterpass are now integrated into MTA’s eTix, meaning that the millions who use the MTA trains to get into and out of New York City every...
View Article3 Startups To Watch: Tab, Smarkets, Aire
Browsing new startups is so much fun—new companies pop up every day, so there’s always a chance to discover that one description of a newly funded startup’s goals that makes you say, “Why didn’t I...
View ArticleFIS Rolls Out Cashback Rewards Program Following BP Pilot
EMV isn’t the only innovation coming soon to a pump near you. The financial software company FIS, which says it has been in the loyalty space for over twenty years, has just launched another such...
View ArticleNew Visa Developer Videos Show Eagerness To Open APIs to Startups
A new series of videos highlights Visa’s eagerness to open its API platform to FIs and startups. Visa has been releasing videos for the API platform, known as Visa Developer, for several months, but...
View ArticleTop 5 Fintech Raises: Payoneer, Financeit, OpenGamma, Money Forward, FlyPay
Last week was a good week for fintech funding (particularly blockchain companies).This week we’re looking at other areas of fintech: payments, point-of-sale providers, and data analytics. Take a look...
View ArticleThe Code to the Kingdom: Goldman Sachs Lending Arm Marcus Opens Its Doors
Remember Marcus, the online lending service Goldman Sachs was launching? Well, it’s officially opened… kind of. Applications are accepted so long as you are a client who has received a code by mail...
View ArticleIs Stupid Money Chasing Blockchain?
There seems to be a profound conundrum facing blockchain and its implications for financial services. While it is true that blockchain seems to have the potential to “transform” financial services, it...
View ArticleBreaking Banks: Where Finance, Technology, & Politics Meet [AUDIO]
On this week’s episode of Breaking Banks, host Brett King is joined by four panelists from the fintech world to discuss the intersection of government oversight, technology, and finance. The five weigh...
View ArticleThe Mobile Wallet Hierarchy of Needs
At the BAI Beacon conference earlier this month, I had the opportunity to hear Ron Shevlin talk about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. He was talking about it in the context of “platformification,” but it...
View ArticleDocuSign Introduces Payment at Signing [VIDEO]
Electronic signature firm DocuSign has been around since 2003. It allowed parties to contracts to sign from their computers, and later, from mobile devices. But users couldn’t pay at the time of...
View ArticlePayPal Partners Up to Fuel 3Q Growth
PayPal continued steady growth this quarter, reaching 192 million active users and 30 transactions per user. It also recorded $87 billion on 1.5 billion total transactions. Venmo accounted for $4.9...
View ArticleDigital Wallets Are on the Rise, But Consumers Still Don’t See the Value
Digital wallets are becoming more and more prevalent in the fintech world, but according to a recent survey of 9,600 by Market Force Information, they are not gaining much ground with the average...
View ArticleA Case for Less Cash
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has joined a movement the fintech world is quite familiar with: the drive toward a cashless society. Speaking to the Nikkei Asian Review, Cook noted: We would like to be a...
View ArticleVC Funding, IPOs Expected to Pick Up in 2017 — Will Fintechs Benefit?
Third quarter venture capital fundings continued to fall in the third quarter, but there’s a hint of optimism as the year comes to an end and the market for initial public offerings thaws. According to...
View ArticleMastercard Masterpass Integrated with Samsung Pay, Android Pay
Today Mastercard announced that it will be partnering with Microsoft, Google, and Samsung in order to integrate its Masterpass network with those digital wallets — so users of Google Wallet, Android...
View ArticleClearXchange Rebrands as Zelle, Announces Plans for New App
Yesterday the payments network formerly known as clearXchange, a product offered by Early Warning, officially re-branded itself as Zelle. The announcement was made by Early Warning’s president and CEO...
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