What Would the Financial CHOICE Act Mean For Fintech?
The Financial CHOICE Act, proposed by Texas Congressman Jeb Hensarling earlier this year, is a measure aimed at overturning or heavily...
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Online Retailers Preapprove Credit for Customers as They Shop
It may not be easier to identify sound credit risks today, but retailers certainly have more opportunities -- and customers...
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6. Blockchain: Out Of the Lab, Into the Real World Blockchain isn’t going away either: in 2017 we’re going to see...
Blockchain, Bitcoin Venture Funding Set to Drop for First Time
Financing for blockchain and bitcoin startups slid 16% in the first nine months of 2016 to $429 million, putting the...
The Big and Scary Prize – Marketplace Lending in China
Image source This is a two part investigation. Part two will be on Friday. Big: a big and fast growing...
Hot Hashtag: Fintechs, Established Firms, and Rising #Market Change
Fintech and change kind of go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly, only in this case it’s more...
The humble prepaid card is the bridge to digital payments
Image source Q. What is a mobile wallet? A. It’s a prepaid card without the plastic. The future needs a...
Amazon, Wells Fargo End Their Summer Fling
Ah, it was just a summer fling. Amazon and Wells Fargo gave an unceremonious kiss-off to their student loan hookup...
Is Human-Robo ‘Hybrid’ Advisory the Best Way to Manage Finances?
Roboadvisors are hot in financial and wealth management at the moment, despite the fact that “roboadvisor” can essentially refer to...
‘Bankcoin’ Is Not Currency, It Is a Digital Vehicle to Move Money
It was announced this week that four of the world’s banks—Santander, UBS, BNY Mellon, and Deustche Bank—are collaborating, along with brokerage firm...
