Weekly Wrap: Varo drops goals-based savings, as banks woo SMEs with faster payments
Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, September 13, 2019. In...
Banking
Jack Dorsey’s Square is testing a new free stock trading service
Jack Dorsey’s Square already lets customers buy and sell Bitcoin on its popular Cash App. Soon, it may let them buy and...
US Bank’s White: Digital banking is now more than DIY
As digital banking goes mainstream, banks are recognizing that a mobile app that lets customers carry out day-to-day tasks isn't...
Numerated raises $15m to enhance underwriting tools for banks
Numerated, a real-time marketing and sales platform for banks, raised $15 million this week to enhance its tech stack and...
Varo drops goals feature from app, citing low user uptake
In a sea of sameness among digital-only banks, Varo is taking a bold move in pulling the plug on a...
US Bank acquires startup Talech to enhance point-of-sale tools for SMEs
In an effort to reach more merchants, U.S. Bank is hoping its acquisition of payments company Talech will help it...
Plugging leaks: Bento for Business uses tech to help clients streamline payments
As consumer payments go digital, startups and banks now are focusing on digitizing business-to-business payments, an area where small business...
How Goldman-backed Credijusto is reaching Mexican small businesses
Credijusto, a Mexican small business lender, is using data points like tax and invoice information to reach small businesses typically...
Aiming high and low: Inside Personal Capital’s customer strategy
For Personal Capital, the path to scale is to go broad. As a result, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based hybrid adviser,...
Fintech Unfiltered: Credit Sesame’s Nazari on personal credit management
Credit Sesame, which recently raised $43 million, allows users to access their credit scores and gain insights into how they can...
