Weekly Wrap: Brex ramps up brand strategy, while Chase focuses on data security
Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, December 13, 2019. In...
Payments
Data shows smaller FIs are far behind because of weaker mobile technology
Smaller banks and credit unions are under increasing pressure from larger banks and tech-centric financial services companies. New data shows...
MoneyGram takes aim at startups with peer-to-peer international payments
MoneyGram is branching out beyond international cash pickup services to digital account-to-account transfers across borders. The international peer-to-peer payments capability...
UK startup Curve adds wearable payments as it plans US expansion
U.K.-based card startup Curve is launching payments through wearables, including on Garmin, Fitbit and Sony Wena devices. The company offers...
With $200m debt capital raise, Brex seeks to grow e-commerce client base
On the heels of a $200 million debt capital raise confirmed this week, corporate card and financial product startup Brex...
Centana Growth Partners closes $375m fintech fund
Centana Growth Partners, a New York and Palo Alto, Calif.-based growth equity firm, closed its second fintech fund valued at...
With podcasts and billboard ads, Brex focuses on brand building
Corporate card and financial product startup Brex is best known as an enabling platform for businesses, with a focus on...
Plaid, Kabbage: Clearing House Model Agreement creates ‘uneven playing field’
The Clearing House (TCH) showed encouraging progress for the digital financial ecosystem last month when they proposed their model financial...
BIS wants central banks at center of digital cash revolution
Central banks must embrace the revolution under way in digital money to ensure they remain at the heart of the...
Canadian neobank Koho to launch credit and savings products in 2020
Koho, a Toronto-based digital banking startup, is on track to expand its product suite to include credit and savings products...
