2016 Innovators to Watch: 1 to 5
1. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and...
Risk & Security
$60 Million Hack Raises Questions About DAO’s Viability
This morning, the US woke up to a financial meltdown. But not the kind you'd expect. Early this morning, cryptocurrency...
Bank Innovation Launches BankBoost App to Answer Fintech Questions
Bank Innovation today officially launches BankBoost, a new app that fosters information discovery in the fintech industry. BankBoost is an...
Up to 30% of Bank Customers’ Systems Are Infected with Malware
Banks' own systems have to be rock-solid -- but banks' customers' computers are a different story. In an era where...
Dyme Releases Prototype of First Facebook Financial Chatbot
In what is believed to be a first, Dyme has developed a prototype of a Facebook Messenger bot for financial...
France’s New Fintech Regulator Gets Muted Welcome
Today marks the official start of France's new fintech regulatory division. Unfortunately, it is not garnering much interest -- and that...
Is Alternative Lending Terminally Ill?
Tremors are running through the alternative lending space. Prosper raised rates, cut staff, and saw a chilly reception from investors for its...
Lending Club Shares Remain Under Pressure
The firing of Renaud Laplanche at Lending Club has not stemmed the stock's decline, and some market observers are starting to...
Innovation Comes to Employee Benefits via PayActiv, Student Loan Genius
Two fintech startups are bringing their ideas to an unusual -- yet universal -- area: employee benefits. A few weeks...
Investments, Financial Management, and Even Some Virtual Reality: Finovate Day 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Day 2 of Finovate saw a seeming parade of wealth management and investment solutions, but the final...
