Looking to beat Apple to the punch, digital competitors roll out cashback cards
The jury is still out whether the Apple Card will be the disruptive force that Apple has claimed it will...
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Glint Pay launches gold-backed debit card in the U.S.
Glint Pay launched its gold trading and payment platform in the U.S. this week, part of the startup's international expansion...
Amplify Credit Union rolls out mobile banking via Apple Watch
Amplify Credit Union is letting customers check in on their financial health by looking at their wrists. The Austin-based credit...
BofA, Prudential: Retail is setting a standard for customer expectations in finance
Look no further than Amazon or Apple to learn what customers want from their financial services providers. When retailers can...
How Finfit is building out its financial toolkit for hourly and other workers
The field of fintech companies focusing on people who live paycheck to paycheck continues to grow, with Virginia Beach-based Finfit...
Upstart CEO Girouard: ‘FICO is extremely limited and backward-looking’
Dave Girouard, CEO and founder of Upstart, testified before Congress' Task Force on Financial Technology for its hearing on the...
Inside Marqeta, the payments engine behind the challenger banks
Card issuing and processing startup Marqeta may not have picked the sexiest part of the payments ecosystem to disrupt, but...
Umpqua’s Tinder-style banking app attracts 27k users
Umpqua Bank, the Portland, Ore.-based regional bank with $28 billion in assets, is growing its human-digital strategy through its Go-To...
Robo-adviser Betterment branches out into banking
Robo-adviser Betterment is launching high-yield savings and checking accounts in an effort to enhance existing customer relationships and grow its...
Game on: Investment app Invstr uses Fantasy Finance to build young user base
The next generation of stock traders could be coming into the world of investing by way of gaming. Stock trading...
