Senators Probe Online Lenders Use of Education Data in Lending

February 14, 2020

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Democratic senators sent a letter to Upstart Network and other lenders asking about ...

From the LendIt Fintech Vault: Tech Chat – The Role Lending Can Play in Empowering More Business

February 14, 2020

Fintech

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Raises $30M Series B

February 14, 2020

Fintech, USA

BlockFi provides US-dollar loans to consumers backed by bitcoin or ether; yesterday, they closed on a $30 million Series B led by Peter ...

Numerated Doubles Down on SMB Offerings

February 14, 2020

Fintech, USA

Bank technology provider Numerated has expanded their small business offerings after clients were asking the firm to push further in this direction; the ...

RBS Changes Name to NatWest and Brings in New Leader for Bó

February 14, 2020

Fintech, USA

Embattled UK bank Royal Bank of Scotland, a name it has gone by for 300 years, is rebranding to NatWest as part of ...

SoftBank Led 25% of All UK Fintech Investment Last Year

February 14, 2020

Europe, Fintech

Last year SoftBank’s Vision Fund invested $800 million in Greensill and $440 million in OakNorth; those two deals alone made up 25% of ...

Cashless Stores Sparked Pushback and Inequality

February 14, 2020

Fintech, USA

As digital finance continued to grow retailers started to experiment with the idea of cashless stores; the idea was met with some pretty ...

Monzo, Starling Bank and Monese Benefit from N26’s UK Exit

February 14, 2020

Europe, Fintech

Digital only banks Monzo, Starling Bank and Monese have all see some benefits from fellow digital bank N26 deciding to leave the UK ...

Afterpay CEO Talks About Going Public in Australia

February 14, 2020

Fintech

Karen Webster of PYMNTS talks with Afterpay CEO Nick Molnar about going public early on in the company’s journey; The Australian company went ...

More News for February 14th, 2020

February 14, 2020

Fintech

Wells Fargo backs a start-up that helps banks manage cryptocurrency risks Klarna Announces Acquisition of Italian “Buy Now, Pay Later” Startup Moneymour Global Artificial ...