Facebook’s Reputation Could Help to Kill Libra
Facebook’s blockchain lead David Marcus has been getting grilled on Capitol Hill as lawmakers have made it known they are very wary of this ...
Is the Promise of Blockchain Real in Banking?
Anna Irrera from Reuters digs into the partnership between Nasdaq and Citigroup who partnered two years ago on a blockchain system to make payments ...
Roofstock Crosses $1.6 Billion in Transactions
Roofstock offers a platform which allows investors to access the single family rental market; along with the platform they also offer “Academy” to help ...
Varo Applies for Bank Charter
Today in the US many of the digital banks have partnered with banks that have bank charters in order to offer checking and savings ...
JP Morgan Chase’s Finn Not A Failure According to Jamie Dimon
JP Morgan Chase recently shared that Finn was shutting down after one year; during today’s earnings call CEO Jamie Dimon noted that the banking ...
Jamie Dimon Wants to Do One More Big Acquisition Soon
JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, is looking to expand the bank with another big acquisition “before he is done”; Business Insider is suggesting that maybe ...
Will European Challengers N26 and Monzo Gain Traction in the U.S.?
Germany-based N26 and UK-based Monzo both have several million customers in Europe and have both recently announced they are entering the U.S. market; despite decent ...
State Regulators are Critical to Fintech Oversight
In an op-ed in American Banker, the Chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors non-depository supervisory committee, Charlie Clark, lays out the argument why ...
House Democrats Draft Bill Which May Impact Big Tech Entering Fintech
The current draft is a starting point for legislation as lawmakers look into the potential issues of tech companies entering financial services; as it ...
Startup Auto Lender Lendbuzz Raises $150 Million
Startup auto lender Lendbuzz is trying to disrupt the existing car financing market by using artificial intelligence to underwrite auto loans to thin file consumers; ...