Google Bans Payday lenders from Google Play App Store
Google has made the decision to ban payday lenders from their Google Play App Store; the company defines payday lending as those with loans ...
Facebook’s Libra Project Suffers More Partner Departures
Facebook’s Libra Project has faced persistent rumors about association members leaving and those rumors are starting to come true; last week PayPal backed out, ...
Debit Card Payments Made Possible by Google in Brazil
Online retailers in Brazil only accept credit cards due to the fraud risk that comes with debit cards; however, today Google has launched a ...
New Studies Show Some Unease with Big Tech and Banking
Two new studies by the Consumer Bankers Association and Novantas and McKinsey point to some unease with consumers when it comes to big tech ...
Lend Academy Podcast: Chris Hargrove of ProBank Austin
The Chairman and CEO of ProBank Austin discusses how and why a fintech company should go about acquiring a small bank. ...
Four Fintech Leaders Discuss How They are Deploying Capital
Business Insider interviewed the leaders of four well funded fintech companies to discuss how they are growing their business today; Adam Hughes, president of Avant, ...
Majority Challenger Bank Takes Aim at Immigrant Communities
U.S. based challenger bank Majority has been operating quietly in Houston, Texas helping the local Nigerian immigrant community and they now plan to launch ...
Employers Continue to Offer Student Loan Perks to Attract And Keep Talent
Student loan debt has become the second largest pool of debt in the U.S. only behind housing; employers are increasingly using different ways to ...
Personal Finance Platform Branch Offers Bank Account
Minneapolis-based personal finance platform Branch (not to be confused with the mobile credit provider to the developing world with the same name) is partnering with ...
Federal Reserve Eases Regulations for Banks
The Federal Reserve has finalized a set of banking regulations that will allow institutions to reduce their capital and liquid assets; Fed Chair Jay ...