French Telecom Group Orange to Open an Online Bank in November
The French telecom company Orange is launching an online bank, after previously pushing back the launch of the service several...
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Do Mobile Banking Apps Help with Financial Awareness?
Customers who use mobile banking apps more often than their peers are likely to have a better understanding of their...
Starling Bank Opens Mobile-Only Business Account
UK challenger Starling Bank is continuing its mobile banking momentum with the launch of business accounts for small businesses and...
New Platform HomeFundMe Applies Crowdfunding to Mortgages
EXCLUSIVE— Potential homebuyers can be barred from entering the market simply because of the cost of a mortgage down payment....
Credit Needs to Fix its Customer Experience Along with its Security, Final Says
EXCLUSIVE— As recent hacks such as Equifax demonstrate, credit providers have work to do to gain back consumer trust, and...
Wirecard Expands boon app With P2P, ‘micro credit’
Financial technology provider Wirecard will be updating its mobile payment app, boon, with new features including P2P capabilities. Up until...
Curve Partners with Xero for Easier Expense Management
London fintech Curve has partnered with accounting software provider Xero to remove the hassle of filing expenses, allowing users to...
Braintree, Four Years Post the PayPal Acquisition
EXCLUSIVE- Four years ago in September, payment processor PayPal acquired Braintree, along with Braintree-owned Venmo. Since then the San Francisco-based...
Cryptocurrency Expert: Government-Backed Cryptocurrency Misses the Point
EXCLUSIVE- To make a government-backed cryptocurrency is to defeat the point of cryptocurrency, Jacob Eliosoff, a programmer, crypto trader, businessman,...
UX Design is Next Big Hurdle for Banks, Vested Ventures Says
EXCLUSIVE— With the help of APIs and other technologies, U.S. banks are mastering the use and sharing of data, but...
