The Rise of Alternative Data in the Lending Market
EXCLUSIVE - There were conflicting views on the importance of the FICO score at the PayThink Conference in Phoenix this week....
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SWIFT Mitigates Four More CSDs to Network
Financial services company SWIFT announced today that it has mitigated four additional capital depositories onto its Target2 Securities, or T2S,...
ABN Amro Bank Opens Home Grown SME Lending Fintech New10
Dutch bank ABN Amro's online lending fintech New10 is open today. New10 was created to provide small businesses loans ranging...
ECB Said Fintech Banks May Need to Hold Bigger Liquidity
“High-tech,” or fintech banks may be required to hold higher capital buffers and larger liquidity when entering Europe, the European...
Gamification in Fintech: How Startup Greenlight Financial Intends to Use It
EXCLUSIVE - One thing is clear: more and more fintechs are looking to create better interaction to engage users. Besides the...
NACHA Gears Up for Phase 3 of ACH Same-Day Payments Initiative
EXCLUSIVE - Now that same day ACH debit payment has kicked off, National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), the steward...
How Open Are Americans to Using Bitcoin for Purchases?
Americans are open to investing in, or at least learning more about bitcoin. However, a number of consumers are also...
Google Unveils New Features for India Payment App Tez
Google unveiled its mobile payment service, Google Tez, in India on Monday. Google Tez, is a Unified Payments Interface (UPI)...
Standard Bank, Africa’s Largest Bank, Joins INV
EXCLUSIVE -- Standard Bank Group, the largest bank in Africa, has joined the INV Fintech accelerator program as a partner,...
GoCardless Raises $22.5M in New Funding
London-based direct debit provider GoCardless is having a good year. On top of transaction growth and expansion to new markets,...
