POS Lender Affirm Raises $200 Million for New Products & Services
EXCLUSIVE- Point-of-sale lender Affirm raised $200 million in a new funding round, bringing its total equity funding to $450 million. The Series...
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American Express Does Away with Signatures at POS
EXCLUSIVE - American Express is the latest card provider to get rid of signatures as a form of authentication for point-of-sale...
What Will Happen to Fintech in 2018? More Blockchain, More Loans, More Fraud, Mitek Says
EXCLUSIVE- Blockchain technology and digital loans will continue to grow in 2018 as banks continue to work on their cybersecurity...
Digital Lenders to Experience High Growth in 2018
Digital Lenders are taking over. The year 2017 has been the year for bitcoin, but it has also been the...
Money Transfer App WorldRemit Raises $40 Million in Third Round of Funding
EXCLUSIVE- Emerging markets-focused money transfer app WorldRemit has raised another round of funding, bringing the total amount to $220 million....
LendingClub Shares Fall After Disappointing Investor Day
Shares for marketplace lender, LendingClub, plunged sharply yesterday after the company lowered its profit guidance during its investor day presentation....
Bank of America Turns to Electronification of Cash to Reduce Operational Costs
EXCLUSIVE - Bank of America seeks electronification of cash not only as way to better serve its banking customers but also...
INV Fintech Announces Its Fourth Class of Startups
INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, announced its fourth class of startups today. The six companies were chosen...
Mastercard Invests in Authentication Startup Hypr
EXCLUSIVE - Authentication solution provider Hypr has received a sizable investment from Mastercard to expand its technology to Mastercard’s ecosystem...
Payments Company Worldpay Partners with Klarna on Invoicing Feature
Payments company Worldpay is partnering with Swedish payments services provider Klarna on enabling users to make invoice and credit based...
