Two years after Chase acquisition, WePay retains its autonomy
Incumbent banks conjure up images of cultural uniformity with their large, bureaucratic structures, but WePay, a Silicon Valley payments startup...
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Payment apps are struggling to retain users, data shows
When it comes to keeping users engaged, payments apps seem to be missing the mark. According to a report from...
Weekly Wrap: MoneyLion prepares for growth, as fintechs focus on holiday promotions
Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, November 29, 2019. In...
Japan cashless incentives could be extended as part of stimulus
Japan’s measures for encouraging the spread of cashless payments will likely need more funding beyond the end of March and...
Fintech task force deliberates pros and cons of ‘big data’
More than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every single day. As such, lenders are collecting vast amounts of...
Fintech companies use holidays to push product usage
The holiday season comes with extra expenses for consumers, and financial companies want to help customers budget. While these efforts...
MoneyLion bets it can scale for ‘exponential growth’
MoneyLion is looking to go big. As part of that effort, the personal finance, banking and investment platform has named...
To grow deposits, digital isn’t enough: Forrester
Despite the vast improvements banks have made to online account opening processes, most consumers are still turning to branches to...
Paytm raises $1 billion at $16 billion valuation
India’s digital payments pioneer Paytm announced new funding from existing shareholders like SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund and new investors,...
Stash doles out 5 million ‘Stock-Back’ rewards
As cash back rewards become expected offerings among banks and financial platform companies, Stash is offering customers fractional shares of...
