Tag: fintech
Opinion: African Innovators Not Hitting Pause During COVID
African entrepreneurs defy expectations during the pandemic, innovating while experts and assistance providers stay grounded in their home countries
Instant Karma: How Fintech Is Revolutionizing Mutual Aid
Fintech is enabling mutual aid at a new and exciting scaleFintech for financial inclusion is uniquely positioned to help connect SMEs to...
Coronavirus Market Selloff Tests Robo-Advisors as Financial Advisors Field Client Calls
As AI disrupts the financial industry, the current stock selloff is testing assumptions about the industry’s future and showing the need for...
Dark Side of Microloans: Poor Kenyans Defaulting Under Sky-High Rates, Report...
The dark side of making microloans to the poor is on display in Kenya, where small borrowers are defaulting on loans from...
AI Revolution Has Financial Firms in Sights, and Leaders See Profound...
As artificial intelligence worms its way into healthcare, entertainment and nearly every other facet of business, financial service leaders expect they are...
JPMorgan’s Pinto Sees ESG Gaining Momentum Over Next Decade
What will J.P. Morgan’s Daniel Pinto be watching next year? ESG opportunities for clients and whether or not upstart digital banks like...
Can This Digital Payment Card Win Over Gen Z Clients? Not...
Key Takeaway: Mitto hopes that its digital payment card wins over Generation Z clients in Spain, Latin America, and the E.U., but...
London Moves to Top Spot in Fintech Deals, But San Fran...
Key Takeaway: It should come as little surprise that the City of...
Russia’s Fintech Booms As Smartphone-Savvy Grandmas Go Cashless
Russians are increasingly using mobile wallets to pay for groceries and bills as cashless technologies disrupt the financial services industry, extending their...
Finimize App Seeks to Build Community Among Newsletter Readers
Finimize, a newsletter offering financial advice for millennials, has launched a new app on Thursday, making a shift from a financial content...
OakNorth, U.K.’s Most Valuable Fintech, Is Lining Up Bank Deals
OakNorth, backed by SoftBank, inked a five-year deal with Dutch bank NIBC, as traditional lenders are eager to team up with innovative...
What Is Driving J.P. Morgan’s Global Fintech Ambitions
If J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s latest moves around the world are any indication, the world’s sixth-largest bank is getting anxious and...
Why Uber Probably Isn’t Pivoting to Fintech
Uber earlier this month was reported to be adding financial services to its ride-hailing business and that it was hiring engineers with...
Hermes Management: Why Some ESG Investors Take On ‘Dirty’ Investments
Hermes Investment Management makes no excuses for investing in “dirty” industries.
Even as the $43 billion London-based asset...
Leaked Memo Outlines Major Personnel Shifts at BlackRock
On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry.
An internal memo obtained by several major media outlets today revealed...
Rewire Raises $12 Million to Expand Fintech for Migrant Workers
On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry.
Rewire, an Amsterdam-based startup that’s developed an international banking platform for...