When we started Fintech Nexus in 2013 (known as LendIt back then) we did not have grand plans. The idea was simply to gather the brain trust in the newly-emerging online lending industry so we could learn from each other, network, and do business. We figured we would work on a small event a few [&he..

Looking back over my decade-plus covering fintech, I see parallels between earned wage access (EWA) today and the past paths of equity crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and BNPL. Others in the industry do, too. In broad strokes, entrepreneurs use new(ish) technology to create a novel solution to an..

The Synapse debacle continues.  Former FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams is the court-appointed trustee managing the bankruptcy process. She was appointed on May 24. On Friday, the bankruptcy judge held a hearing during which the first report from McWilliams was discussed. She has been trying t..