The small business lending space has seen a lot of innovation over the last decade with fintech leading the way. But there is still much more work to do as many small business still lack the access to capital that they deserve. My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Steve Allocca, the head […]
The breakthrough technology that Plaid created over a decade ago was the ability to connect in real-time to almost every bank and credit union in the United States. This had never been done before and was a groundbreaking advancement for financial services. Now that technology is mature, we are seeing all the possibilities that can […]
This year has not started well for loanDepot. We first heard the news two weeks ago that the mortgage lender had suffered a cyber attack that shut down critical systems. The incident is still ongoing and this morning we learned that, in addition to many of their systems being down, the personal information of 16.6 million people has been compromised. Many […]
Many security companies can lock your front door, but DataVisor co-founder and CEO Yinglian Xie said focusing on every area of the house is a much more effective strategy for fighting fraud. DataVisor combines applied machine learning capabilities, investigative workflows and an intelligence network of more than four billion accounts to provide real-time fraud signals, […]
In the rapidly evolving fintech landscape, the imperative to keep innovating the customer experience while combating digital fraud has never been more critical. AtData’s recent white paper, “Secure Yet Seamless: Innovating Customer Experience in the Face of Digital Fraud,” offers valuable insights and strategies for businesses grappling with this challenge. This article delves into the […]
According to Boathouse’s third annual “CEO Survey on Marketing and the CMO” published this week, CEOs’ perception of CMO performance and marketing is shifting to a more favorable one. For instance, the study, which polled 150 CEOs from U.S. public and private companies across 17 industries, shows that 51 percent of CEOs now believe the […]
Edelman released its 2024 Trust Barometer, an annual survey examining societal indicators and trends that influence the public’s trust in government, business, media and NGOs. The data shows that more people feel innovation is being poorly managed, regardless of respondents’ age group, income level, gender or country. Read about the survey’s main points in coverage […]
Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in 2023, misinformation and disinformation has increased rapidly across major social platforms. Sadly, opportunism often follows tragedy, and bad actors are eager to distort the public’s view of what’s really happening. This creates great challenges for not only media consumers, but media-oriented professionals in PR and […]
For a creative brand like Adobe, Sundance Film Festival is a hot-spot in a cold spot to reach filmmakers and creatives that utilize the brand’s tools daily to deliver works of cinematic art. Over the last 13 years as a lead sponsor, Adobe has leveraged the festival as a platform to merge product announcements with […]
This week we hosted a fascinating webinar on real-time payments with Justin Zhao, Head of Visa Direct Global Partnerships and Sales and Zack Levine, VP of Sales, US, Checkout.com. We explored the current real-time payments landscape and why pay-to-card is gaining traction in an increasingly competitive market. Here are some of the key takeaways from […]