Democratizing credit: the impact of embedded lending

The following is a guest post by Kim Van Esbroeck, Country Head for Aion Bank Belgium & Chief Revenue Officer, Vodeno/Aion. Over the past few years, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) has allowed businesses to offer seamlessly integrated banking products to their customers. BaaS-enabled embedded lending is one solution that is gaining in popularity across many B2C and […]

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Small biz more satisfied with increased mobile payment efficiency: study

With inflation affecting nearly every aspect of a small business’s operation, good news on the fintech front in JD Power‘s annual merchant services survey can’t help but suggest a bright future for payments technology. The overall merchant satisfaction score in the JD Power 2023 U.S. Merchant Services Satisfaction Study, released in early February, declined year-over-year […]

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Editorial cartoon for April 4, 2023

Matt Bodkin Matt is a seasoned editorial cartoonist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Long Island University. He brings a strong background in the newspaper industry and skills in arts and design to his work. He aims to distill complex issues into funny doodles that resonate with readers. View all posts

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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending April 1, 2023

We have now gone two weeks without a banking failure here in this country so that counts as a win. And we now have a new owner for a good chunk of Silicon Valley Bank’s assets. Also making news this week is the new wallet from EWS, Apple Pay Later has launched, small and midsize […]

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Replay: Weekly news roundup, March 30, 2023

Watch the replay of our weekly news roundup show with hosts Todd Anderson and Peter Renton, with special guest Ron Shevlin. This fast-paced show features the content leaders of Fintech Nexus discussing the biggest fintech news stories of the past week. Watch the replay below. Fintech Nexus Staff This content was created by one of […]

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TransferGo pledges to keep fees below 3% for Ukraine money transfers

When war broke out in Ukraine last year, Daumantas Dvilinskas and his team at TransferGo quickly realized the intensifying need for money-transferring services like theirs. Ukrainians were suddenly thrust into a world of combat with Russia and required immediate help to maintain their lives while existing in a war zone. Their families, friends, and others […]

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Digital payment preferences on the rise: Onbe survey

More consumers prefer digital payments, a trend accelerated by the pandemic, results of a new survey from payments gateway Onbe reveal. The rates of online shopping, mobile wallet usage, apps, and P2P payments have also risen. Onbe CEO Bala Janakiraman said that while many platforms make it easy for businesses to accept consumer payments, few […]

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Podcast #87: Lamine Zarrad of StellarFi

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Lamine Zarrad, CEO and Founder of StellarFi. Lamine and I discuss his unique journey to the US and fintech, the inequities in the credit system, rebuilding your credit, why he chose to be a public benefit corporation, the health of the US consumer, banking regulation and failures, raising capital, and much more. […]

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Podcast 423: Shivani Siroya of Tala

One of the real promises of fintech is to bring new populations into the financial system for the first time. While this sounds great in theory it is difficult to execute, particularly in developing countries where it is most needed. Shivani Siroya of Tala Our next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Shivani Siroya, […]

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Financial institutions’ boards unprepared for cyberattacks despite prioritizing security

The following is a guest post by John C. Checco, Resident CISO, Financial Services, Proofpoint. Financial institutions have been a bigger target for cyber attackers for many years—and have prioritized cybersecurity sooner than many other businesses. As a result, they have often been more prepared to defend against threat actors. But new research shows that’s […]

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