If Recession Comes in 2020, What Will Innovation Look Like?

• Jake Martin
• November 13, 2018
• Exclusive, Innovations, Premium, Startups

JPMorgan Chase last month predicted a 60% chance of recession by 2020, and that increases to an 80% chance by 2021. It’s not clear how traumatic an ev...

3 Notable Fintech Funding Rounds in November

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• November 13, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Capital, Cards, Commerce, Exclusive, Features, Lending, Listicles, Mobile, Online, Payments, Retail, Startups

Venture-backed fintech funding saw a dip in value and deals globally in the third quarter, compared with the record high 2Q quarter, according to a CB...

INV Fintech Announces Sixth Class of Startups

• Philip Ryan
• November 12, 2018
• Exclusive, Startups

INV Fintech, Bank Innovation’s sister accelerator, has announced its sixth accelerator class, which begins this week with six unique startups se...

MUFG, Banco Bradesco to Use Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments

• Jake Martin
• November 12, 2018
• Corporate, Exclusive, Innovations, Lending, Payments, Premium, Startups

MUFG Bank and Banco Bradesco will use distributed ledger technology from Ripple, a San Francisco-based software vendor specializing in global real-tim...

PrecisionLender Adding Execs, Offices to Scale Up for Growth

• Jake Martin
• November 9, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Exclusive, Innovations, Lending, Premium, Risk, Startups

PrecisionLender was a fintech before fintechs were cool. Co-founder and CEO Carl Ryden told Bank Innovation his applied banking insights company is no...

Do Community Banks Really Need Zelle?

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• November 9, 2018
• Exclusive, Mobile, Open Fintech, Operations, Payments, PFM, Premium, Retail, Risk

Bank-backed payment service Zelle crossed $32 billion in transactions in the last quarter, almost twice that of Venmo, but the P2P provider is not as ...

More Banking CFOs Take Lead Role in Innovation, Accenture Says

• Jake Martin
• November 8, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Exclusive, Innovations, Operations, Premium

A recent survey by Accenture found chief financial officers are taking on expanded roles in helping banks become data-centric and better equipped, in ...

Square Hopes to Grab Significant Market Share with New Payment Terminal

• Tatjana Kulkarni
• November 8, 2018
• Artificial Intelligence, Cards, Commerce, Exclusive, Innovations, Mobile, Online, Open Fintech, Payments, Premium, Retail

Square Inc. saw a payment volume of $17.4 billion in the third quarter this year, almost a 32% year-over-year increase. But, according to CEO Jack Dor...

After Another Record Quarter, Green Dot Sees Opportunity in Small Business

• Philip Ryan
• November 8, 2018
• Cards, Exclusive, Mobile, Payments, Premium

Green Dot, the technology company with a banking license, reported another strong quarter, and CEO Steve Streit noted the company sees significant gro...

Colorado Just Elected a Tech-Savvy Governor Who Takes Blockchain Seriously

• Philip Ryan
• November 7, 2018
• Compliance, Cryptocurrency, Exclusive, Payments, Premium

Amid a dizzying night of political drama, a bright spot appeared for the fintech and cryptocurrency communities -- the election of Jared Polis (D) to ...