MortgageTech Owns the Stage at Finovate Spring, Day 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Getting a mortgage is a terrible experience. It is expensive and time-consuming, and a lot of...
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Confidence in Crypto Surges As Bitcoin, Ether Hit New All-Time Highs
Bitcoin has, once again, smashed a record. The cryptocurrency hit a new all-time high yesterday, rising to about $1,343, while...
Plaid and Dwolla Give a Boost to ACH in the Payments Wars
There's a war on in payments -- the card networks (and their fees) vs. everyone else. In the U.S., payments...
Popularity of Customer Engagement Tools Reveals Weakness of Cores
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- One of the major themes in the first day of Finovate Spring (aside from perennial favorite authentication) was...
PayPal Will Open Pay With Venmo to ‘Millions’ of Merchants This Year
From “select users” to “millions of merchants,” Venmo is about to make some serious strides into e-commerce. PayPal announced yesterday...
Consumers Want to Know the Social Impact of Their Spending, Aspiration Says
“Where is my money going?!” is a common enough shopping refrain, but consumers might be doing more than lamenting bad...
6 Hottest Startups From Empire Fintech
What’s hot in fintech? Regtech, insurtech, real estate, robos -- all of those (and more) have enjoyed the fintech spotlight recently,...
FIS Wants to Tackle Real-Time Payments with Incubator
Real-time payments have become not just an expectation, but the norm when it comes to picking a financial institution—both for...
Finance Is a ‘Top Category’ for Global CyberAttacks
Follow the money is a good rule for everyone—even cybercriminals, who tend to target the finance industry quite often. According...
Trump Era Sees Dramatic Drop in New Regulations for Banks
The election of Donald Trump has brought uncertainty and relief to bankers in seemingly equal measure. In terms of regulation,...
