Goldman Finally Releases a Marcus App
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Marcus was rolled out in 2016 and was the gilded, venerable investment bank’s first foray into consumer financial services.
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Fintech News Stories
Apple’s Legal Imbroglio
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In most industries, an employee actively working on their next venture while still on the payroll of their current employer is generally looked down upon by said employer. The outcome of a case involving Apple could have implications for virtually every tech firm that does business in California.
Read MoreGoing Further Down the Data Privacy Trail
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In a recent panel talk at Davos (where else?), Salesforce’s co-CEO Keith Block advocated for a national data privacy law in the U.S.
Read MoreThe Week in Funding News
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Deal-making news this week was dominated by headlines about Visa's Plaid play, but it wasn't the only funding that caught our eye.
Read MoreThe Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?
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The sluggish pace of the Fed’s FedNow system has created a surge of interest in The Clearing House's Real Time Payments platform, says Steve Ledford.
Read MoreVisa’s Big Plaid Play
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Last year was a busy time for the major card networks when it came to M&A. Visa this week may have made the latest and biggest splash of all, with its $5.3-billion acquisition of Plaid.
Read MoreInching Crypto Towards the Mainstream
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Are we witnessing the humble beginnings of the wider acceptance of crypto, or will it always be something on the fringes?
Read MoreDeborah Barta on How Mastercard Is Scaling Up Fintech Start-Ups
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The Start Path program draws on Mastercard’s global network to assist later-stage financial technology start-ups in developing the skills and find the partners they need to scale up — and perhaps scale out to new geographies.
Read MoreThe Latest in Real Estate Funding
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Recently, we’ve taken note of some real estate tech companies raising new capital.
Read MoreA New Era in Data Privacy
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As consumers have gotten so used to “free” tech services such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many others, it’s worth noting that old proverb: If you aren’t paying for the product, you are the product.
Read MoreThe Big Jobs in the 2020s
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As the 2010s dawned on us, they also ushered in a new wave of job functions (data scientists, mobile app developers, chief innovation officers, and any number of ninjas). What will be the buzzworthy job titles of the next decade?
Read MoreBBVA Engages in a Partnership with Amazon
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Spanish Bank BBVA is embarking on a partnership with the e-commerce giant Amazon.
Read MoreOur Fragmented Banking Lives
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As we enter a new decade, it is an opportune time to look back on how the fintech landscape has evolved over the past ten years and how it has affected banking.
Read MoreLondon Fintechs Find Funding
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To start off 2020, we’re jumping across the pond, where we took note of some London-based fintech start-ups that recently completed funding rounds.
Read MoreThe Benefits of Not Tinkering
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When a start-up or independent company is acquired by a much larger firm, there’s always worry about the changes that may follow. While often adjustments do come, sometimes they do not. That’s been the case with LinkedIn.
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