There are major bets being made on the future of automation and financial services, as shown by a $25M Series B investment in startup Ushur, which helps insurers automate interactions with customers, and a partnership between Santander UK and Personetics that will support a digital money management platform offered by the bank.
Read MoreThe future of several critical financial industry issues hangs in the balance with the lack of a clear U.S. election result.
Read MoreCover Genius, a New York-based insurtech that focuses on covering e-commerce consumers, entered into a partnership with logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group.
Read MorePayPal reported third quarter earnings this week, in which it reported strong user growth and future plans for its digital financial product suite.
Read MoreDemocratic lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) last week introduced the Public Banking Act, which would allow for the creation of federally chartered and supported public banks.
Read MoreFinancial product marketplace NerdWallet acquired Fundera, a platform that allows small business owners to compare loan offerings.
Read MorePersonal finance and lending fintech SoFi obtained a green light from Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for its bank charter application three months after applying.
Read MoreFresh off a $3.8M seed funding round, Austin-based insurtech Steadily launched to help landlords insure their occupied properties.
Read MoreVisa’s $5.3B acquisition of Plaid is facing scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which filed a petition with a court demanding answers to a series of questions. The DOJ will assess whether the acquisition violates antitrust law.
Read MoreThe banking-as-a-service ecosystem got a big boost this week through the release of APIs that allow clients’ programmers to build on top of the bank’s platform.
Read MoreBrex, a Silicon Valley-based card and financial product company that serves businesses, is rolling out a new function whereby e-commerce merchants will be able to get paid immediately.
Read MoreJPM Coin, the digital currency developed by JPMorgan Chase, is being used commercially by a “large technology client” engaged in cross-border payments, CNBC reported.
Read MoreChinese financial firm Ant Group, which oversees mobile payment platform Alipay is on pace to raise more than $34B in an IPO, when its shares begin trading in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Read MoreMicro-investing app Acorns, which also offers personal finance and banking capabilities, is teaming up with ZipRecruiter in an effort to expand its footprint and deliver more value to its client base.
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