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Affirm financial results
Buy Now Pay Later Fintech

Affirm plans debit card with buy now pay later feature

By Jeff Domansky, March 1, 2021 The global $400 billion-plus buy now, pay later (BNPL) market is heating up incredibly fast, leading to some interesting new features and ...
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UK fintech valued at $15.5 billion
Banking Fintech

UK fintechs fight to retain market leadership

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 26, 2021 The UK fintech business is big for a midsize nation. It contributes $15.5 billion to the UK economy annually and holds around ...
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Disruptive Technologies Fintech

67% of investors trust robots more than human advisors

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 10, 2021 As someone who writes about payments, finance, and fintech, a new research report from Oracle caught my eye and jarred my not-so-artificial ...
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Amazon record Q4 results
E-commerce Fintech

Amazon record earnings rock the e-commerce world

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 3, 2021 The record Q4 2020 earnings report for Amazon crossed the $100 billion level for the first time, nearly eclipsing the most important ...
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Earned Wage Access leaders
Fintech Payments Trends

Earned Wage Access companies tackle CA consumer regulation

By Jeff Domansky, Jan 27, 2021 The business of providing Earned Wage Access (EWA) or on-demand pay services for employees has grown quickly, particularly in the past 10 ...
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best mobile check deposit accounts
Banking Disruptive Technologies Fintech

Research: Consumers love their mobile check deposits

By Jeff Domansky Jan 26, 2021 US bank and credit union customers didn’t seem to miss visits and lineups at their favorite financial institution during the past year. ...
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Greenwood digital bank founders
Banking Fintech

Greenwood digital bank will serve Black & Latinx community

Greenwood founders (l to r): rapper Michael “Killer Mike” Render, Ambassador Andrew Young, Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover By Jeff Domansky, Jan 21, 2021 It’s only fitting that ...
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Walmart fintech coming soon
Banking Fintech

Attention Walmart customers: Fintech on aisle five

By Jeff Domansky, Jan 13, 2021 Walmart announced plans for a new fintech startup that could soon offer its 265 million weekly customers a basket of fresh new ...
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buy now pay later healthcare payments
Fintech Payments Technology Payments Trends

Buy now pay later for billion-dollar elective healthcare market

By Jeff Domansky, Jan 7, 2021 California-based fintech startup PrimaHealth Credit launched a ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) payment plan specifically designed for credit-challenged patients seeking elective healthcare ...
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payment data automation
Fintech Payments Technology Payments Trends

Bill pay problems? How automation can help

By John Minor, Chief Product Officer for PayNearMe Jan 5, 2021 We all know the types of problems that can get in the way of a smooth payment ...
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