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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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false payment declines hurt business

False declines cost merchants $20.3 billion

By Jeff Domansky, Jane 4, 2021 New research from Checkout.com and Oxford Economics shows that disconnected payments cost merchants more than $20.3 billion in the US, UK, France, ...
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true cost of digital payments

The hidden cost of digital payments

By Rob Lincolne, founder and CEO, Paydock, Dec 8, 2020 When Square launched in 2009, they often spoke of the ‘Hidden cost of accepting cash.’ Articulating reconciliation, banking, ...
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