financial health

IPO-Bound Credit Sesame Raises $43M
IPO-Bound Credit Sesame Raises $43M
August 31, 2019  |  Investments

As U.S. household debt climbs, financial health startup Credit Sesame has raised $43 million ahead of its planned IPO, as reported on Friday (Aug. 30)....

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LendingClub President On Credit That Builds Savings
LendingClub President On Credit That Builds Savings
June 19, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

A fine line separates debt and savings (between the black hole of high-interest credit card payments and the slow progress of financial health), and that...

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Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
April 20, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, is pretty...

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Survey: Americans Optimistic, Yet Anxious, About Savings
Survey: Americans Optimistic, Yet Anxious, About Savings
April 01, 2019  |  Economy

A new survey by CNBC showed that Americans are feeling optimistic about their ability to save for the future, but are also still anxious about...

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Chase Launches Low-Cost Accounts To Win Unbanked Consumers
Chase Launches Low-Cost Accounts To Win Unbanked Consumers
March 18, 2019  |  Digital Banking

The percentage of unbanked people in the U.S. recently fell to the lowest rate since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, but a new product launch from...

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Supply Chain Management’s Impact On Hospitals’ Financial Health
Supply Chain Management’s Impact On Hospitals’ Financial Health
March 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It is generally accepted that digital supply chain management (SCM) strategies are good for business, yet it can be difficult to put a price tag...

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Mexico Sets Its Sights On FinTech Firms To End Poverty
Mexico Sets Its Sights On FinTech Firms To End Poverty
February 19, 2019  |  International

Mexico’s new government, led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is setting its sights on financial technology to get the country out of poverty. According to...

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NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
NRF Expects Retail Sales To Reach $3.8T In 2019
February 06, 2019  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that retail sales this year will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to reach more than $3.8 trillion,...

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Are Mortgages The On-Ramp For Lifelong Financial Management?
Are Mortgages The On-Ramp For Lifelong Financial Management?
February 04, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Of the scores of innovations and updates to consumer lending seen and written about over the last decade or so, speed is always offered as...

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