Financial wellness platform Credit Sesame on Wednesday (Nov. 17) rolled out its new credit builder banking technology, an all-in-one bank account that gives consumers the power to build their credit through purchases on their debit cards and with cash. Credit Sesame’s artificial intelligence (AI)-backed Sesame...
The paycheck to paycheck economy is changing what it means to be underbanked. In the past, the definition of an underbanked person was much simpler, meaning that the individual didn’t have basic deposit or checking accounts housed within a bank or credit union. However, that...
“How much cash you have and how you use your cash is really an important data point that can be used to assess someone’s creditworthiness.” In an age where half of the transactions are done with debit cards — and, importantly, where a majority of...
Credit Sesame‘s new tech will allow customers to use the money they have to establish and build credit more easily, a press release says. The impetus for the project was awareness of the 44 million Americans who are “invisible” to the credit system, stuck in...
November 03, 2021
The paycheck to paycheck economy is changing what it means to be underbanked. In the past, the definition of an underbanked person was much simpler, meaning that the individual didn’t have basic deposit or checking accounts housed within a bank or credit union. However, that definition now includes those who aren’t getting what they need […]
July 06, 2021
“How much cash you have and how you use your cash is really an important data point that can be used to assess someone’s creditworthiness.” In an age where half...
June 17, 2020
The challenger bank space is having a bit of a moment. LendingClub is buying Radius Bank. Green Dot is using the bank it already owns to build a bank for...
November 17, 2021
Financial wellness platform Credit Sesame on Wednesday (Nov. 17) rolled out its new credit builder banking technology, an all-in-one bank account that gives consumers the power to build their credit through purchases on their debit cards and with cash. Credit Sesame’s artificial intelligence (AI)-backed Sesame Cash account allows users to establish and build their credit […]
June 30, 2021
Credit Sesame‘s new tech will allow customers to use the money they have to establish and build credit more easily, a press release says. The impetus for the project was...
June 08, 2021
Credit Sesame has raised $51 million in growth capital and has seen its premium subscriptions grow by 200 percent annually, the financial wellness platform announced on Tuesday (June 8). The...
January 27, 2021
Digital payment and banking technology provider i2c on Wednesday (Jan. 27) announced partnerships and product launches with Archa, Community Bank of the Chesapeake (CBTC) and Credit Sesame, according to a...