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What Lies Ahead for the CFPB as Trump 2.0 Takes Shape?

November 06, 2024
The Two Things That CFOs and Treasurers Want From Working Capital Solutions
CFO // November 04, 2024

The economy is unpredictable, and companies are clamoring for on-demand working capital solutions that can be tailored to their unique needs. Imagine a world where your bank knows your business as well as you do, providing the working capital solution you need right when you...

Barclays UK Completes Previously Announced Acquisition of Tesco Bank
Acquisitions // November 01, 2024

Barclays UK has completed its previously announced acquisition of the retail banking business of Tesco Personal Finance (Tesco Bank). Together with the completion of the acquisition, Barclays UK has entered into a 10-year exclusive strategic partnership with Tesco Stores Limited to market and distribute credit...

Private-Label Card Trends May Signal Uneven Holiday Spending
Credit Cards // October 29, 2024

Private-label credit cards, or store cards, make up a small percentage of overall consumer credit. The Federal Reserve estimated earlier this year that “retail credit outstanding” totaled $130 billion, or more than 2.5% of total outstanding consumer credit, as of the end of last year....

SoFi Money Accounts Surge 54% as Monetization Across All Products Continues
Earnings // October 29, 2024

SoFi Technologies’ cross-selling continues, and certain trends seem well in place as the interest rate environment becomes more benign. Members are accessing more products across the company’s platform, and momentum in SoFi Money deposits continues to be underpinned by direct deposit members. Having run up...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Two Things That CFOs and Treasurers Want From Working Capital Solutions

November 04, 2024
The economy is unpredictable, and companies are clamoring for on-demand working capital solutions that can be tailored to their unique needs. Imagine a world where your bank knows your business as well as you do, providing the working capital solution you need right when you need it — no phone calls, no paperwork, just a […]

Markaaz CEO: Two-Sided Platform Plugs the ‘Data Gap’ on Small Businesses

October 29, 2024
There’s a data gap that exists for small businesses — a lack of information about them that makes banks shy away from extending credit or spurs FinTechs to “offload” them...

Fed’s Beige Book Finds Mixed Consumer Spending Amid ‘Elevated Uncertainty’

October 24, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book — released eight times a year, with the latest report debuting Wednesday (Oct. 23) afternoon — offers up a qualitative take on the state of...

Healthcare Sector Leads Drive Toward the ‘Embedded Everything’ Economy

October 21, 2024
Embedded finance, and in particular lending, is finding its way into various URL, app and brick-and-mortar settings these days, and is also rendered at the point of sale, giving an...

Quick Reads
Barclays UK Completes Previously Announced Acquisition of Tesco Bank

November 01, 2024
Barclays UK has completed its previously announced acquisition of the retail banking business of Tesco Personal Finance (Tesco Bank). Together with the completion of the acquisition, Barclays UK has entered into a 10-year exclusive strategic partnership with Tesco Stores Limited to market and distribute credit cards, unsecured personal loans and deposits using the Tesco brand […]

Amount Debuts AI Policy Optimizer for Risk Assessment, Credit Underwriting

October 24, 2024
Credit underwriting strategy can be an untapped competitive advantage for lenders. It turns out analytics can be used to automate and improve that too. To help financial institutions of all...

MoneyLion Launches Financial Products Marketplace Within Its Digital Ecosystem

October 22, 2024
MoneyLion has launched a new marketplace that lets consumers search, apply for and complete transactions across third-party financial products like loans, credit cards and savings accounts. The new MoneyLion Checkout...

Ally Financial Warns of ‘Choppy’ Quarters as Auto Income Falls

October 18, 2024
Ally Financial CEO Michael Rhodes says the company’s next few quarters will be “choppy.” In a third-quarter earnings presentation Friday (Oct. 18), the auto lender said it had imposed stricter standards for borrowers by instituting...