Affirm announced they are partnering with merchants to make financing available in-store; Affirm InStore works similar to their online point of sale solution where customers can pay for purchases over time with fixed installments; the company also announced that consumers will be able to add a newly issued Affirm virtual card via Apple Pay. Source
It has been an interesting to say the least as we have watched everything play out with the Paycheck Protection...
Marc Butterfield, SVP of Innovation and Disruption at the First National Bank of Omaha, said that the results were significant when FNBO ran tests.
Banks have been able to acquire deposits at a record rate in the first half of 2020 and now they...
Credit card startup Brex is starting to expand their product set beyond the core credit card offering and recently announced...
Registrations are soaring at the aggregator sites which connect borrowers and financing providers; Funding Options is one company that is...
The company shared information about their loan business in a broader update about the company; total lending was $3 billion since Amazon Lending started in 2011; an article by PYMNTS.com in June 2017 reported that the company had surpassed $1 billion in loans; in 2017 over 300,000 small and medium sized businesses joined Amazon Marketplace. Source
A new report is out from Oxford Economics which found that a decade after the financial crisis, small businesses are...
BlockFi offers loans to those who own cryptocurrencies; the company is currently in a beta launch and is lending in 35 states; ConsenSys Ventures, Kenetic Capital, PJC, SoFi, Purple Arch Ventures and Lumenary participated in the round. Source
Entry into the real estate market is challenging for younger generations. For those who are "crypto native" perhaps there are options.