Financial Inclusion

Alternative Credit
Why Kabbage Is Taking Its Show On The Road(s)
October 20, 2015

There is a old joke among small business owners about the best way to secure a loan from a bank: just go in and convince a loan officer that your business absolutely does not need one.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Alternative Credit
Red Hot Valuations Contribute To Tech IPO Freeze
October 20, 2015

Creating hype is easy. Silicon Valley has evolved a rather sophisticated machine to help you do so. But living up to that hype on IPO day, well, that is shaking out to be harder than expected, as the tech unicorns of the last few years...

The Geography Of Payments’ Responsibility
October 17, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everyone knows the three rules for investing in real estate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Why Fundation Would Rather Work With Banks Than Compete With Them
October 06, 2015

Much of the narrative written about alternative lenders is the story of a competition, with traditional lenders (banks mostly) on one side of the divide — and a wide field of online alternative lenders on the other. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Online Lender Avant Grabs A Seat In The Unicorn Club
September 30, 2015

Online lender Avant has just announced a rather large new funding round: $325 million. That big pick-up has led to a large valuation spike, and the firm is now likely a confirmed unicorn, with a value well over $1 billion — Fortune reports it is about $2 billion....

Kreditech Raises $92M To Serve The Underbanked
September 29, 2015

A company looking to bring financial solvency to others has gotten a boost of its own. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Solve First, Build Second In Financial Inclusion
September 25, 2015

You want to build out financial inclusion in developing countries? Solve a problem first. David Luther, CMO & EVP of Business Development at Mozido, discusses with MPD CEO Karen Webster how that strategy breeds both results and opportunity.

Financial Inclusion
PayNearMe’s Cash-Based Mobile Bill Pay Debuts At 7-Eleven
September 23, 2015

Financial services technology company PayNearMe is partnering with 7-Eleven to bring a new domestic bill payment service to consumers across the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Making Paper Checks Tolerable
September 17, 2015

While some may see checks as a payment method of the past, it doesn’t change the fact that each year nearly $25 trillion worth of value is exchanged via the traditional “promise to pay.” But Ingo Money is a payments player that seeks to turn...