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. Admittedly, it is a piece of humor not...
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...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everyone knows the three rules for investing in real estate. Location. Location. Location. That rule is stated in a variety of ways of course — “Buy the worst house in the best address,” or “Purchase a zip code, not a home” — but the gist...
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. But to Sam Graziano, CEO of Fundation, that...
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....
A company looking to bring financial solvency to others has gotten a boost of its own. Consumer finance technology company Kreditech announced yesterday (Sept. 28) that it has raised $92 million in Series C financing. Based in Germany, Kreditech is in the business of creating...
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 services technology company PayNearMe is partnering with 7-Eleven to bring a new domestic bill payment service to consumers across the U.S. The company announced yesterday (Sept. 22) that its PayNearMe Bill Pay app will allow consumers to use a barcode scan at participating 7-Eleven...
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...