Disbursements Tracker

Disbursements Tracker - January 2021

• An interview with Tim Elkins, chief production officer for home lender and refinancing company PrimeLending, regarding how implementing AI and other tools could allow lenders to reduce the loan process and keep consumers’ trust
• Notable headlines from the space, such as why Fifth Third Bank is digitizing its mortgage loan offerings and why consumers are now asking for digital rather than cash-based rebates from retailers
• A Deep Dive analyzing why lenders must prepare to meet or exceed borrowers’ new expectations regarding loans and their disbursements and what tool and technologies could help them to do so

Disbursements Tracker - December 2020

• An interview with Linda Jun, senior policy counsel for consumer financial advocacy group Americans for Financial Reform, on why state and federal government agencies must support multiple disbursement methods to serve consumers across various socioeconomic levels
• Recent disbursements headlines, including why microbusinesses are seeking additional faster disbursement options and why the U.K. government is partnering with a mobile payments provider to boost instant payments adoption in the country’s public sector
• A Deep Dive examining how financially vulnerable U.S. consumers are seeking instant disbursements from governmental and nongovernmental agencies alike and why their paper check reliance can be problematic

Disbursements Tracker- November 2020

• An interview with Alani Kuye, CEO of on-demand moving platform Phlatbed, on how mobile disbursements are becoming key to offering unbanked gig workers quick and seamless access to their wages
• Notable headlines from around the space, such as why the FDIC is predicting that the number of unbanked consumers will rise for the first time in a decade and how the pandemic is driving the use of P2P and mobile banking tools
• A Deep Dive analyzing why mobile and instant disbursement tools could be key to supporting unbanked consumers’ financial needs

Disbursements Tracker- October 2020

• An interview with Katrina King, executive vice president and treasury management sales manager for Cadence Bank, and Bridgit Chayt, senior vice president and director of commercial payments and treasury management at Fifth Third Bank, on how the pandemic is driving the adoption of digital and real-time payments within the treasury space
• Notable headlines from the space, such as regional Tennessee-based bank First Horizon National Corporation’s recent partnership to offer instant disbursements to its treasury clients and the rollout of PNC Bank’s real-time push payments solution
• A Deep Dive analyzing why businesses remain reliant on legacy methods like paper checks for their treasury needs and why the pandemic may finally be pushing these entities toward digital and instant payments

Disbursements Tracker- September 2020

• An interview with Caleb Benoit, founder of retail and wholesale coffee company Connect Roasters, on why instant payments are becoming a necessity for microbusinesses during the ongoing pandemic
• Notable headlines from the space, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s stepped-up timeline for its real-time payments service and Jobber’s efforts to support instant payments for self-employed contractors
• A Deep Dive examining how fast disbursements can help microbusinesses better support their vendors and employees during the pandemic as well as what is holding these firms back from accessing instant payments

Disbursements Tracker- August 2020

• An interview with Brian M. Bond, founder of investment firm Leverage Financial Advisory, and Kai Stinchcombe, founder and CEO of True Link Financial, on the ways investment disbursement methods are changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Notable headlines from around the space, including why U.S. Senators are sponsoring the Retirement Lost and Found Act and how the Alaskan Permanent Fund’s new dividend timetable impacts fund recipients
• A Deep Dive examining the ways in which outdated disbursement methods, such as checks, may be hampering millennials and younger generations from making investments

Disbursements Tracker- July 2020

• An interview with Kathryn Petralia, co-founder and president of SMB lender Kabbage, on how automated technologies paired with speedy digital disbursements can help SMBs receive loans faster at a time when funds are needed most
• Notable headlines from around the space, such as why FI Goldman Sachs has partnered with eCommerce giant Amazon to launch a credit line for U.S.-based SMBs
• A Deep Dive examining how the COVID-19 pandemic is attracting legacy banks to the SMB lending industry and why paper-based lending processes are no longer adequate for SMBs’ needs

Disbursements Tracker- June 2020

• An interview with Andrew Toy, president and chief technology officer at health insurance startup Clover Health, regarding how slow, paper-based disbursements are hurting healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic and how machine learning can close healthcare and patient billing service gaps
• Notable headlines from the space, including why the IRS is still having trouble sending stimulus checks to U.S. residents
• A Deep Dive examining how digital solutions are helping to solve healthcare disbursements’ pain points

Disbursements Tracker-May 2020

• An interview with Mickael Marceau, head of payments for Kindred Group which operates online casino Unibet, regarding the issues with instant disbursements and how payouts are changing for digital gambling
• Notable headlines from around the space, such as how digital lenders in the United Kingdom are responding to disbursement challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic
• A Deep Dive which looks close at how the online gambling industry has grown and how important quick disbursement technologies are to this industry

Disbursements Tracker-April 2020

• An interview with Michele Schmitt, senior product manager for insurance technology firm Trōv, on why insurance providers have been slow to implement mobile disbursements
• Notable headlines from the space, including how the U.S. government plans to handle disbursements to citizens under a stimulus bill mitigating COVID-19 financial stresses
• A Deep Dive analyzing how consumers’ behaviors are driving mobile disbursement innovations and what is hindering widespread adoption

Disbursements Tracker-March 2020

• An interview with Waseem Daher, founder and CEO of corporate tax and bookkeeping firm Pilot, on how to speeding tax disbursements caters to millennial business owners’ needs
• Notable headlines from the space, including how businesses and consumers are preparing for California’s tax code changes
• A Deep Dive examining why tax services providers need to look closer at the financial benefits faster disbursements can grant modern taxpayers 

Disbursements Tracker-February 2020

An interview with Sherry Rossiter, bursar at Ohio University, on why paper check usage persists for students’ disbursements

Notable headlines from around the space, including how health insurance startup Oscar Health is using ACH to speed up healthcare disbursements

A Deep Dive analyzing the struggles universities face when upgrading their disbursements processes as well as how legacy payout methods are preventing innovation

Disbursements Tracker-January 2020

An interview with Paul Brennan, vice president of content operations for stock content provider Shutterstock, on how the company enables faster disbursements to help retain its more than 1 million contributors

Notable headlines from around the space, including Mastercard’s partnership supporting a new debit disbursement product

A Deep Dive analyzing why instant payments are not yet ubiquitous for disbursements

Disbursements Tracker-December 2019

An interview with Joshua Browder, CEO and founder of legal app DoNotPay, on the challenges of adopting digital disbursements for legal payments and why law firms still cling to checks

Notable headlines from around the space, including China-based Tencent’s move to add support for instant payments

A Deep Dive exploring the complexities in the legal system that are stalling the adoption of instant disbursements

Disbursements Tracker-November 2019

An interview with Paul Gu, co-founder and head of product for online lender Upstart, on the growing importance of instant payments in the lending world

Notable headlines from around the space, including FICO’s recent efforts to secure real-time disbursements with new fraud solutions

A Deep Dive on how instant payments can eliminate frictions in the online lending space

Disbursements Tracker-October 2019

Craig Cassata, president of online rebates service Mr. Rebates, and Kristen Gall, general manager for cash back and shopping rewards company Rakuten Rewards, on why check payments continue to dominate in the online rebate world

Notable headlines from around the space, including why instant payments are spreading across the Netherlands

A Deep Dive on how instant payments solutions are changing online rebates and what businesses risk by not offering speedy disbursements

Disbursements-September 2019

Tim Attia, CEO and co-founder of gig economy insurance provider Slice Labs, on how the company is using AI to automate the claims process and speed up insurance payouts

Notable headlines from around the space, including the latest efforts to improve the speed of disbursements for gig workers

A Deep Dive on how AI and ML are revitalizing the insurance claims payout process

Disbursements - August 2019

• An interview with Julie Kheyfets, head of North America for AI-driven damage appraisal company Tractable, on how artificial intelligence can help expedite insurance claims and disbursement payouts

• Notable headlines from around the space, including a look at the latest banks to join The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments scheme

• A Deep Dive exploring how pension plans are embracing mobile technologies for more efficient payouts

Disbursements - July 2019

• Jay Bregman, CEO and co-founder of general liability insurance provider Verifly, discusses gig workers’ demands for on-demand insurance and faster payouts
• Notable headlines from around the space, including how music rights administrator Revelator is using its smart contract app to speed royalty disbursements
• A Deep Dive on the ways digital payments are changing how restaurants disburse tips to waitstaff

Disbursements - June 2019

• An interview with Paraag Sarva, CEO and co-founder of Rhino, on the company’s case for replacing cash-based security deposits with insurance policies
• Notable headlines from around the space, including Facebook’s expansion of its WhatsApp team
• A Deep Dive on the challenges governments face as they innovate their disbursements methods

Disbursements - May 2019

• An interview with Brian Hassan and Justin Roberts, co-founders of cash management solution firm Kickfin, on how digitally disbursed restaurant tips can help roughly 2.6 million waitstaff
• Notable headlines from players around the space, including Visa, OnDeck, Instacart and more
• A directory of more than 175 providers, including three new additions

Disbursements - April 2019

• Mark Wes, head of risk, payments and compliance for Gusto Capital, explains how instant payments could render old perceptions of payday obsolete
• Notable headlines from various players around the space, including Visa, PayPal, Venmo and more
• A directory of more than 175 providers, including three additions

Disbursements - March 2019

• Alani Kuye, CEO of on-demand moving platform Phlatbed, explains how disbursements are making moving to a new home a cashless experience
• Notable headlines from various players around the space including Amazon, American Express, Google and more
• A directory of over 150 providers, including three additions

Disbursements - February 2019

• GetMyBoat’s chief operations officer, Bryan Petro, explains how disbursement solutions are encouraging boat owners to earn extra income in the sharing economy
• Notable headlines from around the space from various players, including ACI Worldwide, PayNet, Elavon and more
• A directory of over 150 providers, including three additions