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MBAs Flocking To FinTech (Instead Of Consulting Or Banking)
April 24, 2017

“Consulting was fantastic — however, I had to walk away from recommendations and not get to see them go live,” noted Wharton Grad Neha Goel in a conversation with the Financial Times about why she skipped out on the traditional career path of MBAs everywhere...

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AARP Report Finds People 50+ To Generate $83B For Fintech Over Next Five Years
April 21, 2017

New research released by the AARP shows the significant impact that people ages 50 and older will have on FinTech — generating $83 billion in revenue over the next five years for the fast-emerging alternative financial services sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Vacation Rental Vacasa Takes Aim At Airbnb’s Market
April 21, 2017

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‘Robo-Adviser’ Gets Into Lending
April 20, 2017

Wealthfront, an automated online financial adviser, or “robo-adviser,” is reportedly breaking into the lending space. 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,...

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Line-Busting Biometric Startup Sees $15M In Private Equity
April 19, 2017

A biometric security startup with a fast growing membership-based secure identification program just recently scored a considerable amount of additional funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Ex-Microsoft CEO Unveils New Data On What Government Really Does With Money
April 18, 2017

When Steve Ballmer retired from Microsoft at age 57 he had a problem. Boredom. 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...

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Payments Stocks Slip A Bit Into The Red
April 17, 2017

Stocks moved to the downside this past week as the markets got ready for earnings season in earnest. Only a few names showed gains, and only one of them, MoneyGram International, notched gains of more than 1 percent. As has been noted, there has been...

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Looking Ahead At Bank Earnings Season
April 10, 2017

The biggest of the big banks are slated to report earnings beginning this week. The results may be tepid, which, as Reuters noted, can be a blanket on the “Trump rally” of old. That would add, perhaps negatively, to muted hopes for legislation in the...

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$75M In Additional Clawbacks From Wells Fargo Execs on Sales Practices
April 10, 2017

An additional $75 million in executive pay has been clawed back from two past executives as part of the ongoing fallout from investigations into sales practices at Wells Fargo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...