Visa-backed digital lending startup Branch International is reportedly cutting staff at its Kenyan and Nigerian offices. That’s according to a report Friday (May 22) from...
The U.K.’s financial watchdog says lenders need to make online loan applications easier to understand. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Thursday (July 31) that a review...
For a company long hailed as a tech disruptor in financial services, Block’s Q1 2025 results present a paradox. One of slowing growth amid a...
Singapore-based payments startup Airwallex reportedly wants to expand into lending. To that end, the company, which offers AI-powered automated workflow solutions among other offerings, plans to acquire...
The platforms that have banks embedded in their operations are taking more of their lending activities into a direct model, giving momentum to income streams...
Banks and credit unions may feel like they offer a best-in-class digital experience — and the readiness to offer new services and options — when...
“Complexity powers the status quo,” Karen Webster wrote in a recent column. And in financial services — particularly for credit unions — complexity in the...
The payment and commerce platforms PayPal, Shopify and Block have long been developing ecosystems for merchants. For the small to mid-sized businesses, signing on to...