personal finance

Even Financial Buys Birch Finance, Ventures Into Credit Cards
Even Financial Buys Birch Finance, Ventures Into Credit Cards
October 31, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Even Financial announced it has acquired personal finance app Birch Finance for an undisclosed sum. San Jose-based Birch offers a mobile and web application that...

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How The New FICO Will Change The Credit Landscape For Borrowers
How The New FICO Will Change The Credit Landscape For Borrowers
October 24, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

After years of focusing nearly entirely on a consumer’s payment history, FICO has announced that as of 2019 it will be rolling out a new...

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Survey Shows Fall In US Consumer Sentiment
Survey Shows Fall In US Consumer Sentiment
October 12, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Indicating that Americans may have a less favorable view of their own finances, the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers fell to a gauge of...

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Curve Aims To Become The ‘Amazon Of Banking’
Curve Aims To Become The ‘Amazon Of Banking’
October 05, 2018  |  Innovation

An Amazon of banking? That’s the description — perhaps clichéd but still apt — applied to FinTech firm Curve, which is on the hunt for...

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Refund App Truebill Snags $5M, Launches ‘Smart Savings’
Refund App Truebill Snags $5M, Launches ‘Smart Savings’
October 03, 2018  |  Investments

Finance app Truebill announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding and launched a variety of new capabilities. Investors in the funding round...

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Salesforce Seeks To Unwind FIs’ ‘Data Spaghetti’ In Unified Services Quest
Salesforce Seeks To Unwind FIs’ ‘Data Spaghetti’ In Unified Services Quest
September 18, 2018  |  Banking

FIs have their work cut out for them when it comes to giving consumers what they want. After all, ours is an age dominated by...

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Intuit’s Mint Updates iOS App With Data-Driven Insights
Intuit’s Mint Updates iOS App With Data-Driven Insights
August 27, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

To offer users actionable advice, Intuit’s Mint is updating its personal finance iOS Mint app with added benefits, new design features and data-driven MintSights™. The...

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Facebook Loses Another Senior Exec
Facebook Loses Another Senior Exec
August 23, 2018  |  Facebook

Dan Rose, one of the earliest executives at Facebook, is stepping down from his role, reported CNBC. Citing a Facebook post, CNBC reported Rose is...

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The Financially-Strapped Consumer Next Door
The Financially-Strapped Consumer Next Door
August 02, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Financial fragility doesn’t always present the way most consumers’ imaginations tells them that it will. The most common perception people have of the financially-fragile customer...

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