Brandjacking is a growth hacking method where a startup uses another company’s brand to promote its own services. Sometimes, the brandjacker even impersonates the other…
I recently interviewed Lorde Astor West (Astor), the founder of fintech startup Scratchware. This startup pioneered Surcharging-as-a-Service™ by making an app that can recover credit…
Digital banks have gained popularity recently and traditional banks have two ways to launch them. A bank can carry out a core upgrade and replace…
I joined the beta program for the neobank app Unifimoney recently. While it’s clearly a banking app, it’s designed to function like the financial superapps…
Credit unions and small banks need modern technology to compete with fintechs. If they don’t move fast, they could lose younger and business customers to…
In October 2020, StartEngine launched its secondary trading platform. Now you can trade shares of crowdfunded startups before they go public. You don’t have to…
Neobanks often launch without banking licenses and have fewer ways to earn money than big banks. So they often set up marketplaces that promote other…
Renting an apartment in New York City can be expensive, especially in neighborhoods such as Manhattan. A new tenant might need to come up with…
Singapore-based fintech CredoLab makes behavioral credit scoring software. It recently raised $7 million in a Series A funding round for its alternative credit scoring technology.…
Challenger banks have a few advantages over traditional banks. Two of them are speed and costs. These fintech startups process transactions faster than traditional banks.…