AUSTIN, Texas — The long-awaited #launch of P2P service Zelle has finally arrived, presumably granting more connectivity and openness to consumers who might be hunting for an alternative to Venmo. But what does Zelle’s launch mean for those consumers who haven’t even heard of P2P? “There’s a huge amount of effort that’s going on with […]
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#Affirm, the lending startup that provides loans at the POS, is looking into launching everyday-use #virtual credit #cards, Bank Innovation has learned. The company, launched by a PayPal cofounder Max Levchin, provides point-of-sale loans that allow customers, particularly millennials, to finance purchases with participating merchants. Once approved, consumers receive a one-time use virtual card via Affirm’s […]
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#Blockchain is moving into commercial use faster than many predicted. IBM said the pull from clients has been greater than any tech innovation since the internet.
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The strategy for the investment app #Stash is simple: onboard customers, teach them the basics, encourage them to invest. Once that’s covered, introduce them to more complicated #financial #products and big-ticket investing. Which is exactly what Stash is going to do at the end of #this #year. “Getting people toRead More
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#Chase and #Intuit may have just solved the main issues with account aggregators. The companies signed an agreement this morning, giving customers the option to authorize Chase to electronically share financial #data securely with Intuit’s financial management applications, such as Mint, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online. #Banks, and Chase inRead More
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#Mobility has been the most crucial innovation driver in the financial world, fostering partnerships among #fintech upstarts and traditional FIs. Today, mobility is disrupting transportation and altering the way people and things move around a connected, digital, social-networked world. To track that trend, #Royal #Media – Bank Innovation’s parent company – launchedRead More
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Two #days, 10,000 #customers, and a steady trickle of five-star reviews later, and the #launch of mobile finance management app #Clarity #Money appears to have had a good start toward its goal of giving consumers with more power over their financials. “There’s nothing like it on the market, and that’sRead More
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Citi #Fintech kicked off its one-year anniversary this November through the #launch of its #Global API #Developer Hub, a platform that has developed 49 #APIs across eight usage categories #after just one #month of availability. “This was our foray into an open-innovation approach, which is something we’re seeing a lotRead More
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Financial #technology solutions provider D+H has launched Barometer today, a software-as-a-service assessment and training solution for lenders, in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada, which is one of the largest financial institutions in the country. Both companies are based in Toronto. “Barometer is a #lending #simulation, the first of itsRead More
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More than 150 people from the #fintech ecosystem in Denmark made it to Christianshavn today to participate in the grand opening of #Copenhagen Fintech #Lab – Scandinavia’s first co-working space dedicated to fintech entrepreneurs.
The Minister for Business and Growth Troels Lund Poulsen and the Mayor of Employment and Integration Anna Mee Allerslev both gave very passionate speeches about the importance of growing the fintech ecosystem in Denmark and Copenhagen.
The director of Global Ecosystem Development (at Startupbootcamp) Elizabeth Lumley gave a very personal speech on the real impact of fintech and how it will help us make society more inclusive.
Copenhagen Fintech is a joint initiative by the Financial Services Union Denmark, the City of Copenhagen, the Danish Bankers Association and many more visionary partners and sponsors.
Our ambition is to create a one-of-a-kind place, where we bring together well-established fintech startups and new ones, so they can learn from each other. We want to create a platform for co-creation, new partnerships and co-development that will fuel creative innovation, exploiting synergies cross companies and speeds up time-to-market.
At the same time we also launched our new profile video of the lab including interviews with the many startups.
As you can see from the video, we have an awesome location at the heart of Copenhagen and if your fintech startup is looking for a home we should talk. So do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected] or +45 22 96 18 22.
You can also take a look at our website.
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