New banks
‘I have a visceral understanding of the underserved customer because I was one too’: The story behind Ahead Financials
- Ahead Financials was launched back in December to provide banking services to anyone who feels financially insecure or underbanked.
- Anu Shultes is the CEO of Ahead. Her inspiration for the challenger bank and her understanding of how to build it come from 25+ years in the banking industry, as well as her own experience as an immigrant in the US trying to make ends meet.
Rivka Abramson | May 17, 2021
EarlyStage
‘We built accounting systems from scratch’: ForwardAI wants lenders to do away with PDFs and Excel
- Lenders struggle to get at accounting information that resides in PDFs and Excel.
- A new fintech data player wants to replace that old model with real time and forward looking accounting data.
Zachary Miller | May 17, 2021
Payments
Splitit launches new integrated payment gateway for installment payments
- Splitit Plus integrates Splitit’s signature installments platform with a payment gateway.
- Key features include a quick set-up and seamless integration.
Shehzil Zahid | May 14, 2021
Blockchain and Crypto
Crypto is going mainstream — can it go green as well?
- Crypto use is booming.
- But its effects on the environment raise concern.
Rivka Abramson | May 14, 2021
Member Exclusive
Fifth Third Bank’s new digital offering could help it compete with fintechs
- Momentum Banking by Fifth Third offers many features that are generally associated with digital banks.
- This product may help the regional Midwest bank to compete against neobanks and fintechs.
Ismail Umar | May 13, 2021