The Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted Wednesday to reappoint all 12 sitting regional Fed presidents, without any dissents. The move precludes any effort the White House might have made to pressure the board to deny reappointments.
Enova International, a nonbank lender in Chicago, plans to gain scale by taking over Grasshopper Bank's national bank charter. The deal already faces skepticism from critics of Enova's high-cost lending model.
The payments fintech reported an $8 billion valuation as it aims to establish a second global headquarters in Silicon Valley and expand into Europe and the U.K.
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report on Pay in 4 buy now/pay later loans offered validation for an industry that has faced criticism for expanding into everyday spending, such as food delivery.
The firm's consumer account, which offers a 3.5% yield on savings, could appeal to the founders of startups that it already serves.
Mary Carole McDonnell allegedly posed as a McDonnell-Douglas heiress to secure loans. The FBI believes she is currently hiding in Dubai.
The bank has been on a multiyear journey to deploy artificial intelligence, starting with a massive data cleanup project, chief information officer Brian Schaeffer says.
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The payments fintech reported an $8 billion valuation as it aims to establish a second global headquarters in Silicon Valley and expand into Europe and the U.K.
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The firm's consumer account, which offers a 3.5% yield on savings, could appeal to the founders of startups that it already serves.
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PayPal and other fintechs already offer small business loans based on future payment flows, creating a competitive market.
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The lawsuit alleges the fintech giant secured its own corporate data with strong MFA while leaving client systems vulnerable to compromise.
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Employees throughout the company can use generative AI to query data from sales calls, email, invoices and a host of other information sources.
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After two successful international expansions, Junqueira aims to bring Nubank's products to U.S. consumers even as the neobank faces strong competition from U.S.-based banks and fintechs.
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