by Cole Gottlieb | Feb 18, 2024 | Blog
Happy Sunday, Higher than expected inflation. Visa and ServiceNow team up to simplify dispute management. Revolut offers eSIMs now. FIS and Banked partner on account-to-account payments. Credit union services orgs offer BNPL-like capability. Klarna offers one-click...
by Cole Gottlieb | Dec 24, 2023 | Blog
Happy Holidays! More auto borrowers are underwater. Forty percent of federal student loan borrowers still not making payments. U.S. Bank consent order. Student banking and overdraft reports. Consumers using BNPL to avoid hit to credit reports. Commercial real estate...
by Cole Gottlieb | Dec 17, 2023 | Blog
Happy Sunday, The Fed held rates steady. Inflation cools slightly. Canopy raises $15.2Mn. Canapi Ventures scores $750Mn for new fintech-focused fund. SumUp announces €285Mn haul. Apex clearing looks to IPO in 2024. Amazon and Venmo call it quits. Stretched holiday...
by Cole Gottlieb | Dec 10, 2023 | Blog
Happy Sunday, Hiring has slowed and job openings declined, in a welcome sign for Fed policy makers. The OCC released an advisory bulletin for banks offering BNPL. The House voted to nullify the CFPB’s small business data collection rule. Collections startup January...
by Cole Gottlieb | Dec 3, 2023 | Blog
Happy Sunday, Consumers shelled out for gifts over Black Friday/Cyber Monday (and used BNPL to do it). Conventional wisdom increasingly says the rate hike cycle may be over. Consumer confidence stabilized. First Fed Bank’s FDIC consent order. Mozaic raises $20Mn for...