8/30/2017 4:56:12 PM New solutions for familiar retirement challenges By FinTech Collective Think Advisor chronicles different fintech companies breaking into the retirement space, including portfolio company Vestwell. CEO Aaron...
8/30/2017 4:53:12 PM Your credit score could make or break your love life By FinTech Collective In this article Bloomberg highlights the seemingly apparent correlation between year end credit scores and likelihood of finding a...
8/30/2017 4:37:36 PM Invest in water, high-speed rail and children’s hospitals for California with Neighborly By FinTech Collective Portfolio company Neighborly is inviting potential investors to help fund sustainability projects in California through the company's...
8/30/2017 4:30:24 PM Coya raises $10m Seed round By FinTech Collective Berlin based digital insurer Coya has raised $10m in Series Seed funding led by Valar Ventures. Coya aims to become Europe’s leading...
8/25/2017 9:39:14 PM Computer Vision — The Impact on Financial Services By FinTech Collective From insurance to banking and payments, technology for capturing and analyzing data from images will enhance the ability for FIs and...
8/25/2017 6:29:39 PM Embroker named one of benzinga's top 5 bay area InsurTech startups By FinTech Collective Portfolio company Embroker was included in benziga's list of 5 up and coming InsurTech startups in the San Francsico bay area. Embroker...
8/25/2017 3:37:14 PM Suretly raises $2.9m ICO By FinTech Collective New York based online loan guarantee platform Suretly has raised $2.9m through its Initial Coin Offering. Suretly is the first...
8/25/2017 3:21:39 PM Blend raises $100m Series D By FinTech Collective San Francisco based consumer lending technology company Blend has raised $100m in Series D funding led by Greylock Partners. Blend builds...
8/25/2017 1:06:39 PM UK Peer-to-peer lending websites struggle to attract borrowers By Gareth Jones Two surveys published in the UK this week by VC firm Blumberg Capital and EY reported that only 4-7% of UK adults had used alternative...
8/25/2017 3:05:40 AM "Beyond fintech: a pragmatic assessment of disruptive potential in financial services" By Sean Lippel After three years of research, the World Economic Report has released this report in collaboration with Deloitte.
8/25/2017 2:45:15 AM Average life span of companies now under 20 years By Sean Lippel Credit Suisse says technology has taken the average life span of a S&P 500 company to under 20 years today, down from 60 years in the 1950s.
8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM Europe halts funding for British technology firms By Gareth Jones The European Investment Fund (EIF), the EU agency that backs many first time European VC funds, has now effectively turned off the tap to...
8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM Walmart closes in on pilot deal to offer Affirm loans By Sean Lippel The pilot could start as early as the fall with interest rates that range from 10% to 30% per month, but without late payment fees. This...
8/24/2017 8:58:26 PM Bodhi raises $10m ICO By FinTech Collective San Francisco based decentralized prediction market platform focusing on Chinese market Bodhi has raised $10m in token presale ahead of...
8/24/2017 8:53:56 PM Baozhunniu secures $14m Series B By FinTech Collective Beijing based online insurance platform Baozhunniu has raised $14m in Series B financing led by Marathon Venture Partners. Baozhunniu is...
8/24/2017 8:51:02 PM AutoFi raises $10m Series A By FinTech Collective San Francisco online vehicle financier AutoFi has raised $10m in Series A funding from investors Crosslink Capital, Ford Motor Credit...