The state of alternative data in lending with Nova Credit

The state of alternative data in lending with Nova Credit

The FR met with Nikki Cross, Senior Director of Data Science Solutions at Nova Credit

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What are the consequences of a generative AI-goosed capital market?

What are the consequences of a generative AI-goosed capital market?

From Sarah Biller: Could the adoption of generative AI by financial services ironically drive a new period of information asymmetry in the markets and, by doing so, open another frontier for fintech innovation? 

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A look into the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program

A look into the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Tatyana Kratunova, Head of the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program.

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What will BaaS look like in a year?

What will BaaS look like in a year?

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Michele Alt, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Klaros Group, and a former regulator at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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The “Give to Get” data strategy

The “Give to Get” data strategy

From Matt Ober: In the financial industry, some of the best datasets were contributory datasets and many of them started as give to get.

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4 questions about a TikTok ban

4 questions about a TikTok ban

President Biden has indicated that he would sign the bill if it also passes in the Senate—but questions remain, many of which directly impact the future of fintech.

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The evolution of fintech data

The evolution of fintech data

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Sarah Biller, Co-Founder of FinTech Sandbox and a contributor to The FR.

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The future of SXSW Pitch

The future of SXSW Pitch

According to Chris Valentine, who produces SXSW Pitch, the event offers a crucial niche within the larger SXSW ecosystem.

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What does MIcrosoft’s AI work mean for fintechs?

What does MIcrosoft’s AI work mean for fintechs?

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Priya Gore, General Manager, Data & AI, US Financial Services, at Microsoft

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Who are fintech’s “walking dead”?

Who are fintech’s “walking dead”?

Carey Ransom, Managing Director of BankTech Ventures and a contributor to The FR, describes the phenomenon of “walking dead” fintech companies who face a fintech venture bubble overhang, outlines the future of AI hype, and encourages conferencegoers to say what they really mean. 

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Incubating community bank-fintech ecosystems

Incubating community bank-fintech ecosystems

To Charles Potts, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer of ICBA, the ThinkTECH accelerator program represents a “key pillar” of ICBA’s work and arose from community banks' drive to be “on par with the biggest fintechs and banks on the planet.”

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Making sense of Capital One's Discover acquisition

Making sense of Capital One's Discover acquisition

Regulators are in a double bind. The antitrust concerns are real—as is the potential for this acquisition to disrupt the Visa-Mastercard duopoly.

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What's next for Robinhood?

What's next for Robinhood?

It’s hard to tell how much Robinhood’s uptick stems from its savviness—poaching competitors’ brokerage customers through deposit matching, releasing popular product features, and more—rather than improved economic conditions.

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