Author: Fady Askharoun
In January, President Javier Milei’s State Secretary took to the social media platform X to celebrate a new milestone for the country. The nation had just witnessed its first-ever crypto rental contract, with a landlord…
Long-time readers will know I love earned wage access (EWA). I think it is one of the most effective fintech innovations in moving the needle on financial health. Payday lending became widespread primarily because employers…
As messaging apps become more popular, businesses and registered investment advisors will want to reach their customers there. But it raises compliance issues that SnippetSentry addresses. The mobile communications compliance solutions provider recently launched a…
I have been following Funding Circle U.S. since they began life as Endurance Lending all the way back in 2012. You can read my 2013 piece here about the acquisition of Endurance, which kicked off…
As scrutiny of Buy Now Pay Later increases, so too do satisfaction scores among customers using the short-term financing mechanism structured like an installment loan. While the United States federal government’s Consumer Finance Protection Bureau…
Looking back over my decade-plus covering fintech, I see parallels between earned wage access (EWA) today and the past paths of equity crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and BNPL. Others in the industry do, too. In broad…
In the dynamic landscape of consumer subscription businesses, insights are the key to flexibility and growth. As CTO of a leading subscription management platform, I have a unique vantage point into subscription industry payment transaction…
Embedded finance and buy now, pay later (BNPL) are hotbeds of innovation, and Marqeta is in the middle of the action, CEO Simon Khalaf said. After starting as a modern card issuer, Marqeta has branched…
In the digital commerce era, payment analytics orchestrates essential metrics, shaping a narrative of business prosperity. Amid diverse payment methods, AI and machine learning enhance transaction navigation, uncovering opportunities and crafting seamless customer experiences. Recent…
Mexican firm Kueski has joined forces with retail behemoth Amazon in a strategic move that will see the fintech offering its Buy Now, Pay Later services on Amazon’s marketplace in the country. This collaboration can…
