January 24, 2020
WEF Forms Consortium For International Crypto Governance

To create a framework for the international governance of cryptocurrencies, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has reportedly formed a worldwide consortium. The Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance will be geared...

January 24, 2020
LendingClub President: FICO’s New Model Won’t Save A Credit Scoring...

In lending, in determining whether credit is likely to be repaid by a borrower, the devil is in the details. What if the details are the wrong ones? In an...

January 24, 2020
Cannabis Co MedMen Forced To Offer Shares To Vendors Amid...

Marijuana retail company MedMen is in the midst of a cash crunch in the industry, and it has been offering its vendors shares in the company in lieu of payment,...

January 23, 2020
FICO’s New Scoring Algorithm Promises Big Swings In Consumer Scores

Might the rising tide of debt slow to a trickle? If so, the U.S. consumer will likely find harder times ahead, if the credit spigot tightens. As reported by The...

January 23, 2020
Fairway Said To Seek Bankruptcy That Keeps Some Stores Open

Grocery chain Fairway is in bankruptcy negotiations with Village Super Market Inc. to keep some stores open as Fairway attempts to sell the company, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 22). Village...

January 22, 2020
SMB Lender Liberis Raises £32M

Liberis, a London-based FinTech that lends to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for future credit and debit card sales, has raised £32 million (more than $42 million), according to City...

January 22, 2020
Davos Day Two Focuses On Sovereign Debt, Digital Taxes And...

The range of topics under discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week has been — and will continue to be — diverse. Climate change. Trade accords. Big Tech,...

January 22, 2020
How Diversified Funding Readies India’s Startups For The Future

India’s technology startup community is enjoying its moment in venture capitalists’ spotlight. Analysts at Tracxn recently calculated that tech startups in the country raised a combined $14.5 billion last year,...

January 21, 2020
StubHub Taps Affirm For Buy Now, Pay Later Offering

Customers will be able to purchase tickets for live entertainment with greater flexibility as alternative payment company Affirm and ticket vendor StubHub announced a partnership Tuesday (Jan. 21). The partnership...