Tagged: consumer fintech

August 26, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM), a consumer financial technology company, today announced a partnership with Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) to become a Workday Wellness partner for financial benefits. This partnership will integrate Chime Workplace, the company’s “all-in-one suite of financial wellness solutions, with Workday Wellness to make financial… Read More

June 10, 2025 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OnePay, a consumer fintech, and Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a  consumer financial services company, announced a partnership to power a credit card program with Walmart (NYSE: WMT). The credit card program is expected to launch this fall, “with the experience embedded inside the OnePay app and… Read More

May 31, 2025 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Graduation season is a time of celebration but for many recent grads, it can also feel like a wake-up call. A survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Chime reveals how new graduates are “approaching money matters — from budgeting basics and student debt… Read More

April 1, 2025 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer Fintech Chime has recently announced two transformative updates aimed at enhancing user experience and expanding its reach. On March 31, 2025, Chime introduced Chime+, a premium membership tier with various new features in a redesigned app, alongside the launch of Chime Workplace, a financial… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Chime has confidentially filed for an IPO (initial public offering), according to a report from Bloomberg. Chime Financial Inc., a financial technology firm focused on no-fee banking services, has reportedly submitted a confidential filing with the US government for its IPO. This, according… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Current, a consumer fintech banking platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans, announced steady growth in 2024 including an “over 90 percent increase in revenue.” Following this solid year, the company has secured $200 million in new capital to accelerate “growth and fast-track profitability in… Read More

November 11, 2024 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer Fintech Chime has reportedly submitted a comment to Joint Banking Regulators’ Request for Information on bank-fintech partnerships. Chime noted in a blog post that they recently submitted a comment letter in response to a Request for Information from federal banking regulators in the U.S…. Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer financial technology company, Chime, which claims to offer the most “loved” banking app, announced that its fee-free overdraft feature, SpotMe, has covered its members with more than $30 billion in transactions since the product launched in 2019. SpotMe empowers everyday people to Unlock Financial… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront, a consumer Fintech and pioneer of the robo-advisor industry, announces that the company now oversees more than $50 billion in assets for over 700,000 clients, largely young professionals across the United States. This year Wealthfront‘s team introduced new product lines, “leading to an increase… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fave, a consumer fintech platform in Southeast Asia and India, has announced its participation in the SGQR+ POC led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The SGQR+ POC will be limited “to Districts 16 and 17 of Singapore and showcased during the Singapore FinTech… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime is pleased to announce that Madhu Muthukumar has joined the company as our first Chief Product Officer (CPO). This appointment furthers Chime’s commitment “to creating the next wave of innovative products and services critical to their members’ needs and their long-term success as we… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer fintech Salmon announced it has secured a $20 million debt facility from U.S. emerging-markets specialist investment firm Argentem Creek Partners, enabling Salmon to further scale its lending operations across the Philippines. Building on significant investor interest in the debt placement, Salmon will expand its… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Douugh Ltd (ASX: DOU), the consumer fintech on a mission to empower everyday Aussies to take control of their money and build long term wealth on autopilot, is announcing the launch of the “world’s first” Pay Now or Pay Later Stockback rewards Mastercard. With the… Read More

July 12, 2022 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Low-code consumer Fintech platform Quiltt recently revealed that it has secured $4 million in capital in order to expand access to financial services tech for consumers by significantly lowering technical barriers for innovators. The company’s investment round has been co-led by Greycroft and Newark Venture… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adam Nash, the former CEO at Wealthfront, a software-based financial advisor, is in the process of launching a new Fintech firm that has acquired an investment from Ribbit Capital, a few angel investors, and Nash’s friends as well. Other investors that took part in the… Read More