Financial Services

Upstart’s Referral Network will direct applicants to Alliant’s membership process, giving them easier and wider access to loan approvals and other banking services.

Banks and FIs that don’t clearly communicate their NSF fee practices risk disciplinary action.

The FCA warned BNPL firms over “misleading adverts” and threatened breachers with criminal action.

On today's episode, we discuss what recent funding and valuation drops mean for fintechs, which categories are getting hit the hardest, and what fintechs should do now. "In Other News," we talk about the significance of the recent Coinbase-BlackRock partnership and how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to level the playing field between banks and nonbanks. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Eleni Digalaki and Tiffani Montez.

In this Analyst Take, we asked analysts from marketing & advertising, retail & ecommerce, connectivity & tech, digital health, and fintech to share their insights on layoffs, hiring freezes, and hiring trends within those industries. Here’s what they discovered and what they see in store for the future of work.

Valuations fell, losses piled up, and bankruptcy filings proliferated. Proposed SPAC regulations also dimmed the deals.