Finextra
JULY 27, 2025
Instead of waiting days for micro-deposits, a fintech app can use Plaid Auth to confirm a bank account in seconds, enabling features like funding a neobank account or paying a friend on Venmo. The Auth product allows apps to instantly authenticate a user’s bank account and retrieve the account and routing numbers needed for ACH transfers.
FICO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Automate as much of the underwriting process as possible. The typical merchant onboarding process has a number of different steps that need to be followed before an underwriting decision can be made, as highlighted in the table below, this is typically a 3-5 day process. 2020 McKinsey Global Payments Report).
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Fintech News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Over 200 submissions were received across six categories, with 175 entries in the corporate categories and 29 in the individual Fintech Mentor Award category. Each day, approximately 500 micro and small business owners use their app to apply/request for a business loan. Four finalists were shortlisted in each category.
CB Insights
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding. Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding merchants. TABLE OF CONTENTS. A decade of online payments innovation.
CB Insights
DECEMBER 4, 2019
In June 2018, the Warranty Group, which underwrites Amazon Protect in the UK and abroad, was purchased by Assurant for a rumored $2.5B. Its first entry point in the market was in payments in October 2014. Claims are underwritten through a partnership with The Warranty Group’s London General Insurance Company.
CB Insights
JUNE 17, 2020
In May 2020, micro-investing app Acorns followed suit, adding a Spend Account alongside its investment and retirement products. Parametric insurance policies have historically been challenging to underwrite due to the difficulties inherent in accurately modeling financial risk during natural catastrophes. Source: Recorded Future.
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