In the race to modernize small business lending, Live Oak Ventures—the investment arm of Live Oak Bancshares—has made a strategic bet on Cascading AI, Inc. (Casca), a startup aiming to rewrite how loans get approved and originated.
The personal finance app market is crowded, but Seattle-based Fina Labs thinks it has cracked the code with its new platform, Fina Money. Instead of yet another “budgeting app,” Fina pitches itself as the most flexible finance tracker on the market, letting users build their own money management system piece by piece.
In an era where fintech scandals can torpedo investor confidence overnight, Airsed Securities is making a different kind of headline—by emphasizing regulation, not disruption.
Genesis Global is officially entering its next chapter—with co-founder James Harrison taking the helm as CEO, succeeding Stephen Murphy, who led the fintech firm for over a decade. The leadership shift, announced today, marks a strategic turning point for the software provider as financial institutions increasingly look to AI-driven platforms to replace legacy systems and manual processes.
In a first for the Long Island–based lender, Hanover Community Bank is going on air—and online—with a new marketing push aimed squarely at expanding its footprint in the competitive New York metro banking scene.
Fintech startup Rizon is entering the stablecoin arena with a big promise: to make spending digital dollars as simple as swiping a card or tapping a phone. Launched by Lithuanian founders Ignas Survila and Laurynas Jokubaitis, the Rizon app is now available in 110 countries—and it’s gunning to be the easiest way to use USDC and USDT in real life.
BloFin Levels Up: From Typeface to Trade Execution, It’s All About Control Crypto exchange BloFin is making a clear statement to traders and institutions alike: it’s here to compete on more than just speed. The futures trading platform just announced a sweeping round of upgrades—touching everything from fiat accessibility and charting tools to the subtleties…
Oak Valley Plants Flag in Lodi with New VP Hire and Upcoming Branch Launch Oak Valley Community Bank is stepping up its presence in California’s Central Valley with the appointment of Matthew Brown as Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer. The hire coincides with the bank’s upcoming Lodi branch launch—set to open this fall at 31…
In the world of crypto trading—where volatility reigns and signals come by the second—BitMart is giving investors a smarter, clearer way to profit without being glued to their screens. Copy Trading 2.0, the exchange’s latest platform upgrade, aims to transform how both new and seasoned traders interact, collaborate, and earn in digital asset markets. By…
In a housing market where speed and certainty matter more than ever, Gateless and Developer’s Mortgage just raised the bar on what mortgage underwriting should look like in 2025. The residential lender has successfully integrated Smart Underwrite, Gateless’s AI-powered underwriting platform, across its operations. The move aims to automate data validation, real-time income calculations, and…
