Increasing Fund Access for Disaster Recovery: Q&A With iink Payments
With increasing natural disasters, finhealth-focused fintech makes it faster to access financial relief.
Assume EWA is a loan, even though everyone knows it isn’t
Looking back over my decade-plus covering fintech, I see parallels between earned wage access (EWA) today and the past paths of equity crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and BNPL. Others in the industry do, too.
Assessing the Fintech Market Against Age-Inclusive Standards
Low- to moderate-income older adults face unique financial challenges. How well are current fintech solutions meeting them?
A 60-year-old worker in Texas says she’s dependent on apps that let her get paid early: ‘They get you hooked on having that money’
Between 2018 and 2020, transaction volume on wage-access apps tripled.
The pandemic made Earned Wage Access apps popular. Regulators want to rein in the fees
Many of these apps charge monthly subscription fees, and most charge mandatory fees for instant transfers of funds.
These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs
When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced in 2019, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn.
A Nonprofit’s Toolkit for Exploring Age-Inclusive Fintech Partnerships
Learn how to identify and assess fintech solutions that support the financial well-being of your older adult clients.
Propel: Helping Families Make the Most of Their Government Benefits
Find out how a fintech innovator partnered with the Financial Health Network to transform the public benefits experience for millions of users.
To Retain Workers, Consider Paying Them More Often
You can test out a more frequent payroll schedule or offer on-demand access to earned wages as an employee benefit.
How Advances in Technology Can Lead to Financial Health for All
Celia Edwards Karam, President of Retail Bank at Capital One, shares how the intersection of financial health and AI shows up in banking and payments, what she's learned about developing a strategy for true financial health impact, and how corporations can rethink their approach to AI and financial health to succeed in a changing marketplace.
Jack Henry: Making Financial Health a Brand Promise
Financial technology company Jack Henry™ partnered with the Financial Health Network to help financial institutions and their accountholders alike break down barriers to financial health.
From Innovation To Impact: A Founder’s Story
Listen in as Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of fintech unicorn Esusu, reflects on his entrepreneurial journey and his vision for a world where everyone can access safe, affordable housing.