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May 5, 2020 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SpotOn Transact, Inc (SpotOn), a software and payments company, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with fintech unicorn SoFi to provide financial products to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to SpotOn, the collaboration will help small businesses by bypassing the… Read More

April 27, 2020 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Monday it has helped funnel more than $75 million in loan applications to lenders for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established by the CARES Act, through its extensive network of lenders and Lantern, the product comparison site operated by SoFi…. Read More

April 7, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the largest Fintechs in the US, SoFi, has acquired Galileo Financial Technologies for $1.2 billion in both cash and stock, according to a company release. Galileo is a provider of a digital payments platform that is described as being “critical to checking and… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi, visited with Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money show this week and shared some insight into SoFi’s performance during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. Noto said that contrary to what many other businesses are experiencing, the Fintech has seen a record… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with Edmit, a company that helps families make smarter financial decisions about college, to provide college-bound students and their families with tools and resources needed to make the college selection and financial aid process… Read More

February 7, 2020 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Bancorp Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK) announced earlier this week it has formed a new partnership with SoFi to provide back-end banking services and become exclusive card issuer of the SoFi Money product. According to the duo, the… Read More

January 23, 2020 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with offer a suite of products and in-person experiences to its nearly one million SoFi members. According to SoFi, the partnership will initially focus on the SoFi Money debit card, for which Mastercard… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the opening of its newest office location in Jacksonville, Florida.  According to SoFi, the office is located in the St. Johns Town Center and will fit up to 300 full-time staff, mainly focused on operations functions including member relations,… Read More

October 4, 2019 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Friday it has appointed Airbnb’s Vice President and General Manager, Clara Liang to its Board of Directors. According to SoFi, Liang has been with Airbnb since 2016 and has also led product management for community support, payments, trust, and infrastructure…. Read More

September 25, 2019 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi CEO Anthony Noto visited the studios of CNBC today and during his interview he announced that SoFi will now allow its users to purchase and trade cryptocurrencies. Specifically, Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum – three of the most popular virtual currencies. Noto stated, “cryptocurrency was the… Read More

September 16, 2019 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced over the weekend it has teamed up with LA Stadium and Entertainment District to open the new SoFi Stadium, which will be the future home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. SoFi reported that the new stadium… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

San Francisco based SoFi is expanding and hiring new employees. The California born Fintech is just not doing it in the Golden State. SoFi will be hiring 300 new employees in a new Southeast Operations Center in Jacksonville, Florida. SoFi, like many other firms, is… Read More

August 15, 2019 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Thursday the addition of 529 contributions to their SoFi at Work program. According to SoFi, the 529 contributions are inclusive of automated payroll deduction and employer contribution capabilities, as well as a forthcoming selection tool that will provide employees with… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Thursday it has appointed Aaron Webster as its new Chief Risk Officer. Webster will notably be overseeing all of SoFi’s risk, fraud, and credit management frameworks, and will lead its credit risk and underwriting activities. Webster notably joins SoFi from… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Monday the general availability of its Stock Bits feature for SoFi Invest, offering the ability to buy and sell fractional shares with as little as $1 in over 50 popular stocks and ETFs ranging from Apple and Amazon, to Alphabet and… Read More

June 27, 2019 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Wednesday it has completed its $200 million offering of post-graduate student loan asset-backed certificates issued by SoFi Alternative Trust 2019-C (SAT 2019-C). According to SoFi, the Certificates are rated single-A by DBRS and mark the first rated pass-through certificate transaction… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi, one of the largest Fintechs in the US, just closed on a $500 million funding round led by the Qatar Investment Authority. The valuation of the Fintech was reported at $4.3 billion – well into Unicorn status but not much of an approvement in… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech SoFi, a company that started as an online lender but now provides a portfolio of services, has closed on a $500 million funding round giving the company a valuation of $4.3 billion. The funding round was led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Current… Read More

May 16, 2019 @ 10:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, CEO of fintech unicorn SoFi, Anthony Noto, sat down with CNBC’s Jim Cramer to share his insights on millennial stock investing habits. According to Noto, early investors tend to buy stocks that are less than $10 and they are buying recognizable brands such… Read More

May 8, 2019 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the launch of its newest exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are the SoFi Gig Economy ETF (NASDAQ: GIGE) and the SoFi 50 ETF (NYSE: SFYF). According to SoFi, the ETFs will further extend its approach of providing members access to… Read More