Tagged: detroit

Point Predictive, the AI-Powered Fraud Solution Provider for Auto Lending Industry, Teams Up with Metro Jobber’s

Point Predictive, the firm focused on AI-powered fraud solutions for the auto lending industry, has joined forces with Metro Jobber’s, Inc., a wholesale automotive distributor, to tackle the growing issue of auto loan fraud in the Detroit Metropolitan area. This strategic partnership is set “to… Read More

Fintech Firm Bankjoy Assists United State Bank with Delivering Seamless Online Banking Experience

United State Bank has partnered with digital banking provider, Bankjoy in order “to deliver a world-class online and mobile banking experience for its account holders.” Founded in 1922 and based in Lewistown, Mo., United State Bank “serves the financial needs of retail customers and commercial… Read More

Rocket Visa Signature Credit Card Introduced, Designed with Homeownership in Mind

Rocket Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RKT), a Detroit-based fintech platform company consisting of tech-driven financial businesses – including Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans and Rocket Money – unveiled the Rocket Visa Signature Card, the first credit card created “to make homebuying easier and more accessible… Read More

Detroit’s Autobooks Reports Steady Growth, Announces Move to New Headquarters

Autobooks, the Detroit-based small business payment and accounting services platform that’s reportedly used by over 1,000 financial institutions, recently announced that it has been named to Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 list for 2022 — landing at No. 258 overall, and #2 in Michigan. The Inc…. Read More

Digital Banking Provider Bankjoy Introduces Powerful Business Banking Platform

Digital banking provider Bankjoy has announced the launch of its business banking platform, empowering its customers with the best tools to “help attract and drive loyalty among small businesses within their communities.” Recently surpassing 1 million members with access to its platform, Bankjoy’s virtual banking… Read More

Tokenized Real Estate Market Exceeds $32.7M, Security Token Market Approaching $750M: Report

The team at the Security Token Group (STG), which is focused on supporting the fast-evolving blockchain or DLT-based security tokens space, has released their June 2021’s edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. The STG states as you may notice, a new structure… Read More

Tokenized Real Estate Market Just Below $26 Million, As Security Token Ecosystem Continues to Mature: Report

  The Security Token Group (STG), which focuses on the fast-evolving blockchain-based security tokens space, has released their March 2021 edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate report. As previously reported, Security Token Market (stomarket.com) hosts live-trading data from 33 different security tokens across… Read More

Tokenized Real Estate Market Stays Above $27 Million, As Security Token Space Continues to Evolve: Report

The Security Token Group (STG), which aims to support the development of blockchain-based security tokens, recently published their February edition of the Security Token Market Real Estate Report. The Security Token Group noted in a blog posted released on March 22, 2021 that as we… Read More

Digital Transformation: Fintech Finastra to Provide Core Banking Solutions to Detroit’s First Independence Bank

Finastra, a financial services software provider, has revealed that its Fusion Phoenix core product will be used by the First Independence Bank, which was established in 1970. The institution has been serving the banking needs or requirements of the Detroit Metropolitan area. It’s one of… Read More

Detroit-based General Motors Files Patent Application for a Blockchain-based Navigation Map System that Regularly Updates Itself

Detroit-based General Motors (GM), a multinational corporation that manufactures vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, has filed a patent application for a navigation map system that regularly updates itself. The system will use blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) to gather data from… Read More

Detroit FinTech Bay Announces Detroit Blockchain Center to Join Location at TechTown

Detroit FinTech Bay announced on Thursday it is set to welcome the Detroit Blockchain Center as a resident within its space in TechTown Detroit. The organization reported that the Detroit Blockchain Center is a registered nonprofit with the state of Michigan focused on coordinating and… Read More

Kyyba Innovations Preps For Second Series of Detroit Fintech Challenge

Kyyba Innovations, an innovation and collaboration eco-system, announced on Tuesday is set to launch the second series of “Detroit Fintech Challenge” to identify game-changing innovations in the financial services industry. As previously reported, Kyyba Innovation has teamed up with TechTown Detroit for the program. The… Read More

Kyyba Innovations Teams Up With TechTown Detroit to Launch Second Series of Detroit Fintech Challenge

Kyyba Innovations, an innovation and collaboration eco-system, announced on Monday it has partnered with TechTown Detroit to launch the second series for “Detroit Fintech Challenge” to identify game-changing innovations in the financial services industry. According to Kyyba, the Detroit Fintech Challenge is an annual event… Read More

Dough Named Winner of Inaugural Detroit Fintech Challenge

Global accelerator program Kyyba Innovations, along with the Techtown Detroit, announced on Thursday that Dough, an education technology platform, as the winner of its first Detroit Fintech Challenge and Pitch Club competition that was held last month at Techtown Detroit. According to the two organizations, the Detroit… Read More

Lendio Announces New Franchise in Detroit

Lendio, an online lending marketplace for small business loans, announced on Thursday the opening of its new franchise in the Detroit Metro area. Through the franchise program, Darnell Parker, President of Lendio Regional Lending Services, will help local businesses in the community apply for loans, review their… Read More

Detroit Fintech Association Announces Plans to Make the City a Fintech Hub

The Detroit Fintech Association, an organization created within financial media company Benzinga, announced on Thursday it is now planning to make Detroit as a hub for fintech innovation and to grow the existing culture of technology-driven financial services through a campaign raising awareness of the incredible financial technology hub that… Read More

The Detroit Comeback: Century Partners to Launch $535K Fundraise on Rabble

Rabble is launching its first project within Q1 — a $535,000 fundraise for Century Partners, which seeks to revitalize housing and communities in Detroit, Michigan.  The funds that Century Partners raises will be used to purchase and renovate abandoned homes in efforts to bring new life… Read More

Detroit’s Marygrove College Seeks Funds on Patronicity For New Greenspace

On Monday, Detroit-based Marygrove College announced it crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform, Patronicity. The funds raised through this joint effort between Marygrove College, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will support construction of the Charles McGee Community… Read More

Ellen DeGeneres Launches GoFundMe Initiative to Help Renovate Detroit’s Spain Elementary School

On Thursday, television personality Ellen DeGeneres launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $5 million for Spain Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan. The school needs building repairs, new classroom materials and technology to bring it up to date for its students. Sharing details about the… Read More

Paul Elio Declares at TEDxDetroit: “Simple Innovations Can Have Far Reaching Benefits”

Elio Motors’ founder and CEO Paul Elio today said innovation can come from some of the simplest ideas, but can have world-altering results.  The entrepreneur made his remarks at TEDxDetroit, where he was one of nearly 50 visionary leaders who took the stage to inform… Read More

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