- Allbirds to Close Full-Price Stores in US and Devote Resources to eCommerceGlobal lifestyle footwear brand Allbirds will close its remaining full-price stores in the United States by the end of February. The company will devote its resources to its eCommerce platform, wholesale partnerships and international distributorships, it said in a Wednesday (Jan. 28) press release. Allbirds will continue to operate two outlet stores in the […] […]
- German Authorities Raid Deutsche Bank Offices in Alleged Money Laundering CaseFrankfurt prosecutors and the Federal Criminal Police Office conducted searches at Deutsche Bank’s premises Wednesday (Jan. 28) as part of an investigation into allegations of money laundering involving bank staff, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 28) report from Bloomberg. The raids took place at the lender’s offices in Frankfurt and Berlin. According to a […] […]
- Rewards-to-Savings Trump Accounts Rely on Interchange and Credit CardsVisa, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are among the companies that will support Trump Accounts. Set to be launched this year, Trump Accounts will be tax-advantaged investment accounts for U.S. citizens under the age of 18, according to a U.S. government website about the program. “I’m also pleased to announce that Visa is […] […]
- Dynamic Interchange Takes Card Pricing Beyond Static TablesFor decades, interchange rates have resembled a laminated chart: fixed categories, annual updates. That model is shifting. Dynamic interchange is arriving, where fees are no longer governed only by preset categories and periodic updates but instead reflect what happens inside each individual transaction. Interchange has traditionally been determined through fixed schedules. Merchants landed in […] […]
- Robinhood CEO Pushes Tokenized Stocks to Avoid Another GameStop FreezeRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is advocating for the adoption of tokenized stocks as a way to modernize the U.S. equity market and help prevent another market disruption like the 2021 GameStop trading freeze, saying blockchain-based securities could provide greater trading continuity and resilience. In a post on X recalling the January 2021 trading freeze, […] […]
- No, Texas Did Not Ban Merchant Cash AdvancesWhen Texas passed HB 700 last June, deBanked was among the first to point out that its most notable component was a prohibition on automatic debits of a recipient’s deposit account by a commercial sales-based financing provider unless they had a perfected first position. Some observers were quick to tell us that we had it […]
- Enova: On the Ground, Small Businesses OptimisticEnova reported $1.6B in small business loan originations for Q4 2025, a big jump from the $1.4B in the prior quarter. “There’s been a lot of noise over the year of 2025 around the impacts of tariffs and the macro economy and where we are,” said Enova CEO Steve Cunningham during the earnings call. “But […]
- The Average MCA Deal? $58k Report SaysAccording to NerdWallet, a leading business loan matching marketplace, the average funded amount of an MCA deal is $58,331. That’s based entirely on the company’s own internal data from July 2024 to June 2025. Medium-term loans (2-5 years) came in with the highest average of $192,294 and short-term lines of credit produced the lowest average […]
- Becoming a Successful BrokerARE YOU READY FOR DEBANKED CONNECT MIAMI 2026?! Check out the full agenda for February 12th at the Fontainebleau. There will also be tech demos happening non-stop on the show floor. This event is one you won’t want to miss. REGISTER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
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