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While most of the fintech world has been focused on small businesses since the onset of the crisis there is...
While most of the fintech world has been focused on small businesses since the onset of the crisis there is...
Credit Karma is positioning itself to be more than just a place to check your credit score; the company currently has 80 million customers and currently has advantages in significant scale and the data it houses; they are now looking at using chatbots with their acquisition of “Penny” to further their relationships with their customers. Source
Credit Karma’s main feature has been allowing users to see their credit score; the company launched a identity monitoring tool last year and is now expanding the data it scans to include the dark web; the tool will now search through 13 billion data breaches, up from 4.5 billion. Source
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Known for its personal finance and credit advice, Credit Karma has announced some new changes and initiatives with an overall rebrand; expanding on its free credit scores, credit reports and credit monitoring, the firm has launched Credit Karma Tax which will offer free tax preparation services; the service is driven by its acquisition of AFJC Corporation which provides online tax preparation solutions; with the tax offering, the firm has rebranded to convey itself as a financial assistance solutions provider; according to Credit Karma Founder and CEO Kenneth Lin, "We'll continue to add tools and features that will make Credit Karma more of a personal assistant for finance." Source
Following the Equifax hack, Credit Karma is offering a free service that will alert customers if their information has been compromised; the service is currently being tested and will be available sometime in October; the company accelerated the launch due to the large breach at Equifax and has seen a 50% increase in signups following the hack. Source
In this week’s PeerIQ Industry Update they cover the growing turmoil in the markets due to the spread of coronavirus...