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2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

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2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.

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PayPal Working Capital Steps Into Germany

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PayPal Working Capital will launch in Germany as PayPal Businesskredit, offering small and medium-sized businesses access to working capital financing that is deposited directly into their PayPal accounts. ” German SMBs can apply for the working capital from PayPal online via their existing PayPal accounts.

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Online Lending To Small Business Increases 50 Percent Between 2015 And 2017

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Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based billion in 2017 from $2.6 The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S.

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Amazon Launches Online Pharmacy In Bengaluru, India

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Amazon India has added an online pharmacy to its offerings in Bengaluru, one of the nation’s largest cities with a population of nearly 12 million. In addition, Medlife, Netmeds, Temasek-backed PharmEasy and Sequoia Capital-backed 1mg.com compete for sales in the pill market. Amazon started moving into the health space in 2017.

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Enterprise Cloud Platform Company Takes The B2B Venture Capital Lead

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The fundraising was headed up by Advent International via Advent Tech and Sunley House Capital, an Advent affiliate. Quona Capital, a venture firm that is geared toward FinTech in developing markets, headed up the round, with Omnivore and LGT Lightstone Aspada taking part as well. CloudTrucks. million Series A funding round.

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Fed Sees Jump In SMB Capital Demand

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The Federal Reserve has released new data on small businesses’ appetite for capital, and it appears that financing demand is on the rise. Compared to 2017 figures, small businesses have increased their demand for capital. Nearly one-third sought financing online in 2018, an increase from 24 percent in 2017.

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Bank Innovation’s Picks for Top 5 Trends in Fintech in 2017

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE — The year of 2017 has been marked with more than a few good and not-so-good trends: but we’ll stick to fintech.

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