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How Alternative Lending Technology Stays Flexible For SMBs

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Over the years, that surge in competition gave way to a more collaborative spirit between traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs as both sides worked to digitize and modernize SMB financing. In Canada, one of those alternative players is Thinking Capital. Flexible Technology.

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UX Design is Next Big Hurdle for Banks, Vested Ventures Says

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EXCLUSIVE— With the help of APIs and other technologies, U.S. To move forward, financial institutions are going to have to take a closer look at the user experience, Eric Hazard, CEO for fintech venture capital […].

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How 5G Will Shake Up Banking and FinTech?

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Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to — or at least considering — working more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The debut of 5G promises to add another tool that can aid such efforts. Latency Advantages.

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SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way

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It may be an open road for open banking as, three years after the rollout of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), bank-FinTech collaborations and new initiatives unlocking bank account data continue to flourish. Visa Launches FinTech Collaboration Initiative In Europe. Poland's mBank Taps Treasury Pricing FinTech.

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FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion

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FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund ( CEFIF ). We look forward to working with Qupital to broaden its source of capital base and create unparalleled investment opportunities for CreditEase.

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Brex Notches $150M To Advance Expense Management Tools

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FinTech startup unicorn Brex has closed a $150 million funding round led by previous investor DST and new investor Lone Pine Capital, Brex said in a statement on Tuesday (May 19). In March, Silicon Valley-headquartered Brex opened its first international office — a technology hub in Vancouver, Canada.

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How Data Builds A Foundation For Commercial Bank/FinTech Collaboration

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While this industry is largely reliant on corporates’ adoption of innovative technology, it is also instrumental to getting issuing banks in on the movement. According to the executive, the key is to work “with banks, not against them” – a sentiment that has become a mantra for many in the FinTech market.

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