Bank Innovation

MAY 23, 2019

Small business lender BFS Capital has hired industry veteran Fred Kauber as chief technology officer and chief product officer. Kauber will be leading a revamp of the company's core lending technology stack, its risk engine, CRM and web experience for an expected rollout later this year.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With nearly three decades of experience directing commercial lending, corporate finance, and insurance for leading brands, Perficient’s Insurance Principal, Brian Bell, stands at the forefront of our financial services practice. Brian believes insurance serves a noble purpose and is a great source of pride.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 23, 2020

are lining up to help speed lending to small businesses during the coronavirus crisis — and are pushing for a slice of emergency U.S. Industry group Financial Innovation Now urged Congress in a letter to provide capital to online lenders including PayPal and Square Inc., government funding.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 12, 2017

The marketplace lending industry is far from dead. This was the upshot from a venture capital panel at a recent Bank Innovation event in San Jose. Rather, it’s going through a reboot, which will include improved software, increased focus on regulation, and improved transparency.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. It has closed several new deals with high-growth early-stage firms in several industries, ending the year with two major announcements. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup space is no longer in the limelight, but this week venture capitalists put their own spotlight on the industry, providing more than $75 million to four firms in the sector. SMB Lending. Plus, backers showed an interest in small business finance and B2B eCommerce. The company raised $2.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Alternative small business (SMB) lending platform CAN Capital announced on Wednesday (Jan. CAN Capital added Siciliano from commercial financing company Marlin Business Services , where he served in a variety of roles, including CEO and chief operating officer. 9) that Edward J.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The 2008 financial crisis gave rise to the alternative lending market as a result of a massive gap in available capital, especially for small businesses and startups. Alternative finance , for instance, also filled the need for small business borrowers to obtain a faster, digital way to access capital.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 6, 2016

That’s what the industry needs: competing marketplace lending associations. Today, the three big names in marketplace lending (for now — more on that below) that were not in the just-launched Marketplace Lending Association have formed the Innovative Lending Platform Association.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

One of the key reasons for the complicated relationship – the term “frenemies” comes to mind – is that FinTech newcomers are demonstrating innovative approaches to traditional banking practices, including financial management services and money transfers, while older banks tend to be wedded to older systems. New tools for new FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. Credit unions (CUs), meanwhile, are rarely the first point of contact for small businesses in need of capital or other financial services, according to a recent Federal Reserve report.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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Perficient

MAY 26, 2021

In the session “Differentiating Your Brand for the Digital Era,” Scott will discuss how financial services companies can leverage digital technologies in new and innovative ways to create new value for consumers and businesses. Hans Zandhuis, Head of Ally Lending, Ally. The presentation will occur on June 10 at 4:00 p.m.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

has announced the launch of a venture banking and lending business to provide debt capital financing and commercial banking solutions to growth companies and their investors. The business will target early stage startups through mature growth companies, with a focus on the technology, healthcare, and life sciences industries.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Merchants and disbursements providers need to innovate quickly to stand up against their competitors, many of which are smaller FinTechs or startups that can capitalize on the host of customers that near-exclusively transact and receive money through digital and mobile devices. Around The Disbursements World. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

According to a report in CNBC , the San Francisco startup said the Series D round of venture funding was led by DST Global , as well as new investors Coatue, General Atlantic, ICONIQ Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. Chime isn’t the only challenger bank to raise capital in recent months. billion valuation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Another SME financing advocacy group has been formed, this time by OnDeck, Kabbage and CAN Capital. The firms announced the creation of the Innovative Lending Platform Association on Thursday (May 5), citing advocacy, education and the development of best practices as their goals.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Commercial payments technology firm WEX landed a $400 million investment this week, but when it comes to venture capital, investors set their sights on B2B eCommerce, small business funding, payroll and more. Supporting that initiative is Square Peg Capital, which led a $6.3 With a combined $43.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2017

Venture capital may be drying up for some alternative lenders, but small business lending platform Capital Float is continuing its funding spree with an additional $45 million. 21) led by Ribbit Capital, based in Silicon Valley. Earlier this year, Capital Float announced a much smaller funding round to the tune of $2.3

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Mobile payments processor Square is filing an application to create an industrial loan company with the Federal Insurance Corporation. The move, which will reportedly take place today, will allow Square to own and operate an industrial bank without being subject to regulatory requirements of a bank holding company.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

federal officials may still be in the early stages of assessing the nation’s alternative lending and small business finance sector, an effort that may eventually lead to regulation of an industry that has yet to face significant crackdowns. The CRBF is not the U.S.’s The CRBF is not the U.S.’s

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2018

Treasury Department is poised to release a report over the next few weeks that will give some recommendations on regulating financial services, with a nod to the advantages of FinTech efforts and sandboxes that encourage innovation. The previous reports had touched on asset management, banking, insurance and capital markets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

The pandemic is continuing to throw typical business operations for many industries into flux, resulting in disastrous financial consequences. Entities that are unable to provide such an experience will quickly find themselves left behind by the expanding competition within the SMB lending space. Government entities in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Renaud Laplanche , Former CEO of Lending Club, in a 2013 interview. Those were the good old days of Lending Club, a Silicon Valley darling that was the next big thing in lending. Lending Club was the poster child of that alt lending movement. I want to create something new and innovative.”

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

It’s been a brutal year for the alternative lending industry. Scandals, staff cuts, rate hikes, and recently a Lending Club investment posted its first negative return in five years this August.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

B2B startups saw a little bit of everything this week when it came to venture capital. And that goes for the industries covered, too, with treasury management’s Kyriba, blockchain’s BlockApps and enterprise security’s Druva landing on the board, to name a few. Alternative Lending. Praetura announced a $23.3

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Since the 2008 financial crisis, B2B vendors have essentially morphed into financiers for their own customers, lending out goods and services as they wait months to be paid. When it comes to small business lending, a shift away from making deposits would effect the way financiers mitigate risk and underwrite potential SMB borrowers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Cashfree , one of India’s biggest business payments platforms, has announced that it has launched a new suite of payment products aimed at lending companies and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), to facilitate easier loan disbursals across all platforms, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

It was the (initially) small FinTech startups that delivered a collective shakeup to the small business (SMB) lending industry. But there is a new shakeup ahead for the industry, according to some analysts, and the force behind the movement is a big one. New reports in Bloomberg on Wednesday (Oct. We’re starting to see that.”.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

The money transmitter industry is growing, spiked by advances in fintech and the consumer demand for immediate payment mechanisms. The act provided a single set of nationwide standards and requirements created by industry and state experts to create a common regulatory baseline across the country.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

The financial services market has progressed by leaps and bounds in terms of innovation, from the rise of alternative finance to the development of technologies like blockchain and open banking initiatives. About a third of SMBs recently told Capital One they’re currently in a better financial position than they were a year ago, for instance.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Holdaway, who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, joins Barclays after 15 years at Capital One , where he held a variety of senior leadership roles in new business initiatives, internet acquisitions and partnership finance. Shane is a talented and innovative professional who is positioned well to lead cards and payments U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Key Takeaways To better serve their community, as well as stay competitive in this fast-moving environment, savvy CFIs are carefully blending digital innovations with their hallmark relationship banking practices. However, to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced banking industry, CFIs must be willing to innovate processes to adapt.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Banking Transformed Banking Transformed by the Financial Brand’s Jim Marous has new episodes several times a month and features executives from financial institutions, financial technology firms, authors, consultants, and other experts in the banking industry. Banking Resources.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 15, 2016

Bank Innovation today officially launches BankBoost, a new app that fosters information discovery in the fintech industry. Users can post on any fintech topic and seek answers from the Bank Innovation community. BankBoost is an “answerbase,” which means it is an app for getting questions to your fintech questions.

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