PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

After hitting a skid from the beginning to the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, online fashion sales have caught fire. That report (measured before the majority of states locked down non-essential retail) showed that 56.9 That business did not transfer online, according to the PYMNTS data. Fast forward two weeks.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 28, 2019

LAS VEGAS — Bank of Oklahoma has adopted Blend’s digital lending platform, the fintech announced at the 2019 Auto Finance Summit. Blend’s platform is designed to simplify user experience for the consumer to drive increases in completed online applications and funding rates.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To that end, in China, retail data showed consumers snapped a seven-month streak decline. Retail sales posted their first gain amid the pandemic. All told, though, even with the positive reading last month, in China year to date, retail sales are down 8.6 percent of the total sales of retail goods.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The retail bankruptcy watch intensified Tuesday (April 21) as the department store sector was hit by reports of yet another major player looking at that option. Lord & Taylor, now joining Neiman Marcus, is considering a bankruptcy filing as the COVID-19 lockdown continues to decimate non-essential retail. billion in sales.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Digital lending marketplace BitX Funding , which matches business owners and non-bank lenders, is aiming to help Amazon third-party (3P) sellers grow. ” The firm said Fulfill by Amazon (FBA) sellers have a “tremendous opportunity” to expand with the online economy.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The Federal Reserve is nearly ready to debut its new Main Street lending program, and it is reaching out to banks for advice, according to a report from CNBC. The Fed has been looking for help from investment, retail and reserve banks. The Fed has received over 2,200 pieces of feedback online, sources said, according to CNBC.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

Large banks, e-commerce moguls like Amazon and eBay and tech firms are likely to enter the alternative lending space, and soon, according to Eden Amirav, co-founder, and CEO of startup LendingExpress. National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Over the […].

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. Drilling down a bit into the Puerto Rico market in particular, Arora noted some differences between small business lending versus, say, the United States.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? Recent headlines may lead bankers to believe that shunning commercial real estate lending is the safest path to limit or avoid credit risk, given stresses on CRE and regulatory concerns. I'm not saying go out and make every retail loan that you can get your hands on,” he said.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 19, 2016

Today it was revealed that banking giant Goldman Sachs will be launching an online retail lending operation called Marcus, after founder Marcus Goldman, as reported by the New York Times, The operation will likely roll out this October, and will start by offering small consumer loans from $15,000 to $20,000.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

As retailers get into the thick of the holiday selling season, several emerging digital-first options are coming to the fore. Shoppable media provides more options and can be more effective for products that don’t lend themselves to attractive imaging. The trip to the store is nullified; digital-first is the only option.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 28, 2016

Joan Kuehl, who is the online lender’s first CIO, has extensive experience, having worked at Travelers and Bank of America — so it deserves notice when her first pronouncements Read More. Elevate Credit Inc., which is pining to get to an IPO, today announced that it hired a new chief information officer.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

As nonessential retail continues to struggle, the federal funding picture remains cloudy. Companies that should logically be able to apply for funding include mall developers Simon Property Group and Taubman, as well as iconic retailers like Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and the Gap. I’ve examined the CARES Act closely.

Retail 130

Retail America Guidelines Online 130

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Offering digital lending isn’t about the bells and whistles. started developing its digital lending platform about three years ago—and the bank is really glad it did. “I’m Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here. Illustration by Out of the box/Stocksy. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Goldman, according to reports in Bloomberg, would be added to the Amazon lending platform, which has traditionally helped merchants get the funding they need to get inventory. Amazon Lending traces its roots back to 2011, and the company had $863 million in SMB loans, according to recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Lending Apple Study Online 146

Payments Source

JUNE 8, 2017

s lending business is accelerating, highlighting one more way the online retailer is making money from e-commerce beyond simply selling products in its web store. Amazon.com Inc.’s

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Lending Online Retail Payments 62

BankInovation

JANUARY 27, 2023

Artificial intelligence-based lending platform Upstart is adding new digital financing and online sales applications to its auto retail platform to improve loan approval rates and expand credit access.

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Online Lending Retail Payments 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

As Reuters reported headed into the holiday weekend, loan investors are eyeing shopping traffic and spending as a number of retailers in which they have invested face headwinds. percent this month and next, as predicted by the National Retail Federation, leverage is a tough thing to shake.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2017

This has been a good year for Affirm, the lending startup established by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin. The San Francisco-based company, has made numerous strides, from issuing its millionth loan to expanding its retail partnerships; from preparing to launch new products in the fall to moving into a permanent office space.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

It may not be easier to identify sound credit risks today, but retailers certainly have more opportunities — and customers are taking advantage of that. A TransUnion report released Tuesday indicates that December typically sees a doubling in the amount of private-label cards opened by consumers, and this number has Read More.

Retail 150

Retail Online Cards Report 150

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Citizens Financial Group announced on Monday (May 14) plans to launch Citizens Access, a nationwide direct-to-consumer online bank. In a press release , Citizens Financial said the digital platform will offer FDIC-insured deposits products aimed at serving people who want to save and want the flexibility of an online banking service.

Online 101

Online FDIC Lending Analytics 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While recognizing that digital currencies do pose risks, including the possibility of imposing “a macro-economic cost,” Haldane argued that a digital currency could mitigate technological constraints on lending, provide additional payments security, and increase stability. “I In other news, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

With social distancing currently a top priority of retailers in the current environment, a supplier of shopper engagement and loss prevention technologies has flipped the script, now making devices that heighten real-time awareness of social distancing in retail stores. That’s our domain.

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BankInovation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Now is an especially exciting time for financial services, Vince Passione, CEO of lending platform and online marketplace LendKey, tells Bank Automation News in this episode of "The Buzz” podcast. It's not […].

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Goldman Sachs is reportedly gearing up to expand its retail banking unit in the U.K. According to a report in The Financial Times , citing Stephen Scherr, the bank’s head of Strategy, Goldman Sachs is preparing to rollout an online deposit business across the pond by the middle of 2018. taking a page from its efforts in the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 5, 2018

have recently added digital mortgage lending, and that same […]. Laurel Bank Road is hitting on a trend: more small banks are considering digital methods for loan underwriting. Larger banks like Bank of America and SunTrust Banks Inc.

Lending 199

Lending America Trends Fintech 199

BankInovation

JANUARY 21, 2022

KeyBank continues to reap dividends from its 2019 acquisition of online lending business Laurel Road, citing the transaction, along with residential mortgages, as a key driver for its recent growth in consumer loan originations. “As

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Lending Online Analytics Retail 98

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Goldman Sachs booked a 4 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the third quarter of 2018, with that growth powered in part by increased lending through its Marcus by Goldman Sachs online consumer savings and lending platform. The Sachs division that includes Marcus — investing and lending — posted Q3 revenue of about $1.86

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. Consumers and Banks Both Like Online Auto Loans. Consumers are apparently so glad to dump the back-office haggle between dealer and bank that roughly one-third of car buyers are now doing the loan process online, J.D.

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Online San Francisco Trends Marketing Strategies 214

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and the tens of billions of dollars spent on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and into Christmas, the decline of retail, at least the traditional retail model, continues into the new year, and across oceans. The retail sector is among the largest employers in the U.K.,

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Retail Samsung National Taxes 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. Indeed, as the recently completed National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City demonstrated, commerce keeps moving to what Webster called in the webinar a “customer-centric approach.”

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Retail Millennials New York City social media 137

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In an effort to bring customers an easier and more streamlined online car buying experience, Carvana, an online-only used car dealer, has teamed up with Bank of America, according to a release from the companies. “We We are delighted to bring this unique experience to more of our clients.”.

Online 176

Online America Policies Lending 176

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Among the forces working to influence and change retail — and do so into the 2019 holiday shopping season, as well as the 2020s — is the rise of bridge millennials. This segment also spends approximately $2,225 per year on retail purchases, which is about $830 more than baby boomers and nearly $300 more than younger millennials.

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Millennials Retail Study Online 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

This edition of the Subscription Commerce Conversion Index gauges subscribers’ experiences in accessing consumer retail products through subscription services and determines which categories are more successful in customer satisfaction. Retail Subscriptions Rank High in Spending. The average U.S. subscriber spends $464.81

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Retail Millennials Online Survey 100

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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