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How Alternative Lending Technology Stays Flexible For SMBs

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In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, and banks' subsequent pullback from the small- to medium-sized business ( SMB ) lending arena, a slew of alternative lenders emerged onto the scene to fill the credit gap. This is a market that's going to be digital-first in the future," he said.

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

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And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. 15, 2008 fall of Lehman, which filed for bankruptcy that day. Auto loans have mushroomed from $773 billion in 2008 to $1.2 Invention can become necessity.

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Banking Innovation Enters New Era; Consolidation Now The Rule

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What makes the current developments so interesting and exciting is that “we're just seeing that they're at the end of the innovation growth cycle,” he explained. All of these new FinTechs and digital innovators are changing the landscape as the role of payments rapidly shifts in the broader financial services arena.

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SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup

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The level of market volatility hitting the U.S. and other nations around the world as a result of the global pandemic continues to draw comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis — so it’s only natural that analysts may turn to the past in an effort to predict what could lie ahead. ” A Banking Pullback?

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Banking On APIs For B2B Innovation

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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.

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Searching for the Priceline of Fintech after Lending Market Meltdown Week

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From then until 2008, you had some appreciation, but not much. You could have bought Priceline stock below $10 in 2001. For many years you had little to show for it. Then the stock shot up above $1,000 (as of writing it is $1,261). Yes that is 100x return from Read More.

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Marketplace Lending At The Crux Of Changing SMB Finance Tides

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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. The market’s creation was a spark that ignited a slew of disruptive changes for the small business financial services space.

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