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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. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. Necessity is the mother of invention. Mortgages ?

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UK’s Metro Bank To Buy P2P Lender RateSetter For At Least $3.27M

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The two companies “share a focus on delivering something better for the customer,” RateSetter CEO Rhydian Lewis said in the release, adding there was a “strategic logic” to marrying RateSetter’s technology platform with Metro Bank’s “strong deposit base.”. RateSetter, founded in 2010, said it is “the U.K.’s

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground. Demographics shift, products change and technology drives channel preferences. This, however, could be a mistake.

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Wave Lands $24M To Focus On AI For SMB Finance

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The company revealed the funding from an array of backers including National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Portag3, and Exhibition Capital. Existing investors CRV, Social Capital, BDC IT Venture Fund and BDC Capital, OMERS Ventures, HarbourVest and OurCrowd also participated, Wave said.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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Toward the start of 2018, analysts began to highlight the potential for venture capital (VC) to embrace the B2B business model. and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend.

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Bank Of America’s Corporate Banking Lead To Depart

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The unit handles the bank’s corporate lending, M&A advisory services and capital raising operations. It has fallen from the number-two spot in the industry, which it held between 2010 and 2013. The bank’s current Asia-Pacific President Matthew Koder is slated to replace Meissner, according to reports.

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Corporate banking: serving the needs of business clients

Celent Banking

Jim covers core systems modernization, the impact of cloud computing, and treasury management technology. My coverage will be focused on the technology impacts of meeting the financial management needs of business customers, ranging from global multinational corporates to small businesses. Innovation and Emerging Technologies.

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