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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. The rise of FinTech offers a bit of a prism through which to view those events. Necessity is the mother of invention. Invention can become necessity. Mortgages ?

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KeyBank Acquires SMB Lending Tool Bolstr, Plans to Originate $2.5 Billion in Loans in 5 Years

Bank Innovation

For a long time, expensive underwriting kept banks away from small business lending. The most recent example of a bank taking note of this area is KeyBank’s acquisition of Bolstr’s SMB-focused digital lending platform, which it announced this week. Founded in 2010, Bolstr is a […]. But not anymore.

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KeyBank Acquires Bolstr Digital Small Biz Lending Platform

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KeyBank has acquired a digital lending platform for small businesses developed by Bolstr , the financial institution (FI) announced Wednesday (June 20). Bolstr’s technology transforms the small business lending process and allows us to more efficiently serve small businesses for their SBA and traditional lending needs.”. “We

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Key Innovations Boosting Corporate Banking Revenues

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While non-bank financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs may be keeping traditional banks on their toes, banks still have the largest piece of the corporate banking pie. Eighty percent of treasurers surveyed identified cash management surveys as the top area under review, followed by liquidity solutions, payables, FX and commercial lending.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It’s still going under the stewardship of fintech famous Jim Marous, who modernized the name to Digital Banking Report (and recently opened the archives for free access).

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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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. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 Blockchain.

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

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Since 2010, Wave has been an innovator in small business financial solutions,” said Wave CFO and co-founder Kirk Simpson in a statement announcing the funding. The company revealed the funding from an array of backers including National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Portag3, and Exhibition Capital.

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