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

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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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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. Now, tighter standards in the wake of Dodd-Frank’s 2010 passage helped get that down to about 4.3

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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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Personal Loans Are The Fastest-Growing Lending Category

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As a consumer lending category with the fastest growth, outstanding balances for personal loans jumped by about 18 percent to $120 billion in the first quarter. A lot of credit goes to the FinTech lenders for reinvigorating a loan category that’s been around forever,” Jason Laky, TransUnion ’s consumer-lending business lead, told Bloomberg.

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The Keys To Big Wins In Payments And Commerce

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Cross-border payments, alternative lending and FinTech are thriving in new ways – and for new players. 2020: California deadline for 85 percent emissions cuts from 2010 levels. 8.5B: Amount of P2P lending in U.K. 2020: California deadline for 85 percent emissions cuts from 2010 levels. over the last 12 months.

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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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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Reuters , citing the regulator, reported it found the negative impact on small business lending was short in nature, and that there is no need to change the rule. When the banks were required to increase their capital in 2010, they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace. In January, the U.K.

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