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The Russian Connection (To Alt Lending Globally)

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ID Finance Co-Founders Boris Batine and Alexander Dunaev were far from newcomers to the world of finance when they started up their business in 2012. And so, in 2012, with only a few hundred thousand of their own dollars to get up and running, ID Finance launched in one of those underserved markets — their home market of Russia.

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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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Europe Business Lender iwoca Awarded £10M Stipend

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The funding is one of four £10m Pool C grants from the Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF), which is awarded by BCR to help businesses improve lending or payment services to SMEs across the U.K. Since its 2012 start, iwoca has loaned money to 35,000 U.K.

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Why Banks Reach For The Unprofitable, Demanding SME

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The dominating narrative in small business lending is the rise in alternative finance to fill the gaps left behind by traditional banks. Even so, FinTech innovators aren’t ignoring traditional FIs, with many developing solutions just for the banks to help them ease back into the game. and other markets.

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Credit Union’s Key To Survival: Listen, Learn, Repeat

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BECU and other credit unions have also had to address the emergence of new FinTech companies, firms which are disrupting financial services by offering consumers innovative new options for managing their money. FinTechs: ‘A wonderful threat and opportunity’.

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Introducing Celent Model Bank 2017 Awards

Celent Banking

Consumer Banking Channel Innovation – for the most creative use of consumer channels, or the most effective channel integration. Branch Transformation – for the most compelling branch transformation initiative, including branch format innovations and creative use of live agents.

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Finovate, FinDEVr Alums Among Winners of 2016 Fintech Innovation Awards

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Of the 15 first place prizes awarded this month in the 2016 Fintech Innovation Awards , five went to Finovate/FinDEVr alums. Fintech Leader of the Year: Zopa Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Giles Andrews – FinovateSpring 2008. ” Innovation in Data Solutions: Nomis Solutions – FinovateSpring 2012.