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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

PYMNTS

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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Citi Venture Investing Head: ‘Financial Services is Becoming More Like Tech’

Bank Innovation

Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor. This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Banking Transformed Banking Transformed by the Financial Brand’s Jim Marous has new episodes several times a month and features executives from financial institutions, financial technology firms, authors, consultants, and other experts in the banking industry.

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CFPB gives boost to use of alternative data and machine learning

CFPB Monitor

The results showed that Upstart’s model using alternative data and machine learning approved 27% more applications than a traditional lending model and yielded 16% lower average APRs. The CFPB, in its July 2019 fair lending report, discussed supervisory reviews of alternative credit scoring models.

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120 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century: November 2020 Update

Fintech Labs Insights

At FintechLIVE , we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated monthly (full list here ). But we achieved a new milestone surpassing the $1 TRILLION-mark in total valuation among the 120 public and private financial technology companies. Full Fintech Unicorn list (values as of 2 Dec 2020). Ant Technology.

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Top Image Systems Unveils its eFLOW Lending Solution to Optimize Processing for Originators

Fintech Labs Insights

Our next presenting company is Top Image Systems , demonstrating its innovation in loan origination technology. Our next presenting company is Top Image Systems , demonstrating its innovation in loan origination technology. Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions.

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China key to banking and payments innovation

Banking 2020

Financial services organisations in China are expected to shine a light for the rest of the world when it comes to innovation in the banking sector in the coming years, with the primary drivers being non-traditional companies that are looking to develop new payment solutions and platforms. ”