PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Renaud Laplanche , Former CEO of Lending Club, in a 2013 interview. Those were the good old days of Lending Club, a Silicon Valley darling that was the next big thing in lending. Lending Club was the poster child of that alt lending movement. I want to create something new and innovative.” He was far from alone.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In 2014, then-CFO John Shrewsberry told investors at a conference that the bank was looking to add to its private-label credit card business. We won’t be expanding the size of our balance sheet for any reason, because we’re operating with an asset cap,” Shrewsberry explained to reporters during the earnings call.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Robocash Group, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, aims to raise $5 million in the next half-year from investors in Europe who want to invest in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore, according to reports. P2P lending is becoming increasingly popular in Asia, exceeding some traditional European economies. billion two years later.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. Earlier this week, reports emerged that some alternative lending and industry professionals are beginning to heighten their anxieties about incoming regulation, particularly as some ponder whether the U.S. Alternative Lending.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

The takeover highlights the troubles that smaller banks in China face, like poor capital buffers, inadequate internal controls, asset quality deterioration and others. The China Construction Bank (CCB), based in Baotou, will handle the bank’s business operations. billion) at the end of 2016, which is a leap of 65 percent since 2014.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

Rent-A-Center ‘s decision to sell itself to Vintage Capital comes amid a continuing expansion of so-called “alt lending” options for consumers, which could make it more difficult for the chain to reinvent itself as it becomes a private company under its new ownership. Including net debt, the total deal is worth a reported $1.37

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 9, 2014

We can find answers in the August Bank Director’s 2014 Growth Strategy Survey , which asked executives from banks of all sizes across the United States about their growth strategies for the next 12 months. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

capital appreciation and dividends. Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010. Congratulations to them. Well done!

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Banks should brace for more focus – at least from the European Central Bank – on capital structure and liquidity as Brexit looms and takes effect. Financial Times has estimated that as many as 27 firms have committed to bringing staff or operations to Ireland in the wake of the 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Brexit backlash?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. The Hong Kong sale is being managed by Citigroup, China International Capital Corp.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2017

Alternative lending has shifted from a competitor of traditional FIs to a collaborator, often lending a digital hand to banks in need of upgrading their systems to provide faster, more agile financing to SMEs. s Big Four banks, with alt lending firms and P2P lenders acting as key vessels for BBB funding. As the U.K.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. The bank was founded in 1907 and has operated continuously since 1908 with branches in Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. Well done and best of luck leveraging the ECIP capital for good! #2. M&F Bancorp, Inc. The Bancorp, Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

The new group will provide a full suite of lending and banking products for growing technology companies at every development stage, including asset-based solutions, recurring revenue-based revolving lines of credit, treasury management, foreign exchange and more. Roberts has nearly 20 years of banking experience.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2016

The Federal Reserve published the findings of its research on small business lending habits in the U.S. According to the Fed, 80 percent of SMEs that sought funding in 2015 received it, a 15 percent increase from 2014 levels. In addition to increased bank lending, revenue was up for the businesses surveyed.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2018

In its announcement , Sorodo said it will be expanding its small business lending platform that first launched in 2014 to address the gap in small business funding left in the wake of the global financial crisis. This will determine which lender offers a suitable funding product based on the information provided by the business owner.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

The bank offers corporate banking, retail banking, treasury management, capital markets, credit cards and wealth management services in a range of consumer and corporate offerings. billion in 2017, though operating losses widened during that time. In February, alternative lending company TruFin, based in the U.K.,

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Abrigo

JANUARY 22, 2015

Over the first half of 2014, these banks, with an approval rate of just under 60 percent, beat out large national banks (31 percent), large regional banks (45 percent) and online lenders (38 percent). While the approval rates are high and portfolios are expanding, the OCC did point out that lending standards continued to soften.

Community Bank 150

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). This isn’t the OCC’s first attempt to create a special banking charter that would benefit tech firms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

The roundup of this week’s venture capital investments in B2B startups offers some insight into the geographical differences in how this space is developing. Meanwhile, Australia and Ireland revealed their continuing support of the alternative SME lending space, even as the U.S. Alt-Lending. But the U.S. Capitalflow.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

payday lending startup Wonga has come to the end of the road, having filed for administration (similar in concept to bankruptcy in the U.S.) According to the Financial Times , complaints against Wonga’s lending practices, logged with regulators, were up 80 percent since that emergency injection. in the closing days of last week.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2016

Analysts have largely been looking at the impact on SMEs in particular, especially as Chinese authorities promote bank lending to small businesses. This month, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) reportedly ordered local banks to boost lending to small and medium-sized corporate customers. Bank Lending.

Lending 100

Lending Online Regulation Guidelines 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

Overall, 2015 venture capital investment levels dipped compared to 2014, though only slightly compared to the fraction of investment seen just three and four years ago. The alternative lending platform focuses on student lending, but some of the top U.S. Corporate Venture Capital. It amounted to about $12.5

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

are dropping by nearly $145 million every month, according to new analysis from online marketplace lending site Funding Options. The company, which revealed the statistic on Monday (May 23), said recent regulations pertaining to bank overdrafts have caused the steep decline in small business lending volumes.

Lending 101

Lending Trends Regulation Analysis 101

Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Banks operating in oil and gas intensive areas of the U.S. Analysts examined banks with at least 25 percent of deposits held in oil- and gas-dependent counties in order to investigate the impact of direct lending to local oil and gas firms and indirect lending to companies servicing the sector.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

In a sign that small business lending may be well on its way to moving beyond the traditional conduits of big banks and other larger financial players, online platform Lendio, which helps smaller companies find access to capital, reported heady growth for 2015. The company said Wednesday (Feb. million in funding.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to news from Reuters , this latest round was led by Jefferson River Capital, LLC, the family office of Tony James, president and chief operating officer of private equity firm Blackstone. Blockchain startup Digital Asse t has brought in another $40 million in funding, bringing its total amount raised to $100 million.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 8, 2015

The annual LendIt conference was held last month at Times Square in New York City and GonzoLender descended boldly on the scene to evaluate the mysterious underbelly of digital lending. The lending attack on community banks and credit unions has been waged. LENDING VERTICALS. peer-to-peer or Marketplace) and lending vertical.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

By the numbers , foreign firms will be able to own as much as 51 percent of domestic securities firms (including those in the fund and futures markets) operating in China, bumping the 49 percent cap up by two points. Now, total exposure to China, through lending, stands at $1.89 trillion at 2014’s end.

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Marketing Lending Security Regulation 128

Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Whenever it happens, it’s safe to say that a $150 billion valuation would make Ant’s IPO one of the biggest ever, putting it ahead of Facebook ’s $104 billion IPO in 2012 and behind Alibaba’s $168 billion IPO in 2014. The deal was established in the lead-up to Alibaba’s 2014 IPO. Reasons To Invest. It posted 9.18 billion yuan ($1.4

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CB Insights

AUGUST 1, 2017

This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Social Capital partners. Thanks to the Social Capital team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Social Capital is a VC fund with a focus on healthcare and education. CB Insights Note. Investment syndicates. BEST OF DISRUPTION REPORT.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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BankUnderground

JANUARY 27, 2021

One key message stands out: banks that are more rooted in their market are much more likely to continue lending when faced with the economic fallout from such shock. Banks with access to central bank liquidity continued or even expanded their lending. A pandemic or natural disaster can impact lending in several ways.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Combined, the application, licensing and startup costs range between $4 million and $6 million, reports said, while the cost of operating a dispensary can be as high as $2 million. Wall Street executives are behind Columbia Care, for instance, while Captor Capital and resource entrepreneur John Zorbas have backed MedMen.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

The figures below outline the decline of banks in the US, going from 11,462 at the end of 1992 to 5,809 in 2014. prepaid services, P2P lending, etc.). video teller) often does not lead to short term cost savings, and new services typically run in tandem with other operations, adding operating expense to already thin margins.

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Bankelele

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The total SME lending portfolio in December 2013 was estimated at Kshs. According to Treasury, the scheme was discontinued because “the intention was not for the Government to lend, but to create an incentive for banks to engage with SMEs”. Potential 20 Million Credit Reports: As of 31 December 2014, a total of 5.2

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. 4 First BanCorp (NYSE: FBP) First BanCorp is a full service financial institution with operations in Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and Florida. MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Nasdaq: MCBS) #3.

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