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2016 Innovators to Watch: 1 to 5

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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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Sterling Bancorp Names Leaders Of Innovation Finance Group

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Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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The 2014 GonzoBanker Awards

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It’s time for the 2014 GonzoBanker Awards! A keen industry mind who banks the highest tweets-per-minute ratio of anyone out there, Bradley departed his VP digital strategy position at California’s $3B Mechanics Bank to be North American head of innovation for $77B and Top 20 worldwide bank Santander. but let’s just dive into it!

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Online lending fraud: A temporary glitch or a long-term issue for lenders?

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William Wagner, CMO/Vice President of Marketing, Cloud Lending Solutions. Online lenders have been disrupting the lending ecosystem by combining innovation with advanced financial technology to improve borrower experience, address underserved markets, and reduce operating costs. In 2014, the US.

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Lending Club’s Bombshell And Alt-Lending Aftershocks

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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.”

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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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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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. When deciding whether to use a BNPL service for a purchase, it is essential to read the fine print. According to Kristen E.

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