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DECEMBER 10, 2016

Two years ago today, Lending Club was ringing the bell on an IPO that one early investor called “a no-brainer.”. Lending Club’s model does not need bank branches on each street corner, and it can turn around in minutes and hours, not days. “I So what went so right for LendingClub two years ago today at its IPO — and then so wrong?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the year between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018, sub-prime consumer loan originations grew 28 percent between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 across the categories of auto loans, mortgage loans and credit cards. This reverses the previous year’s trend, between 2016 and 2017, when sub-prime loan originations across categories fell by 7.1

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JULY 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. It’s even more surprising given that 2016 could be the year that regulation begins to really kick in for these lenders — in the U.S., Alternative Lending. But the biggest funding round wasn’t in alternative finance. MarketInvoice.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 15, 2016

Bank Innovation Israel 2016 registration has officially opened today. The only Western fintech event in Startup Nation, the 2016 Bank Innovation Israel will take place 1-3 November at the Dan Tel Aviv. The event is presented by Bank Innovation, one of the world’s leading fintech blogs.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based million) to become a challenger bank.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

A source told the Financial Times that Zopa will receive the funds from an entity linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based Launched in 2005, Zopa is considered one of the world’s first P2P lenders, lending almost £4 billion to consumers in the U.K. based fund, and its U.K. investment vehicle Silverstripe. since its inception.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

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. Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

The Hong Kong-listed Razer created a consortium to form Razer Youth Bank with Singapore startups and Asian billionaires, including local supermarket operator Sheng Siong Holdings and early-stage tech venture capital firm Insignia Ventures Partners. 2) for a wholesale license, which has a capital commitment of $100 million.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The only investor revealed was Rudy Karsan from Karlani Capital; the others are undisclosed. Founded in 2016, B-Social is a social payments app “where friends and money meet.” The London-based FinTech B-Social raised £7.8 This new round of funding brings the startup’s total raised to £13.25 banking license.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The investment was led by GIC, a sovereign wealth fund from Singapore, as well as a host of other participants, ranging from Khosla Ventures to Ribbit Capital and others. With the newest capital raise, Levchin said, “one of the initiatives that we are going to undertake in 2018 is ‘where do we help our merchant partners more?’

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

What does small business (SMB) lending look like? seems to be kicking off, showing evidence of surpassing traditional bank lending at many times. In Mexico, small business lending is muted across the board. In Mexico, small business lending is muted across the board. For example, alternative finance in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The unbanked are often young employed workers that have not built up a credit history and do not own a credit card. According to Forbes, the past few years has seen an increase in bad loans that has caused traditional lenders to be more cautious in their lending, and that includes the nationalized banks.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. The build-back from the revelations of 2016 was a bit more of a lengthy process.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

Online lending . Costco Card. The Costco Card has generated a lot of buzz. But all that buzz was based on anticipation and the hope that the card would be all it is cracked up to be. Well, the card has dropped, but unfortunately, it may not be so dearly loved as it was dearly anticipated. The fizzle wears on.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Late payments and out-and-out defaults and charge-offs are on the rise across a few lending segments. trillion, a $193 billion increase from Q3 and $402 billion higher than the fourth quarter of 2016. A fair portion of that interest rate, according to the Fed, was an uptick in mortgage lending. Credit Card Troubles.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does. We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

I think it is pretty obvious when you read stories about the payday lending industry – and how it goes wrong for customers – that consumers need a better alternative,” Onward Financial Founder Ronnie Washington said. In an effort to innovate a solution to these cash flow challenges, Washington founded Onward Financial.

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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. In February, alternative lending company TruFin, based in the U.K., An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

Auto lending, particularly to subprime borrowers, has been looking especially concerning as delinquencies and default rates have steadily climbed. And auto lending is not the only alarm bell currently going off — student loans are also showing a spike in defaults. Card Weakness. Capital One reported a write-off rate of 5.1

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APRIL 30, 2018

Marketplace lending. The blockchain can even end world poverty and transform society by making it safer for total strangers to lend each other money — without any third-party intermediary — and without any risk. Marketplace Lending. Blockchain. Digital banks. Blockchain. Take the blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Analysts found that, in the first nine months of 2016, China held the top spot for FinTech investment, with funding raised for that period doubling compared to the same period in 2015. Commercial Cards. TripActions offers rewards for employees when they remain under corporate budget, which can be used for things like Amazon gift cards.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

With nearly $50 million in venture capital funding for B2B startups this week, the field didn’t fare too bad. With $3 million in new venture capital, Australia-based Airwallex is helping businesses pay and issue cross-border invoices in the currency of their choice. ” Alternative Lending. Cross-Border B2B Payments.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Bank Innovation INV, this blog’s fintech accelerator, is pleased to today to announce the six extraordinary startups that have been admitted to its inaugural class.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Below, we take a look at how tech companies are unbundling Bank of America’s front office, from consumer deposits and payments to equity research and business credit cards. . However, both brands have expanded to additional products, such as Venmo’s credit card and Cash App’s stock investing offering. . SMB lending .

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Square is also reportedly rolling out virtual payment cards that will enable cash users to purchase things online and via app using the money that is housed in their Square Cash account. Square has struggled in 2016 amid a rift with Starbucks and negative media attention on CEO Jack Dorsey.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For startups, 2016 wasn’t the best year in venture capital. VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. Alt-Lending. and the U.S. B2B eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

There are the traditional routes, like small business bank loans, and then there are the alternative and online lending sources. On top of that, small businesses are commonly using personal means – friends and family or personal credit cards – to support their enterprises. Adding to the evidence that the U.S.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 16, 2023

Bank overdrafts and credit cards are most used. In terms of relating the charts to one another, economists believe that bank overdrafts and credit cards tend to be used for cash flow related purposes and short-term funding gaps, though some SMEs may use them for investment too. What increases a company’s likelihood of using finance?

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

Bank of America, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Chase and more published their findings — sometimes to contradicting conclusions. Chase reached some optimistic conclusions regarding how small business owners feel about the year ahead, while Capital One highlighted a 9 percent decline in SME optimism.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Through trial and error, the company has set up key financial pillars across payments, cash deposits, and lending. Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. Table of Contents: Amazon’s product strategy. Amazon’s Next Financial Pillar. Closing thoughts.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Square posted results that topped the Street amid a diversifying model that saw traction not just in gross payment volumes with its traditional enterprise point of sale business and Square Capital , but in consumer-focused initiatives as well, including its Cash App. Drivers included Instant Deposit , Caviar and Square Capital.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Latin America’s fintech scene is gaining momentum, with 80+ fintech deals closing for around $300M in 2016, and over 100 deals already closed in 2017. Latin America fintech companies are creating solutions aimed at rethinking banking, lending, and payments in the region. Track LatAm fintech companies. LatAm Fintech. 630+ items.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 26, 2018

launched its Marcus digital bank in late 2016, the conventional wisdom was the investment bank wanted to expand into retail banking. EXCLUSIVE— When Goldman Sachs & Co. But, apparently, that’s not the whole story. Marcus, it seems, is an asset pricing play, Goldman’s CEO implied yesterday.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

That growth was outpaced by a record number of applications, up 30 percent year on year, as LendingClub looks to spur “awareness” of the benefits of fixed-rate lending in an era where interest rates are on the rise. The company said it had loan originations of $2.9 This is evidenced in the phenomenal growth of our CLUB certificate program.”.

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