Bank Innovation

APRIL 15, 2016

Today Breaking Banks hails the world from the Innovate Finance Global Summit in London, where Liz Lumley hosts. FinTech is changing the nature of finance and money. Thus it’s no surprise that Innovate Finance, a phenomenon at the very heart of the UK fintech scene, gathered the most exquisite luminaries from Read More.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

The problem is that old systems and legacy technologies stop the bank moving forward into the nimble and agile future on offer today, and this is exactly what FinTech start-ups believe they can exploit as it is clearly a weakness for the large banks. Some call them legacy, others call them handcuffs, but whatever they are is a problem.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Small business finance is one of the most competitive, innovative and challenging markets in which to operate. That dedication and focus is what led Fundbox to secure gold in the PYMNTS.com Innovation Project 2016 Awards category of Best Small Business Innovation. We think of ourselves as providing innovative solutions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

When it comes to FinTech firms and lending, might it be that what we don’t know could hurt us? Beyond that, volume has exploded, with $284 billion extended in 2016 compared to $11 billion in 2013. Broken down a bit, business lending was most prevalent in countries such as Singapore, the Netherlands and Japan.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2017

Fintech venture capitals cooled on lending startups in 2016, and turned their attention to two new budding areas — insurtech and regtech, which even made it into the budget speech of UK chancellor George Osborne last year.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 11, 2016

Investors see a sunny future for marketplace lending, according to a survey released today by Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP (RKO) and Wharton Fintech. The results of the survey, titled 2016 Survey of U.S. Marketplace Lending, show that half of investors surveyed have capital allocated for marketplace lending.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Cryptocurrency-backed lending platform Cred is opening up its technology to third-party developers, the company has announced. The Crypto-Lending-as-a-Service (CLaaS) solution enables other crypto companies — including exchanges, crypto wallets or mining services — to integrate Cred’s lending functionality into their own solutions.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 11, 2017

The transportation sector enjoyed VC spotlight throughout 2016, while the fintech sector was left in the shadow, according to Global Innovation Investment Report release by Crunchbase. When it comes to venture funding, the grass is (sometimes) greener in the other sector.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

The whirlwind of FinTech investment shows no signs of slowing. In fact, new data from venture capital (VC) analysis firm CB Insights, analyzed by global management consulting and professional services firm Accenture Financial Services, suggests FinTech startups’ VC funding hit a new high last year, with major deals in the U.S.,

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

In their Spring 2016 Semiannual Risk Perspective , regulators have publicly acknowledged increasing risk in commercial real estate lending, so small business lending seems like it may be an alternative path. Many community banks and credit unions are turning to small business loans as a source of loan growth.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

China is an emerging FinTech hotbed thanks to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption. But a new report from Citi found that, while China may be the market to watch for FinTech investments, the U.S. continues to thrive at the top of the B2B FinTech mountain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

While non-bank financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs may be keeping traditional banks on their toes, banks still have the largest piece of the corporate banking pie. Eighty percent of treasurers surveyed identified cash management surveys as the top area under review, followed by liquidity solutions, payables, FX and commercial lending.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The FinTech space is hoping to address these challenges head-on, targeting the paper and manual-based processes of trade finance transactions though innovations like blockchain. The survey polled more than 515 banks and 1,336 companies across 103 countries, finding that FinTech innovators can, indeed, help address the $1.5

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2017

I was reflecting on a friend of mine who runs a FinTech start-up. But it gives you an insight into how hard starting a new firm is, FinTech or Tech or any really. How many of those are there in FinTech? Interesting, particularly when you look at what’s been happening with Lending Club and others. Asia is big on FinTech.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

on November 14, 2016 to discuss financial technology innovation in the financial services industry. The panels will discuss issues such as blockchain technology, automated investment advice or robo-advisors, online marketplace lending and crowdfunding, and how they may impact investors.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

It was the (initially) small FinTech startups that delivered a collective shakeup to the small business (SMB) lending industry. Their next target could be small business lending, and according to some experts, it’s fast approaching the market. New reports in Bloomberg on Wednesday (Oct. We’re starting to see that.”.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

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. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Marketplace lending. Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

The partnership is a result of the launch of the FinTech task force Innovate Finance , which took place in March, the report said. s SMEs if they combine the various innovations from the FinTech space, insurance and risk management sectors.”. businesses with dynamic invoice insurance,” according to Crunchbase. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. Financial Services FinTech Practice Co-Leader Anthony Rjeily in a statement. According to KPMG’s U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

As the financial crisis unfolded in 2008, they met to discuss what they saw as the rise of FinTech and the increasing availability of financial software and data. such as Zopa and Lending Club, they saw an opportunity in emerging markets that had been ignored by the big banks, such as Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

The financial services market has progressed by leaps and bounds in terms of innovation, from the rise of alternative finance to the development of technologies like blockchain and open banking initiatives. author of the report and Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Family Endowed Professor in Finance.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

banking regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is still in the “exploratory” phase with its new fintech charters. The office’s fintech charters were introduced in 2016, and sparked controversy within financial […].

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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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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2016

Y Combinator President Sam Altman knows fintech — he helped Green Dot build GoBank, after all. So when only two fintech startups made it to the stage yesterday at Day 1 of its Summer Demo Day(s) 2016, we took notice. But today 10 of the 48 demoing companies are fintech-focused, Read More.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

Australia’s Judo Bank has attained unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine , meaning it has achieved a valuation of at least $1 billion. The bank focuses on small- and medium-sized business (SMB) lending. “We The sheer deluge of funding has all added up to the unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2016

In his April 2016 appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, Director Cordray made clear that FinTech companies are on the CFPB’s radar screen. On June 23, 2016, the OCC will hold a forum in Washington, D.C. on “Supporting Responsible Innovation in the Federal Banking System.” Registration is free.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 9, 2016

While the CFPB has indicated it will be monitoring FinTech innovations, it has not yet held a public event devoted to FinTech or financial innovation. on December 2, 2016. on December 2, 2016. ” Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. .”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

As technology becomes more infused in everyday processes, the banking world is taking note and pulling resources from the FinTech arena. While at Kabbage, Duggirala was responsible for moving the ball forward on the company’s lending platform scalability.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

He also offers advice for how to innovate in the field. Here is an excerpt of the conversation: PYMNTS: How would you define your company’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? PYMNTS: What is the most innovative thing you’ve ever done? JB: Innovation often means taking a risk.

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PYMNTS

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. Find out how the more than $26.5 MarketInvoice. Accounts Receivable Management.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 12, 2017

Everything that happened in fintech this week in the U.K. Funding Circle raised $100 million for its peer-to-peer lending platform AND notched record lending activity in the final quarter of 2016 — AND pushed its U.K. is just plain wrong. operation into profitability. Oh, the indignity of it. Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding. Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related. This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Investors appear to be racing to disperse funds before 2016 comes to an end — and fintechs are benefiting. In the past week, alt-payment companies have led the pack with eight-figure fund raises from high profile investors. Also filling their piggy banks were security and wealth management startups.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2016

Asian fintech deal sizes dwarfed U.S. Global fintech funding skyrocketed in 2014 and 2015, but tapered off in the fourth quarter of 2015, with the implication that 2016 won’t be so sweet, according to the report. deal sizes in 2015, a new report from KPMG and CB Insights shows. But yesterday’s Ant Read More.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) has added three members, according to an announcement made on Monday (Sept. Alternative lending companies BlueVine , Fundbox and 6th Avenue Capital have joined the ILPA, an alternative small business (SMB) lending trade organization. billion in 2016.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren delivered a speech yesterday (April 4) at the bank’s 2016 Cybersecurity Conference highlighting the economic and cyber risks financial institutions are facing today.

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