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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

First National Bank and Trust Company is planning the launch of a digital small business lending portal and has tapped a partner to create the solution. 12) that it is working with FinTech firm RCGILTNER Services to deploy the digital platform, which will launch in the first quarter of 2018.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. The companies were grouped together between 2014 and 2017 after investments and acquisitions by Arrowgrass Master Fund Ltd.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

As a consumer lending category with the fastest growth, outstanding balances for personal loans jumped by about 18 percent to $120 billion in the first quarter. A lot of credit goes to the FinTech lenders for reinvigorating a loan category that’s been around forever,” Jason Laky, TransUnion ’s consumer-lending business lead, told Bloomberg.

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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. Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But even more notably, 84 percent fail due to poor cash flow management that kicks off the series of events leading to their doors closing. Managing cash flow can be tricky work when one is new to the market or looking to expand because cash is in short supply. they run out of money). The first is focus.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Florida FinTech Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is partnering with London FinTech Liberis , to offer small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an alternative funding source, FIS announced in a press release Wednesday (Jan. FIS merchants in the U.S. SMBs can get loans to advance their businesses. Liberis Group.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. The Geru bonds, which the company issued in December of 2017, have a four-year maturity and pay about 11.2 percent each year, noted the report.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

CB Insights unveiled the second annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the most promising private companies applying a mix of software and technology to transform the financial services industry. THE FINTECH 250 STORY. CB Insights clients can view the full Fintech 250 story by clicking the button below. Please click to enlarge.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation? What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? In a recent American Banker. In a recent American Banker.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A FinTech payday startup called Hastee has received a $270 million investment from Umbra Capital Partners, with participation from IDC Ventures and others, according to reports. The startup was founded in 2017 by Simon Draper and James Herbert. Hastee allows workers to get 50 percent of their paychecks up front via the Hastee app.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. Banks, of course, cannot ignore the FinTech threat. Competitive Disruption. Cybersecurity.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

FinTech threats and distractions. Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street.

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NCR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Given the prevalence of financial services across the globe – in both emerging and developed markets – the disruption opportunity for fintech startups is massive. As fintech startups battle it out to get their share of the business, the drive for innovation is spreading well beyond traditional tech hubs and basic banking products.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

Might banks be making inroads into the hearts and minds of smaller firms as they seek out capital – as some SMBs cite at least some dissatisfaction with non-banking lending conduits? Drilling down a bit further, about one third sought financing from online lenders in 2018, up from 24 percent in 2017.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2018

According to the report, 88 percent of lenders plan to lend more in 2018 than they did in 2017, and more than a third (36 percent) said they plan to lessen requirements for loan approval. So while lending volume in the U.S. might be expanding, gaps in business finance – especially among SMBs – remain. ”

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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

JANUARY 22, 2020

Liberis , a London-based FinTech that lends to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for future credit and debit card sales, has raised £32 million (more than $42 million), according to City A.M. The FinTech has offices in Denver, London and Stockholm. It also has plans to expand its workforce by 30 percent.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The bank acquired the team behind credit card startup Final in Jan’18, and it is rumored to be in talks with personal finance management app Clarity Money. But overall, Goldman’s recent fintech M&A binge appears to be an industry outlier, not the norm. Fintech: 2017 Year-in-Review & 2018 Trends.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

online lender LendingClub — raised $220 million in funding in 2017, led by Singapore sovereign fund GIC, as well as CMIG Leasing and South Korean fund manager Simone Investment Managers. The company — co-founded by Soul Htite, who is also responsible for U.S. Furthermore, some employees went unpaid for two months.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging. Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories.

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FICO

AUGUST 19, 2022

Tackling the Fintech Threat: A Guide for Banks and Credit Unions. What financial institutions need to compete with fintech threat disrupters. As FinTech funding rises to new record levels – $131.5 Taking the FinTech Threat Seriously: What Should Banks Be Doing to Compete? Thu, 12/19/2019 - 16:29. by Darryl Knopp.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Analysts say that investors’ wallets could be opening up as we enter 2017, though. 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. They need to manage the burn, drift and cut losses.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The small business loan market is oversaturated, she argued, creating a “FinTech credit bubble” that first showed signs of deflating as investors pulled out of some players like CAN Capital and LendingClub in 2016. Indeed, the remainder of 2017 and 2018 will see more partnerships between the banks and FinTechs.”. SalaryFinance.

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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. Track the LatAm fintech companies in this brief and many more on our platform. Track LatAm fintech companies. LatAm Fintech. LatAm Fintech.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

From payments to insurtech to lending, fintech companies are attracting investor attention. In 2018, startups in the space raised more than $45B, a record amount, while Q3’19 fintech funding recently clocked in with a quarterly record of nearly $9B. GET THE 88-PAGE q3 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Data is as of 12/19/2019.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 13, 2020

Cross-selling to stem “hidden defections” (when a financial institution’s customer purchases an additional banking product from a competing bank) represents huge untapped opportunities for institutions, according to a 2017 study by Bain & Company involving a survey of more than 133,000 banking customers in 22 countries. Learn More.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Fiserv, a leading banking technology company, has signed on as the headline Diamond sponsor of Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017 is this blog’s annual gathering on ideas and opportunities in fintech.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

startups in the first quarter of 2017. “It held a strong presence in B2B FinTech venture capital — half of the eight funding rounds closed in this space this week went to U.S. Alternative Lending. The company operates an SME lending portal and has reportedly paid out more than $5 million in small business loans so far.

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Let's Talk Payments

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The year 2017 so far has been one of the most fascinating periods in the history of FinTech. Explosion of ICOs, revision of regulatory frameworks around the world, and a.

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William Mills

APRIL 20, 2017

JPMorgan Chase, Ellie Mae, USAA, and Quicken Loans were part of a panel discussion on their perspectives about fintech. Seth Wheeler, Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase, posed the question, “Do we build or do we partner?” To see what events are next in the queue for the mortgage industry, download our 2017 Trade Show Directory.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending. 4) @KarenGMills – Former SBA administrator in the Obama administration, Mills is now a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, writing and Tweeting about small business, lending and fintech. Learn more here.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Bank will lend its Virtual Pay Visa Card payments capabilities to the Inworks Intelligent Pay B2B payments platform designed for the healthcare market. The Inworks platform allows companies in the sector to submit, track and manage electronic payments to their vendors. In 2017, U.S.

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