PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, and banks' subsequent pullback from the small- to medium-sized business ( SMB ) lending arena, a slew of alternative lenders emerged onto the scene to fill the credit gap. That's been the view we've been holding or quite some time, and I think that view has been greatly reinforced in 2020.".

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Fintechs can provide better design capabilities, improved customer experience, research states. Financial institutions are making fintech partnerships a key priority in 2020, according to a new study from Cornerstone Advisors. Digital account opening remains a top focus for new and replacement systems in 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Though traditional financial institutions have faced a surge in market pressure to digitize as new FinTech competitors emerge, there are still plenty of areas in which banks hold the upper hand, commercial lending included. FinTechs, on the other hand, built on a digital-first foundation, found their footing amid the PPP deluge. "In

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 4, 2020

Payitoff, a white-label platform that provides automated guidance on student loan repayment, won the 2020 Bank Innovation Ignite DEMOvation contest. Rodrigo Suarez, principal of INV Fintech, moderated the startup pitch competition. “We With the win, Payitoff has been awarded an advertising package on Bank Innovation worth $10,000.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Most Oft-Heard Statements of 2020. So, let’s go!

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Brexit may dominate the headlines when it comes to the United Kingdom, but FinTech funding proceeds apace, and financial backers show a continued sanguine attitude about the space. based FinTechs said they have garnered more than 200 million pounds. FinTech trade body, said that as much as $3.3 FinTech Efforts in Estonia.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings. Build, buy or partner? Finastra Chosen by Community FI. payment schemes. Faster Payments scheme.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

One of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. It might be hard in the midst of roaring markets and headlines trumpeting Dow 30,000 to remember that one of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. And as reported by CNBC Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Founded in 2018 by former Santander and Atom Bank executives, the FinTech has applied for its banking license. The funding will be used to introduce B-North’s regional “Lending Pods” across Manchester in the second quarter of 2020. Customers will gain more flexibility and access to funds with quick credit decisions.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. Venture capital firms started 2020 off strong, raising more than $1 billion in fields as varied as B2B payments, payroll and eProcurement. In Mexico and Colombia, it has loaned more than $1 billion total to various clients.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Grab Financial Group offers payments and financial services including lending, insurance and retail wealth management throughout Southeast Asia. Reuters said Grab’s ridesharing business is currently breaking even, and its food delivery business is expected to do so by the end of 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The goal is to improve Nigeria’s financial inclusion rate by 20 percent, bringing it to 80 percent by the end of 2020. FinTech is helping to transform daily consumer life in Nigeria and other developing markets. One recent example comes from Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license. .

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 17, 2020

Well GonzoBankers, the gang is back to work and we are all headed face-first into 2020 – a year with more uncertainty than most about how things will turn out. So, to get your Gonzo executive brains warmed up for a new year, I offer you 20 important banking realities for 2020 to guide your strategic execution efforts: 1.

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Perficient

JANUARY 12, 2021

million in 2020, making up nearly all (99.9%) U.S. This also represents sustained growth as it marks a 3.15% increase from the previous year and a gain of 7.09% over the three-year period from 2017 to 2020. In these times of economic crises and lending restrictions, FinTech will disrupt and fill the gap. reached 31.7

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, March 6, 2020.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following a record-breaking Q2, global fintech private market deal activity remained elevated in Q3’21. . In our State of Fintech Q3’21 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: . The second-highest quarter on record for fintech financing, up 147% YoY. And much more. First name.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2022

Global fintech deals and dollars reached record highs in 2021. In our State Of Fintech 2021 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: Fintech accounted for $1 in every $5 of global venture funding. Which sector, from payments to digital lending to banking, saw the highest funding growth.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released its latest SMB Lending Fraud Study, which reveals that this type of fraud increased 6.9% in the US since 2020.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – If the future of banking is partnering with fintech startups, then finding the most innovative and efficient fintechs becomes crucial for banks’ success. based The Venture Center’s FinTech Accelerator program, which is backed by financial […]. One such program is Little Rock, Ark.-based

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 23, 2021

Imagine a fintech, with off-the-chart valuations such as 2.6x In fact, since February 17, 2020, one day prior to the Radius Bank deal announcement, LC's share price has risen 58% versus the S&P BMI Software & Services Index increase of 20% (see chart). And they're in the business of lending! million in 2020.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. B2B eCommerce startup Sokowatch scored a win for Kenya’s B2B FinTech community after raising $14 million in Series A funding, reports in TechCrunch said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities. Liu pointed out that the online database of the aforementioned state licensing and FinTech guidance will go live later in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords. Ant, Razer Join Rally For Singapore eBank Licenses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

CircleUp’s lending platform was founded in 2017 to fill that hole and has underwritten about $300 million in loans since then. Volume will likely be up notably in 2020 as CircleUp’s lending division recently announced a $200 million funding round to expand its underwriting business. The first is focus.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2022

Global fintech deals and dollars reached record highs in 2021. In our State Of Fintech 2021 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: Fintech accounted for $1 in every $5 of global venture funding. Which sector, from payments to digital lending to banking, saw the highest funding growth.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Last month we announced our first 20 speakers for the Future of Fintech (June 14-16, SF). CEO, Tala (offering lending and financial access for the underbanked ). This year’s Future of Fintech will have: 4 stages (Future of Fintech, Future of Wealth, Future of Insurance, plus one stage dedicated to the world’s hottest fintech startups).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The London-based FinTech B-Social raised £7.8 He expects to submit the full banking application in Q2 2020. Valimahomed said the idea was born from his own financial frustrations with friends, and his view that people are banks themselves, lending and borrowing from acquaintances. In 2018 , the company raised £3.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Cross-border payments, alternative lending and FinTech are thriving in new ways – and for new players. 2020: California deadline for 85 percent emissions cuts from 2010 levels. 8.5B: Amount of P2P lending in U.K. 2020: California deadline for 85 percent emissions cuts from 2010 levels. over the last 12 months.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Making small business loans efficient and worthwhile Digitalizing the lending process can help financial institutions win small business loans and meet customers' needs. You might also like this webinar on small business lending best practices. Top problems in small business lending. Roadblocks to Success.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

The adoption of fintech apps has skyrocketed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, spurring further growth and investor interest in this category. Fintech had one of the most successful quarters in history in Q1’21 , with record deals, funding, exits, and mega-rounds. . Big tech investment in fintech companies reached $2.2B

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

JPMorgan Chase last month predicted a 60% chance of recession by 2020, and that increases to an 80% chance by 2021. It’s not clear how traumatic an event it would be for the U.S. economy, but considering all the new players that have jumped onto the financial scene since the last downturn a decade ago, […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

JPMorgan Chase last month predicted a 60% chance of recession by 2020, and that increases to an 80% chance by 2021. It’s not clear how traumatic an event it would be for the U.S. economy, but considering all the new players that have jumped onto the financial scene since the last downturn a decade ago, […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Officials in Beijing were concerned about explosive investor interest in the planned $37 billion IPO by the world’s largest FinTech and how it might impact the public markets, according to the news outlet. Chinese regulators are also growing concerned about the breakneck growth of Ant Group’s lending business. A collective $2.7

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. Unnamed Industry Heavy, March 2020.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, Feb.

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