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Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations

PYMNTS

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. For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives.

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UK SMB Lending Challenger B-North Raises $2.2M

PYMNTS

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 regionalLending 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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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit

PYMNTS

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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In UK, FinTech Fundraising Gathers Steam

PYMNTS

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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State Of Fintech 2021 Report

CB Insights

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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20 Banking Realities for 2020

Gonzobanker

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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The Bank Legacy Is Dead: Long Live the Fintech Collision

Gonzobanker

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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