PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As Open Banking spreads further into the small business (SMB) financial services market, accounting and lending platforms are taking advantage. bank sets its data sharing rules for FinTech firms. JPMorgan Sets FinTech Data Deadline. Plus, a major U.S. As the U.S. Xero, Square Integrate For Faster Invoice Payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

FinTechs continue to push the envelope to see how far open banking frameworks can go in improving the SMB banking experience, and increasingly, SMB lending is shifting to the center of these collaborative efforts. ’s experience is quickly influencing the way SMB lenders approach open banking in other markets like the U.S.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has, as finews.asia reported this past week, amended its credit risk management guidelines in a way that seeks to boost the embrace of analytics when lending to smaller firms. Cash invested on the platform, said the company, stands at $2.7

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Apparently, people like it and here I’m going to expand upon the basic theme to give a detailed analysis of how FinTech wings are spreading. There’s been a lot of talk about fintech lately. In fact, saying ‘fintech’ is like saying ‘retailer.’ So, here is the FinTech Wave, Part One.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Amid the talk of filling in the small business (SMB) financing gap banks have left since the financial crisis, the rush of FinTechs, alternative and marketplace lenders coming to market may have left another business segment behind: the middle market, particularly the lower middle market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. The SBA and NCUA collaboration is a three-year agreement that aims to build upon that momentum, and heighten CUs’ share of the SMB lending market.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

At a time when surging coronavirus counts are once again muddying the outlook for consumers and business owners, MerchantE Chief Financial Officer Shim Steinmetz says the crisis has also provided a silver lining of sorts to nimble FinTechs that can solve merchants’ cash crunch problems. Don’t Put Too Much Faith In Credit.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Lendingkart.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Recent fintech deals across digital, lending, payments and infrastructure are telling a big story. Heck, we weren’t even three weeks into 2019 when Fiserv ’s $22 billion proposed First Data acquisition—one of the biggest fintech deals ever —was announced to the Street. Lending: Mashing Up Analytics & Digital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Data is as of 10/8/2019.

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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. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Optimism Up.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Kevin Simback and Josie Lee seeded the list of US companies using technology in the broad Digital Mortgage Market – MortgageTech. 1 – Mortgage Enterprise Solutions – this includes offering lending operating system (LOS) providers, marketing/lead gen/application/underwriting/fulfillment/closing platforms, servicing Read More.

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlockCard is teaming with peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful for a new crypto debit card, while the Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Fed Adjusts Main Street Lending Terms to Help Small Businesses.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 28, 2023

The announcement is a #GonzoBanker #Fintech Deal to Watch for a few reasons: Money is still flowing in this fintech market, but it’s increasingly focused where there is real use case value for financial institutions that pay real money for real solutions to help real clients that generate real earnings.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. Cloud Elements. Shape Security.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

For weeks the FinTech industry has been managing fears and anxieties over the future of the novel alternative finance space. Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Alternative Lending. Lendingkart. Five Star Business Finance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Australia is now the Asia Pacific region’s second-largest alternative finance market, largely due to a favorable regulatory climate, according to new KPMG analysis. The Australian market is quickly becoming a hotbed of alternative lending , and new analysis from KPMG suggests it has risen up in the ranks.

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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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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

The market will be watching closely whether financial institutions (FIs) are able to address some of the biggest headaches from the first round of PPP loans, namely an influx of applications that can overwhelm lenders’ systems. The companies said their initiative is geared toward enabling community FIs a competitive edge. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Financial software firm Misys had a bit of a roller coaster year in a market constantly in flux. company canceled its IPO last October, citing “ current market conditions” as its reason behind deciding not to pursue an estimated $7 billion float on the London Stock Exchange. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

In small business lending, the rush of alternative players entering the market is beginning to give way to consolidation — or, at least, collaboration. Wright said the direction of the small business lending industry is about more sophisticated analytics capabilities to mitigate risk. By testing and learning.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Traditional banks now realize the value in working with FinTech startups, augmenting their own service offerings by integrating the innovations of others. Data, Horrocks noted, is today an especially poignant point of friction for financial institutions in the lending process.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

If Finovate Spring was dominated by companies in lending and underwriting, then Finovate Fall was all about startups and service providers equipping banks with tools to help them provide better customer service.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

HSBC is looking toward the alternative finance sector to strengthen its position in the middle market, the financial institution said. Through the link-up, middle-market firms that use NepFin to access financing will be able to connect to HSBC commercial banking services. Announced Tuesday (Feb. 26), HSBC U.S. employing 20.7

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Gonzobanker

MAY 30, 2017

Everybody’s talking about analytics these days and it’s not just in the predictable tech and fraud circles but in finance, marketing and lines-of-business. It’s the topic we all have in common now … from “robust tech stacks” for techies to lenders interested in – to paraphrase Marketing Profiles, Inc. It’s everywhere.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

billion from its early investments in B2B FinTech, according to Forbes reports Monday (June 11). Forbes reports highlighted the geography of the FinTechs — all based in Europe — as exemplary of the market’s industry strength. Venture capitalist (VC) firm Index Ventures is on its way to earn $1.6

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

One of the biggest shifts in banking that FinTech newcomers ushered into the market is the demand among customers for advisory services. PYMNTS: Can you provide some insight into what technologies are affecting these markets? ?. PYMNTS: How will banks continue to interact or compete with FinTechs? with FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. million as it prepares to launch its lending-in-a-box offering, according to Asset Finance International. Also in the U.K., Funding Xchange secured $10.3

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Last week was a good week for fintech funding (particularly blockchain companies).This This week we’re looking at other areas of fintech: payments, point-of-sale providers, and data analytics.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

B2B startups in the small business banking, expense management and analytics sectors led this week’s investment roundup, securing more than half of the $108 million raised. million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. BDS Analytics. BDS Analytics, based in the U.S.,

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