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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

Financial institutions should also cultivate opportunities to help existing borrowers manage their business and capital needs. A recent Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta paper estimates a tightening in bank credit supply of 1 percentage point is associated with an 11 percent decline in SMEs' net job creation rate.

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Mazooma, Plaid Team Up To Advance Payments For iGaming, Sports Betting

PYMNTS

bank connections are an ideal complement to Mazooma's ACH processing platform, risk management features and compliance protocols," he added. Mazooma, a gaming industry leader for more than 15 years, is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and was founded in 2009. Plaid's optimized user interface and U.S.

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Featurespace lands in the US, opens headquarters in Atlanta

The Paypers

(The Paypers) Featurespace , a provider of adaptive behavioural analytics technology for fraud and risk management, has announced that the UK-based company will open its US headquarters this month.

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Sift Science Eyes Global Fraud Prevention With $53M In Funding

PYMNTS

In a very short time, Simility has come to be recognized as a thought leader in fraud and risk management,” said CEO and co-founder Rahul Pangam. based Featurespace and Atlanta-based Pindrop. For example, Palo Alto-based Simility received $17.5 million from Accel and PayPal, among others, in December. “In

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Bowman: Fed Eyeing Updates to Third-Party Guidance

ABA Community Banking

In a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta today, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman discussed how the Fed can help boost transparency and provide more clarity to community banks about relationships with vendors and third-party service providers.

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Fed reported to have reservations about fintech charter

CFPB Monitor

Reuters reports that “many Fed officials fear that these firms lack robust risk-management controls and consumer protections that banks have in place.” The article quotes the President of the St. Louis Fed as having expressed concern that “fintech will be the source of the next crisis.”

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Equifax reaches deal with 8 states on steps to avoid future breaches

Payments Source

Under a consent order with Texas and seven other states, the Atlanta-based credit reporting firm agreed to shore up its information security efforts, but it will not have to pay any financial penalties.

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