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SXSW Accelerator Fintech Finalists for 2017 Announced

Bank Innovation

More fintech is coming to Austin. Austin is known for having a thriving Read More. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Moving all customers to digital statements, restructuring compliance reviews and employee onboarding are just some of the more popular efforts that banks are undertaking in 2023. Lending Focus – Interest Rate Sensitivity and Credit Accuracy. Many banks, for example, are still hyper-competitive in multifamily lending.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

PYMNTS

Alternative Lending. alternative small business lending firm, that secured $900 million in 2017, while other alternative finance players, like LendingPoint and SoFi , landed significant investment rounds. The company offers small businesses an easier way to navigate “red tape” and maintain regulatory compliance. ZenBusiness.

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Upcoming Celent discussion at the American Banker Retail Banking conference

Celent Banking

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. prepaid services, P2P lending, etc.). The figures below outline the decline of banks in the US, going from 11,462 at the end of 1992 to 5,809 in 2014.

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

Customer experience, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), ease of use, flexibility – all of these were part of the discussions at this year’s SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference in Austin, Texas. Think Quicken Loans® on steroids but for small business lending. www.miradortech.com. www.rcgiltner.com.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. The 2020 Census quantified the growth many residents were already sensing: Austin grew by 33% between 2010 and 2020, earning it the rank of fastest-growing large metro. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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Texas Court Rules Against CFPB’s Payday Lending Act Delay

PYMNTS

A Texas court ruled on Tuesday (June 12) against delaying the compliance date for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ’s rule on payday loans. The consumer bureau, under the direction of Mick Mulvaney, should never have made this transparent attempt to destroy an important consumer protection around payday lending.

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