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Marqeta to focus on growing product suite in 2020

Bank Innovation

If 2019 was the year of the challenger bank, 2020 will be the year payments companies move closer to bank territory. Marqeta, the card issuing and processing startup supporting the capabilities of large companies like Kabbage and Square, sees 2020 as a big year for payments companies branching out into banking.

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Banks and Credit Unions View Fintech Partnerships a Key Growth Strategy for 2020

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions are making fintech partnerships a key priority in 2020, according to a new study from Cornerstone Advisors. In What’s Going On In Banking 2020: Outlook for a New Decade , 65% of banks and 76% of credit unions say these partnerships will be an important part of their business strategies this year.

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B2B FinTech On The Cusp Of Change

PYMNTS

In B2B payments, that means changes in how businesses access, protect and ultimately make their money. The alternative lending market is showing signs of defeat against traditional bank loans, and SMEs are strengthening their demands for more than the typical solutions currently offered by traditional FIs. 65% of U.K.

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BlueVine expands into business checking

American Banker

The challenger bank now offers small businesses checking, lending and payments services on one platform and can link them through Plaid to external bank accounts.

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China key to banking and payments innovation

Banking 2020

Financial services organisations in China are expected to shine a light for the rest of the world when it comes to innovation in the banking sector in the coming years, with the primary drivers being non-traditional companies that are looking to develop new payment solutions and platforms. At the turn of the millennium, just 1.8

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Kabbage launches checking account for small businesses

American Banker

The online lender has already branched out into facilitating payments and analyzing cash flow for small-business customers. Its new checking account is meant to round out those services.

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Why Amex is buying Kabbage

Payments Source

American Express isn't acquiring any loans in its deal for the online small-business lender. Here's what it is getting.

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