Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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Branding Innovation Fintech social media 150

Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Technology can facilitate delivery on credit unions' brand promise of relationship-based services. Secure online portals allowed PPP loan applicants to upload required documents, and many credit unions finalized borrower applications with electronic signatures. The SBA didn’t break out larger credit union PPP lending activity.)

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Find out which alt lenders secured $77 million in venture capital, as well as the other startups across the U.S., Alternative Lending. alternative lending space this week, too. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. On one hand, Step is looking to create a brand that's young, modern, hip and cool such that it appeals to those 13- to 18-year-old users.

Fintech 322

Fintech Cards FDIC Lending 322

BankNXT

JULY 12, 2017

Brett King hosts Carl Ryden, Felipe Echandi, Sam Shawki and Penny Crosman for a show about branding, customer trust and cybersecurity, among other subjects. Fintech – customer trust and security on BankNXT.

Security 52

Security Fintech Branding Customer Experience 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

MatchMove said LightSpeed is a “powerful, out-of-the-box solution, which enables you to launch your own branded payments platform within minutes.”. Last September, MatchMove acquired a strategic stake in East Ventures-backed peer-to-peer lending platform MoolahSense.

Fintech 168

Fintech Regional Security Lending 168

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Targeting small and medium-sized businesses with its asset-based lending solution, The Credit Junction revealed a $23 million equity investment from Century Equity Partners this week. Mission Secure. Shape Security. INDUS said it will move forward with the new capital to focus on expansion and expand its staff. reports said.

Fintech 188

Fintech Capital Security Fraud 188

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

In a press release issued Tuesday, Swift Prepaid said it will integrate its prepaid services to enable Bitty small business customers immediate access to virtual funds after they secure a merchant cash advance. The funds can then be uploaded to a mobile wallet, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay.

Samsung 162

Samsung New York Branding Apple 162

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

Upserve is said to have a fancy, slick restaurant management algorithm that could help Square Capital refine its own fancy, slick risk management algorithm to make better lending decisions. This could come as a welcome relief, as lending decisions will be based on data about the viability and success of the business, which helps everyone.

Lending 100

Lending Apple Cards Study 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Citi has been appointed by Victory Capital to provide fund administration, custody, ETF services and securities lending for its most recent acquisition. It has provided fund services to the Victory Funds since 1986 and full ETF services for its VictoryShares branded ETFs since 2017. “We With more than $21.7

Capital 115

Capital America Security Lending 115

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

The software company this week announced more than $40 million in funding from PeakEquity Partners, which will go toward a continued focus on growth, expanding its product offering, strengthening sales and marketing and developing the overall Xeeva brand. TravelPerk.

Lending 129

Lending blockchain Capital Software 129

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Two-thirds of CU executives saying that microbusiness lending is a next-frontier digital innovation, making it possible for tiny businesses to process transactions like the pros. Some smaller entities or entrepreneurs may experience difficulties or even get denied when trying to secure loans from a larger financial institution.

Community 152

Community Lending Community Bank Innovation 152

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

22) said Prospa secured A$25 million (about $20 million) from AirTree Ventures. ” Beau Bertoli, co-CEO of Prospa, told reporters that the alternative SME lending space is likely to grow by $20 billion over the next five years. Reports Wednesday (Feb. Existing backers also participated in the funding, reports said. .”

Fintech 100

Fintech Capital Lending Branding 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Citi has been appointed by Victory Capital to provide fund administration, custody, ETF services and securities lending for its most recent acquisition. It has provided fund services to the Victory Funds since 1986 and full ETF services for its VictoryShares branded ETFs since 2017. “We With more than $21.7

Capital 100

Capital America Security Lending 100

Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Nonbank institutions continue to be serious contenders in the home lending space. The low interest rate environment fueled a frothy residential lending market in 2020 and 2021, with annual origination topping more than $4.4 About 60% of Bank of Zachary’s $182 million loan portfolio is secured by loans to 1-4-unit homes.

Community Bank 185

Community Bank Community Lending Marketing 185

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Green Visor also registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $100 million for a venture capital fund. The move signals OneFi’s continued move away from its previous focus on lending services and an evolution into an online consumer finance platform.

Data 178

Data Fintech Capital Lending 178

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

It’s what makes sellers feel comfortable with lending their personal properties to buyers whom they have never met. Online retail giant Amazon is also making a similar push to ensure the reliability of its brand. Trust keeps the sharing economy afloat. To read the case study in depth, download the Playbook here. About the Playbook.

Payments 145

Payments Case Study Lending Study 145

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Days after confirming plans for an Initial Public Offering on the London Stock Exchange, alternative lending firm Funding Circle has released new details about its goals for the float and market conditions that make it possible. Elsewhere, other alternative lending platforms have eyed IPO plans.

Lending 100

Lending America Strategy Marketing 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The bank is also going after firms that have recognized brands and have long been in the business as well as those who are looking to expand internationally. credit cards, commercial lending, asset management, and securities services over the past few years, noted Reuters. That unit generated $8.6

Lending 122

Lending Management Marketing Capital 122

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Alt-Lending. The $20 million funding round for Australian alternative lending platform Prospa has set a record, according to reports, as the largest FinTech venture capital funding in the country. Soundtrack Your Brand. Several backers participated in the $1.2 million from investors, reports said this week. B2B eCommerce.

Fintech 109

Fintech Capital Lending blockchain 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Financial regulations forced banks to pull back from small business lending in the wake of the financial crisis as pressure to reduce risk exposure increased. and Europe — small businesses and entrepreneurs in emerging markets find they’re being shut out of the bank lending market altogether.

Mobile 149

Mobile Lending Data Marketing 149

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

National 215

National blockchain Montana Lending 215

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) got their clocks cleaned by the pandemic, and turning to their traditional lending sources, they’ve encountered sclerotic systems and outdated policies not conceived for the needs of the recovering Main Street merchants of 2021. And there's a security … that sits with a check. I have proof.

Data 143

Data User Experience Fintech Lending 143

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

This exposes these SMBs to all types of risks, from security to cash flow management, and is the direct result of banks and credit unions (CUs) being unwilling or unable to provide financial services to these companies. “This is a banking problem.” An Evolving Market. “These institutions are few and far between.”

Compliance 196

Compliance Industry Security Marketing 196

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Marketplace lending. The blockchain can even end world poverty and transform society by making it safer for total strangers to lend each other money — without any third-party intermediary — and without any risk. trillion; on security-related hardware, software and services at 10 percent a year from a 2018 base of $91.4

Fintech 183

Fintech blockchain Lending Digital Banking 183

Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Texas Advocacy Project provides legal services and financial literacy courses for victims who need help achieving financial security. Policies that promote the employment of former trafficking victims can help end cycles of trafficking, as well.

Training 259

Training Community Software Texas 259

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Lightspeed customers will be able to process in-store payments and personalize readers with their own branding using Stripe Connect. With the Airwallex Borderless Card, customers will be able to pay suppliers in seconds with secure, cross-border payments. Fed Weighs Costs And Benefits Of Issuing Digital Currency.

Payments 130

Payments Cards Retail cryptocurrency 130

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

Also, more demand for government securities because of Libra could cause interest rates to dip, and that could also potentially hurt the country’s economy. They also talked about how Libra could operate as a brand new global currency. “It monetary policy and the dollar.

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Regulation cryptocurrency United States Policies 102

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

billion, and also expanded internationally by purchasing Hong Kong-based investment app 8 Securities. To address that perceived name recognition mismatch, in 2019 SoFi signed a record 20-year, $600 million stadium naming rights deal for the brand-new facility that is home to both the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers football teams.

Capital 150

Capital Los Angeles Boston Lending 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Online lending has seen a bumper crop of companies sprout in the last several years as technology has enabled risk and underwriting models to become faster, decisions to be made more quickly and new options to emerge in small business financing. The loans stretch across five to seven years, starting at $100,000.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Operations Branding 100

The Financial Brand

JULY 17, 2019

The post Amazon Secured Card Move Throws Spotlight on Controversial Niche appeared first on The Financial Brand. Ecommerce giant's deal with Synchrony Bank for wrinkle on Store Card will make more financial marketers revisit this angle on credit cards.

Security 27

Security Cards Branding Marketing 27

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

LoanDepot will be seeking as much as $315 million in its initial public offering (IPO), according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The company is offering 9.41 million shares of its common stock, and private equity backer Parthenon Capital Partners is selling 5.59 million of its shares, for a combined 15 million shares.

Marketing 182

Marketing Capital Branding Company 182

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

In its search for a boost to its return on equity, Goldman Sachs may be bringing its brand to the masses. But it offers a glimpse of the way a brand can work beyond Wall Street. Secured loans, if someone were launching a business venture? True, the plan, should it materialize at all, would not debut until next year.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Branding Course 100

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

The company recently filed paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Mallzee created a digital mall where consumers can compare many different retail brands. Brands can learn about their consumers by showcasing their goods on Mallzee and gauging response.

Apple 159

Apple Mobile Fraud Branding 159

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

Case in point: Soundtrack Your Brand, which raised $11 million last week to provide retail stores with a music soundtrack service — not exactly the showcase for investor support of business FinTech. Enterprise Security. This cybersecurity startup gave Transactis a run for its money with its own $30 million funding round.

Capital 100

Capital Security Software User Experience 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

They want to know their money is secure, they want to have a positive experience whether they are online or talking to a teller, and when things go wrong from time to time, they want to know the path to getting them set back to rights is short and straight. The Security Core. Tapping Into Trust.

Innovation 141

Innovation Fintech Fraud Security 141