Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt. Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). First, there was the drama leading up to the breakup with the rich hottie.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gaming company Razer is going after a Singapore digital banking license, along with China’s largest online monetary platform Ant Financial , according to reports on Wednesday (Jan. Razer FinTech will own a 60 percent majority stake Razer Youth Bank, which will be headquartered in Singapore. . Google and Temasek Holdings. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Lending decisions under the bounce-back loan scheme are fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Tide was founded by banker George Bevis in 2015; London venture capitalist Eileen Burbidge serves as the bank's chair. The FinTech doesn’t qualify for the Bank of England’s term funding scheme aimed at small business lending.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

A source told the Financial Times that Zopa will receive the funds from an entity linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based Launched in 2005, Zopa is considered one of the world’s first P2P lenders, lending almost £4 billion to consumers in the U.K. based fund, and its U.K. investment vehicle Silverstripe. since its inception.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. million) to become a challenger bank. Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

consumer banking and spending on credit cards. In terms of headline numbers, the banking giant reported earnings per share of $2.57, up 21 percent year on year and well above the $2.35 But drilling down a bit, to get a sense of the state of the consumer, retail banking saw fourth-quarter profit rise by about 5 percent to $4.2

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

consumer banking and spending on credit cards. In terms of headline numbers, the banking giant reported earnings per share of $2.57, up 21 percent year on year and well above the $2.35 But drilling down a bit, to get a sense of the state of the consumer, retail banking saw fourth-quarter profit rise by about 5 percent to $4.2

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Cards Data Training Community Bank 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

China’s central bank gave Mastercard the green light on Feb. 11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. The People’s Bank of China said it has approved an application by Mastercard’s Chinese joint venture to run a bank card clearing business in the nation.

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Retail Cards Millennials Fraud 141

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

British digital bank Monzo , expanding fast, wants to hire up to 500 people and (hopefully) reach 5.5 The bank is also preparing to try charging customers again to turn a profit. Yet, it’s had no problem raising capital — it’s valued at more than £2 billion ($2.6 million users this year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Marketplace lending. Digital banks. It’s said to be the answer to the world’s food safety and digital identity problems. 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.

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Fintech blockchain Lending Digital Banking 183

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

million in seed funding as it prepares to rebrand as Kroo and become a full-fledged bank, reports said on Wednesday (Feb. The only investor revealed was Rudy Karsan from Karlani Capital; the others are undisclosed. million as the company continues the journey to becoming a fully-licensed bank. . “We banking license.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Banking veteran Richard Davies is leaving his role as CEO of banking at digital-banking shop Revolut , one year after coming aboard to bring his seasoned skills to the startup, the Financial Times reported. The investor was TSG Capital Partners, according to TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The interview happened during a time of expansion and aggressive future planning for the company, a small business and consumer micro-lending technology company that operates in Nigeria. Nigerian banks don’t like to lend,” Hainy said. There is no Pan-African digital bank,” Hainy said. “So That’s not all.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 16, 2019

KOHO, a Toronto-based digital banking startup, has raised C$42 million (US$31 million) in a Series B round to add new products and services. KOHO, with its millennial friendly aesthetic and messaging, currently offers its users debit cards, personal finance management tools and cashback features.

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Millennials Digital Banking Tools Innovation 186

Gonzobanker

JULY 7, 2015

Yet while the demos and screen shots at events like Finovate have provided fascinating fodder regarding the future of digital banking, the FACTS show that these buzz-worthy players have had infinitesimal impact on market share. Ally Bank $23,212,768 $60,709,382 $37,496,614. Capital One* 29,565,607 54,374,989 24,809,382.

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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. Venture Capital Funding. raised $10 million from SEB Bank and Seed Capital for its commercial card technology. Also in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The historical focus of credit unions has been consumer lending , with a focus on providing the lowest rates to customers. As a result, she said, although credit unions are offering credit card products, they aren’t a central focus. Centralizing The Payments Experience. Building The Right Offerings .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

He added that the Fed could do more, such as “including additional lending facilities and relaxing capital and liquidity requirements to boost the system if needed.”. About one million people stop by a JPMorgan bank branch every day, Dimon said, adding that the bank’s credit card and debit card transaction volume is $1.1

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Bank of America, for one, saw profits drop 16% year-over-year (YoY) in Q3’20 to $4.9B. The pandemic has also accelerated recent trends in banking, especially among the millennial demographic, which tends to favor digital banking and online brands over traditional banks. Investment banking. SMB lending .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In the inaugural edition of the Banking As A Service Playbook: Powering The Next Generation of FinTech Innovation series, PYMNTS examines the trends and technologies that are helping banks, FinTechs and corporations capitalize on the shift to digital banking and payments. Around The BaaS World.

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Payments Fintech Trends United States 169

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Challenger banks are beginning to offer more robust suites of services beyond the mobile apps and prepaid cards with which they started. Such institutions are working to raise the necessary capital to expand their products and customer bases as they enter new markets. Legacy Banks and the Innovation Game.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Our analysis delves into companies that focus on the financial services industry, including commercial banking and credit offerings, insurance, asset management, accounting, business management, personal finance, and regulatory & compliance services. Digital Banking. 500 Startups, Kaszek Ventures, Lead Edge Capital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Small Business Banking. India’s small business bank alternative, Open, announced pre-Series A funding from Unicorn India Ventures and Recruit via its RSP India fund, reports in Inc42 said. Blockchain. InsightSquared.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

As Verdon told Webster, embracing platforms such as the one offered by Railsbank — which enables companies to issue unique international bank account numbers (IBANs), receive and send money and issue and manage cards — means that banking becomes a service rather than a series or suite of separate products.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The San Francisco-based digital mortgage and loan platform on Wednesday (Sept. 23) announced its expansion into consumer banking to include personal loans and credit cards. based early growth, FinTech-focused venture capital firm. The round brought the company’s value to nearly $1.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

The British multinational banking corporation is looking into using its credit card business to spearhead its growth as it has quadrupled the bank’s profit over the last decade. Barclays’ credit card chief, Amer Sajed, said the new expansion plans have the backing of Barclays CEO Jes Staley.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 24, 2023

Banks had more than $500 billion in unrealized losses on their securities at the end of March. Holding these assets can impact profitability because banks can’t lend those funds out or invest them at higher rates. Banks are anticipating losses in their commercial real estate portfolios. Commercial real estate loans.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 26, 2018

launched its Marcus digital bank in late 2016, the conventional wisdom was the investment bank wanted to expand into retail banking. EXCLUSIVE— When Goldman Sachs & Co. But, apparently, that’s not the whole story. Marcus, it seems, is an asset pricing play, Goldman’s CEO implied yesterday.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

It’s been widely reported that amid Parliament and May jockeying for power over the process, a softer Brexit may have been in the cards, which would have kept closer economic and trade relationships between the U.K. Thus, consumers have the ability to cover bills more easily, and companies can manage working capital more efficiently.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

“What’s interesting to me is the macro environment,” says Marilena Lakoumentas, senior vice president and chief digital officer at $3.3 billion-asset Bank of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. We’ve got capital market resets that are potentially happening, technology advancements and continued heightened digital expectations.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Fraud prevention tools. Supporting merchant partner growth.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Among this community is Novo , a mobile-first bank connecting entrepreneurs with bank account and debit card services. According to the company’s Co-founder Tyler McIntyre, the breed of entrepreneur that flocks to a digital-first bank is the type of business owner who uses digital payments over checks.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Cambr, a cloud-based platform powered by investment firm StoneCastle and digital banking software provider Q2 Holdings, is helping neo-banks and fintechs launch and scale up through a network of 850 community banks.

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Community Bank Community Software Innovation 170

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

It’s been widely reported that amid jockeying for power over the process between Parliament and May that a softer Brexit may have been in the cards, which would have kept closer economic/trade relationships between the UK and the EU. As always the devil is in the details.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Qualifying top five venture capital investors (e.g. venture capital, growth equity, and super angel) and corporates (e.g. corporations and corporate venture capital) must have made equity investments into fintech companies listed on this market map. digital collectibles”). Capital markets. Real estate.

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