PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Blockchain. Morpheus Labs. Data Nerds.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In a report titled “The Dark Side of Latin America,” IntSights, which monitors cyberthreats, said Latin America is among the top regions for money laundering, done at least in part through cryptocurrency, and that such tactics are favored by organized crime. Carding” is also a fraudster favorite, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Equiniti Group recently revealed its adoption of Codat’s accounting integration API for its Equiniti Riskfactor solution, a tie-up that will see Equiniti’s risk management operations embrace API technology to promote automatic data sharing from small businesses. Hawthorn River Eyes Open Banking for Community FIs.

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Lending Risk Management Fintech Community 194

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

Before the pandemic, it was a strong regional brand that combined conscious capitalism with direct-to-consumer (DTC) capabilities, with four popular retail locations, a rabid fan base and solid retail distribution for its whole-bean blends. A year later, the group started a for-profit coffee company with Mexican farmers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

SoftBank Group led the round along with participation from GIC, Wellcome Trust and Sequoia Capital. This new round of capital will help us further our mission of connecting communities around the world through last-mile delivery,” Xu said in a blog post.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation was before the U.S. Groshans said that such financial institutions as Zions, Regions Financial, Citizens Financial, Huntington, American Express and Keycorp would benefit from the law. PIRG, a group of state-based public interest research groups.

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Regulation Regional Community Innovation 100

Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

Here are three ways you can help your clients acquire and manage their financial resources: One simple and, if well managed, surefire way to introduce more capital into the pockets of your clients is a business rewards credit card. Advise clients to look for business partners or help connect them with investors in their region.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

At the same time, many early stage startups, particularly in the technology sector, still have access to traditional financing, like venture capital and private equity. Last week, small business accounting company ScaleFactor released a new survey on how SMBs access capital. Localizing Capital.

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Capital Community Oklahoma Maine 145

Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Her answer: lack of capital. But in strategic planning retreats that I moderate, community financial institutions insist that they lend to small businesses. The second chart shows the primary sources of capital. Given a community FIs lending proclivities, one would assume that small businesses borrow to finance a building.

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Lending San Francisco Community Community Bank 93

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The new Workforce Spend Playbook highlights the newest solutions helping SMBs to more effectively manage their capital, and focus on their expansion ambitions. These organizations face increased demand during the holidays — when they deliver food to communities in need. billion in value by 2025. Inside The Playbook.

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Tools Boston Cards Management 141

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Engagement platform Personetics also secured $85M from Thoma Bravo Digital banking provider Apiture announced a fundraising round led by Live Oak Bank, Pinnacle Bank, and BHG Financial Digital banking provider Backbase raised $128.6M Payments: Still Hot for Teacher (Wait, Song or Not, Can We Still Say That?).

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Rasmussen: Yes, it is an honor to serve the Group 3 Banks in Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Louisiana for three more years. Group 3 includes the smallest banks in the state with the majority in rural areas. Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston.

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Dallas Texas Houston Community 131

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With a goal of expanding its presence across the Nordic region, Enterpay, based in Finland, has raised new funding from NFT Ventures, the companies said Monday (Feb. Capital Float. million , India’s Zen Lefin, better known as Capital Float, will expand its abilities to lend to SMEs. B2B Payments. Alternative Lending. Rippleshot.

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Fintech Capital Lending Data 100

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

The company’s 2018 PACE (Performance Against Customer Expectations) Report, published on Wednesday (May 2), found large financial institutions (FIs) are vulnerable to losing their small business customers, which tend to experience greater satisfaction levels at regional and community banks. The survey found small businesses in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. An inaugural Jan. Notably, at the Atlanta event, participants from Visa, Square and Yelp will participate in the workshops.

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Atlanta New York social media Community 189

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2014

"Our combined financial institution will offer a wider array of products and services while continuing our long-standing personal commitment to our customers and community." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 9, 2019

What if the company is more capital intensive, and has to carry more capital than other companies? And we can measure this by looking at a financial institution's cost of interest bearing deposits, and yield on loans, compared to other regional players that have similar balance sheets. So the ROE is lower. i.e. brand.

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Branding Regional Nashville Tennessee 60

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

With nearly $50 million in venture capital funding for B2B startups this week, the field didn’t fare too bad. With $3 million in new venture capital, Australia-based Airwallex is helping businesses pay and issue cross-border invoices in the currency of their choice. Check out our breakdown of all the deals below.

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Capital Lending Industry Management 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Its 2016 National Small Business Survey signals widespread optimism across the nation’s small business community, despite economic challenges. The most common challenge they cited is no surprise: a lack of access to working capital. Its 2016 Working Capital Outlook Survey revealed that 20 percent of U.K. 85% of the $2.6

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Payments National Regional Survey 100

CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SoftBank Group , headed up by Masayoshi Son, has made enormous and varied bets on the future. . SoftBank’s capital firepower has helped it become the #2 unicorn investor in the world. Get an excel file with funding data, sector breakdown, and more on all the companies SoftBank Group has invested in this year (as of 8/5/21).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

One of these lenders, Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution , better known as Clearinghouse CDFI, offers an interesting view into the state of SME finance. in particular, a cross-section of states that CEO Douglas Bystry says has its own unique demands and impacts on regional economies. A Regional Reach.

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Regulation Lending Community California 100

Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

And at AOBA, Laura Hamilton of OTC Markets Group, Inc., Suncrest started in 2008 with a $19 million capital raise, and did three small follow-ons of $5, $8, and $7 million to support growth. Suncrest started in 2008 with a $19 million capital raise, and did three small follow-ons of $5, $8, and $7 million to support growth.

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Conference CA Arizona Case Study 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

The group in the supply chain that’s caught the most off-guard, probably, has been the supply chain,” he recently told PYMNTS. Those challenges are extremely acute for the supplier community,” added Manzo. I would say Excel is still the predominant means of information share today in an online connected eCommerce environment.

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Survey social media Management Resources 175

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

“If you ever want to really scare a bank, ask for a business loan and say you’ve moved six times in five years – they’ll start looking behind you for the group of angry landlords.”. And so with his friend, former Capital One executive and former South African Air Force member Mickey Konson, he founded StreetShares , Inc.

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Lending Virginia United States Capital 119

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Through all this, First Farmers has remained disciplined in performance and squarely focused on customers and community.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Lenders who ignore this age group do so at their peril.”. When you are talking about smaller [community] banks, regional banks and credit unions, there just aren’t the in-house resources to build their own digital lending solutions for products such as private student loans, student refinancing and home improvement loans.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Here is an except of the conversation: PYMNTS: Can you describe your personal and/or professional experience with the tech community in Charlotte? That group has continued to flourish and connect leaders across our city to have the conversations that need to take place in order to put Charlotte on the map.

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Charlotte North Carolina Community United States 118

Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

ICBA has planned an educational lineup of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions for next month’s Community Banking LIVE conference in New Orleans. Community banks can beat tech-based, nontraditional competitors at their own game. billion-asset community bank in Winter Haven, Fla., On New Competitors. Digital Jujitsu.

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Community Bank Community San Diego Strategy 70

Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

BDB offers conventional and Islamic business finance services, venture capital and investment advisory to small and medium enterprises across multiple industries in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest multinational business group, TCS has over 453,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries.

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Innovation Customer Experience Strategy Operations 78

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 4, 2014

But wait, ING Direct grew to $92 billion in assets until ING Group divested it to Capital One. How long before those corporate accounting system providers strike a deal with some regional or national bank to provide seamless views to corporate customers? Was Vanguard a disruptor? Was ING Direct a disruptor?

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Technology Cyber Security FDIC Strategy 105

Abrigo

AUGUST 1, 2016

No doubt the group, which this year surpassed baby boomers as the largest segment of the U.S. Eight in 10 business owners report that a major, regional or community bank is their main financing partner for capital. This generation -- described often as being born between the early 1980s and early 2000s (i.e.,

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 1, 2017

At a recent banking conference, Ray Davis of Umpqua Bank took center stage to tell of his journey from a small, Oregon community bank to a regional powerhouse. What sparked this post was a recent article in ababankmarketing.com written by Mark Gibson and Kevin Halsey of Capital Performance Group in Washington DC.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

These programs aim, in part, to mobilize the private sector by pairing its capital with public investment to stimulate American manufacturing and infrastructure improvement, creating new jobs plus innovating in industries like clean energy and technology. Before educating your customers and communities, you must start with your bankers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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Regulation Data Regional America 108

South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure. touched off a wave of bankruptcies.

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Community Bank Community Los Angeles Regional 195