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Serent Capital Starts New Fund; Bullish On B2B Payments Category

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Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. The first was the investment in early December of procure-to-pay healthcare payments company Procurement Partners. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million.

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Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?

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In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “ gold mine ” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. But there is evidence that investors’ appetite for alternative lending startups is on the wane, even as overall FinTech funding continues to climb — and as the success of the alternative lending market grows, too.

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Marketplace Lenders Navigate The Choppy Waters Of Compliance

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Regulators the world over are beginning to take a closer look at the alternative and marketplace lending business model. Also, in China, analysts at Yingcan Group pointed to the government’s P2P and marketplace lending crackdown as being likely to shrink the industry by as much as 70 percent this year. In the U.S., In June, the U.K.’s

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How the Money Transmitter Modernization Act could build a more unified future

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You might also like this webinar, " AML Compliance and Sanctions Requirements for Non-Bank Financial Institutions. alone, handling $6 trillion in payments. The money transmitter industry is growing, spiked by advances in fintech and the consumer demand for immediate payment mechanisms. alone, handling $6 trillion in payments.

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How Basel III Affected SMB Lending

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The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Protocol Aave Raises $25M; BOE Head Takes Stance Against Bitcoin

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The round was led by Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures and more. Aave recently announced its governance model to help the community access more participation, with old Aave token LEND now able to be swapped for the new Aave token at a ratio of 100 LEND to 1 Aave.

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Bombay Stock Exchange Loosens Rules On Capital Market To Help SMBs

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Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has relaxed guidelines for how Indian small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can tap the capital market, loosening restrictions on net tangible assets and positive cash flow in order to jump-start the country’s virus-ravaged economy.

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