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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. In partnership with Nymbus, the bank’s custom digital platform is built on a secure cloud-native core banking system with an open API architecture.

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 SMB Lending, Automation In B2B VC Focus

PYMNTS

FinTech investments targeting B2B and corporate services spanned the globe, with particular concentration this past week in SMB lending across India and Europe. The money, which came via Series D round led by Sequoia Capital India and The Three Sisters Institutional Office, brings the total tally raised to date to $81 million.

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

PYMNTS

And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. It should be noted that almost all mortgage security finance (i.e.,

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B2B Investors Get Smart About Business Intelligence

PYMNTS

million with B2B startups this past week, and while investment targets were diverse (including B2B eCommerce and small business lending), the bulk of the funding landed at companies focused on enhancing businesses’ ability to assess their performance. Investors placed more than $136.5 The rundown of the latest funding rounds is below.

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Who’s Helping SMEs — And Who’s Snubbing Them?

PYMNTS

But the emergence of alternative lending platforms, the company noted, has also supported individuals’ participation in the SME finance space. Just 3 percent of businesses surveyed said they outsource the job of responding to a security issue to third-party experts. A 61% decrease in the number of U.S.

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Meet Our 2023 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

FICO

Martin Elliott has more than 18 years of lending strategy and product management experience in banking and financial services. Martin currently leads consumer lending and insurance products at BNZ, one of New Zealand's oldest, largest and most innovative banks. Nikhil Behl. Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for FICO.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2015 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. OTCQX: CBCO) Coastal is the $439 million in assets holding company of CBC National Bank, headquartered in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Myers, Tampa, and Vero Beach Florida markets, as well as Greensboro, NC and Beaufort. But I digress. This crew gets around.