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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Alkami partnered with Clinc for conversational AI, Atomic for direct deposit switching and FINBOA for payment dispute management. Credit union lending platform Clutch partnered with Zest.ai for automated underwriting.

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Aura Completes $50M Social Bond For 32K+ Loans

PYMNTS

The latest move raises Aura’s raised capital amount to $403 million through 21 bond issuances, a number that has helped to fund 283,469 loans. who simply don’t have access to safe lending and are susceptible to predatory lenders. James Gutierrez, CEO and founder of Aura, said the capital will help further the company’s mission. “We

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Fifth Third Taps Accion To Reach More SME Borrowers

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Fifth Third Bank is focusing its SME lending reach through a new partnership with nonprofit lender Accion. Reports late last week said the bank will work with SME lending portal Accion, a nonprofit company, to facilitate the financing of these companies across five states: Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Among the names joining up are Citizens & Northern Bank (based in Pennsylvania), Inland Bank (Illinois) and Lincoln Savings Bank (Iowa). This time around, Sweetbridge is using blockchain in a lending context.

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Spilling Business Beans

Independent Banker

Treasury program that’s the well-kept secret in small-business lending. The company had strong management and was growing quickly, but as a young company, its historic cash flow did not support the proposed expansion. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas.

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The benefits of small business relationships

Independent Banker

Our bank provides access to capital for small businesses that want to start or expand their business by utilizing the Small Business Administration 7(a), Express and 504 loan programs,” says Jennifer DeJean, vice president and SBA manager for D.L. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois. Evans Bank.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. Swenson’s goal has been to create a team of individuals who can manage themselves but also function well together.