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JUNE 1, 2018

Between 2015 and 2017, the amount of lending to small businesses by the five leading online lending providers increased 50 percent, according to a new report from NDP Analytics, a Washington, D.C.-based The report, entitled “The Economic Benefits of Online Lending to Small Businesses and the U.S. billion in 2015.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 11, 2016

Investors see a sunny future for marketplace lending, according to a survey released today by Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP (RKO) and Wharton Fintech. Marketplace Lending, show that half of investors surveyed have capital allocated for marketplace lending. The results of the survey, titled 2016 Survey of U.S.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

EXCLUSIVE—Cloud infrastructure and data analytics are becoming more and more integral to financial services, and Capital One is one bank ahead of the curve. “We We are a very data-driven company, we want to bring the bank to the customer,” Linda Apsley, vice president of data engineering at Capital One, said of the bank’s use of […].

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

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. Necessity is the mother of invention. Behind the Numbers

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

This week Oxx, which tends to focus on B2B software startups, led the $12 million funding round for the company, which also saw participation from Industrifonden, SEB Venture Capital and KTH Chalmers Capital, according to reports. SMB Lending. Apica said it will use the funds to expand across the U.S. The company raised $2.5

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Bank Innovation

MAY 4, 2017

The lending business appears to be treating Square well. The division of the company responsible for providing loans to small businesses and Square sellers across its global network, Square Capital, processed more than 400,000 business loans for the quarter, for a total of $251 million. This is up 64% from last year.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 12, 2017

2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 21, 2017

based online student lending service Prodigy Finance has raised a $240 million round of equity and debt funding in order to expand its services within the U.S. The funding breaks down with $40 million in equity mainly from venture capital firm Index Ventures, as well as Baldeton Capital and AlphaCode.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The 2008 financial crisis gave rise to the alternative lending market as a result of a massive gap in available capital, especially for small businesses and startups. Alternative finance , for instance, also filled the need for small business borrowers to obtain a faster, digital way to access capital.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

Large banks, e-commerce moguls like Amazon and eBay and tech firms are likely to enter the alternative lending space, and soon, according to Eden Amirav, co-founder, and CEO of startup LendingExpress. National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Over the […].

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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Bank Innovation

MAY 31, 2016

This is evident in the small business online lending space. An efficient and unique product distribution model is critical if you want to scale your business.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This bank created an innovation lab, and that bank is launching a fintech team. But this other bank just started a blockchain focus group, and everyone else is investing in tech. Gone are the days when banks could afford to be “conservative” with new product launches and tech projects, which Read More.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

One of the key reasons for the complicated relationship – the term “frenemies” comes to mind – is that FinTech newcomers are demonstrating innovative approaches to traditional banking practices, including financial management services and money transfers, while older banks tend to be wedded to older systems.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. Credit unions (CUs), meanwhile, are rarely the first point of contact for small businesses in need of capital or other financial services, according to a recent Federal Reserve report.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2017

Today, Bank Innovation releases its most significant redesign and relaunch since the site initially dropped online in 2009. We hope you love the new Bank Innovation. When we started Bank Innovation, while the crosswinds of the credit crisis were still swirling, we were the lone voice for innovation at banks.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Merchants and disbursements providers need to innovate quickly to stand up against their competitors, many of which are smaller FinTechs or startups that can capitalize on the host of customers that near-exclusively transact and receive money through digital and mobile devices. Around The Disbursements World. About the Tracker.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 9, 2016

Lending Club survived a brutal second quarter (barely) and is considering some fundamental changes to thrive going forward. Specifically, the beleaguered marketplace lender will consider funding its own loans rather than selling them off post-origination.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 23, 2018

As mobile wallets and consumer-to-business payments platforms grow in popularity as the preferred payment method among retail shoppers, it seems only natural that merchants should consider digital POS lending or instant financing options as a means to encourage more online purchases. Indeed, they are. Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 6, 2016

That’s what the industry needs: competing marketplace lending associations. Today, the three big names in marketplace lending (for now — more on that below) that were not in the just-launched Marketplace Lending Association have formed the Innovative Lending Platform Association.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 1, 2016

This is evident in the small business online lending space.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. Community financial institutions' experience with PPP technology also translates to other areas of lending.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 9, 2016

Marketplace lending space has been through a rough patch lately. Absolutely, but not drastically, according to Pat Grady, partner at Sequoia Capital. “I Has that affected the volume of investment? I wouldn’t call it a drought, but more calling off the herd,” he said at the Future of Fintech Conference yesterday. Read More.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We have undertaken our most significant redesign and relaunch since Bank Innovation initially dropped online in 2009. This beta officially kicks off today and marks a new chapter in the life of Bank Innovation. When we started Bank Innovation, while the crosswinds of the credit crisis were still swirling, we […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- Bank Innovation has released the agenda for its seventh annual fintech conference, and it is completely overhauled to enhance the event experience for attendees.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

New York’s Department of Financial Services is recommending that online lenders are subjected to the same scrutiny and regulations that traditional banks face. Cuomo on June 1, 2017, required DFS to study online lending in New York State and submit a report of its findings. A bill signed by Governor Andrew M.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 4, 2016

A deep read of OnDeck Capital‘s earnings report yesterday reveals this truth: the company is moving away from marketplace lending.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation? Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2017

Don’t miss your chance to secure your spot at Bank Innovation 2017 for the lowest available rate, and join attendees from companies already registered, such as: BBVA Braintree Capital One JPMorgan Chase Mastercard Rabobank Concentrix Silicon Valley Bank TD Bank U.S.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 27, 2016

Matt Harris of Bain Capital Ventures commented to Bank Innovation last Friday that alternative lenders might need to give up equity or make other concessions in order to secure funding. Alternative lenders are looking for, well, alternatives to survive tough times. He was proven correct just days later when Prosper Read More.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […]. Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2017

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have found their way into lending. Upstart — a five-year-old online lender — bets you can (and you must). In fact, more than 25% of Upstarts current loans are fully automated, Bank Innovation has learned. “We But can we trust robots with loan origination quite yet?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

While data from the Federal Reserve shows small and large banks still tower over online lending platforms when it comes to small businesses that seek financing, the Fed has recorded a steady climb in the percentage of entrepreneurs who turn to an alternative lender first.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Renaud Laplanche , Former CEO of Lending Club, in a 2013 interview. Those were the good old days of Lending Club, a Silicon Valley darling that was the next big thing in lending. Lending Club was the poster child of that alt lending movement. I want to create something new and innovative.”

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Bank Innovation

MAY 24, 2016

Tremors are running through the alternative lending space. Perhaps most ominously, Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche suddenly stepped down when Read More. Prosper raised rates, cut staff, and saw a chilly reception from investors for its latest securitization. OnDeck saw shares slide to 30% of their IPO value.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 13, 2016

The firing of Renaud Laplanche at Lending Club has not stemmed the stock’s decline, and some market observers are starting to say that the online marketplace company might go into a financial “death spiral.” ” The issue was and is trust. Apparently, the errant sale of loans to Jefferies & Co.

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