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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Scale, security, and innovation are all linked to better information technology design and implementation.

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Square revises credit risk model for its SMB lending program

Bank Innovation

An update to Square’s credit risk model for its Square Capital commercial lending product — first disclosed yesterday — was “a key driver of Capital’s outperformance in the fourth quarter,” the company said. The advancement of Capital is key for Square as it continues to grow the fast-growing — and lucrative — lending product.

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How Alternative Lending Technology Stays Flexible For SMBs

PYMNTS

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, and banks' subsequent pullback from the small- to medium-sized business ( SMB ) lending arena, a slew of alternative lenders emerged onto the scene to fill the credit gap. In Canada, one of those alternative players is Thinking Capital.

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2016 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

Bank Innovation

Some of the shine seems to have come off fintech innovation in 2016. Startup valuations are dropping; once abundant venture capital is growing scarcer; marketplace lending has gotten bruised — even the self-proclaimed capital of fintech, London, faces an uncertain future with Brexit. Read More.

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Reading The Tea Leaves Of Post-Pandemic SMB Lending

PYMNTS

According to Kris Puskar , senior vice president and business banking sales and innovation director at Eastern Bank , the current climate has forced both small businesses and their banks to shift their mindsets away from historical data and take a closer look at what's happening today in order to best prepare for tomorrow.

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What Can Startups Learn from Marketplace Lending Troubles? [Video]

Bank Innovation

The marketplace lending industry is far from dead. This was the upshot from a venture capital panel at a recent Bank Innovation event in San Jose. Rather, it’s going through a reboot, which will include improved software, increased focus on regulation, and improved transparency.

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2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

Bank Innovation

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