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Some SMBs Switched Banks When PPP Loans Failed To Come Through

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needed financial help in April as the pandemic led to a loss of customers, founder Pavia Rosati turned to her bank, Capital One Financial Corp., But the New York consulting firm was on its own because Capital One wasn’t prepared to accept applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when it launched. That was it.

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

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That alternative method of paying for purchases “on credit” got a boost with news this week that Visa Installments , a new point-of-sale (POS) credit solution, is being rolled out in pilot markets across the U.S. This follows a pilot rollout in Russia last month. Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year.

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Sezzle Names Former PayPal Exec To Lead Sales

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Sezzle , the Minneapolis-based installment-based payments platform, has announced the appointment of Reid Bork to its leadership team. Bork will spearhead Sezzle’s enterprise business development efforts, as the company focuses on client acquisition following its recent capital raise. The company offers U.S.

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ABA Uncon: It’s All About Marketing

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This time of year, we should be all packing our bags and prepping for travel to the ABA Bank Marketing Conference, but like most things in 2020, any plans you made all went out the window. In 2020, the ABA Bank Marketing conference was to be held on my home turf in Minneapolis.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E.

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

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Kikka Capital. Alt-lending. Tags: Consumer, merchants, POS, point of sale financing, lending, credit, underwriting. Source: Crunchbase. Mobile savings account. Latest round: $22.5 million Series B. Total raised: $36.3 HQ: San Francisco, California. Source: Crunchbase. Qingshongchou Network Technology. Total raised: Unknown.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. Expect more of these slam-dunk in-market mergers that reduce locations 10%+.

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