South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Banks consistently produce under their cost of capital. However, for the average bank, their cost of capital is between 9% and 14% depending on the bank’s equity liquidity with an average of 12.5%. As an industry, we misallocate capital. You can’t develop lending expertise overnight. Why is that?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Developing a quick, seamless and secure onboarding process for financial institutions (FIs), lending startups and other financial services providers has long posed its trials. Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2 Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Cryptocurrency lending platform Vauld raised $2 million to expand into full banking services, including issuing credit and debit cards and providing fiat and crypto order books, CoinDesk reported. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital and included Coinbase Ventures and LuneX Ventures. In other news, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Loan providers share an infectious enthusiasm and growing optimism for one vertical’s prospects in 2022: commercial lending. Here’s how community bankers can take advantage of various sectors—including SBA lending—over the next 12 months. anticipates a low double-digit increase in its commercial lending in 2022. Quick Stat.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

From leveraging PPP technology to building relationships, reasons for boosting SBA lending are numerous. . Takeaway 1 SBA lending can expand your product offerings to help win deals with prospects and existing business customers or members. Why SBA Lending? Would you like others articles like this in your inbox? 1 and Sept.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Federal and state authorities are targeting companies that allegedly lend money to small businesses at extreme rates and seek to collect payments with heavy-handed tactics, NBC News reported Tuesday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

TAB Bank is acquiring BAMFi’s BAM Capital Division in a $46 million deal, TAB announced on Tuesday (Nov. This is the digital bank’s fourth acquisition of a working capital loan portfolio. BAMFi , a software provider for the secured lending space, will still own its proprietary solution FactorCloud.

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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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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

India-based SME lender Capital Float has added a bit of funding to its books thanks to a $2.3 According to Capital Float cofounder Sashank Rishyasringa, the deal brings the total raised for Capital Float in 2016–2017 to $9.2 The company has secured significant venture capital, too. million through this route.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. While investors are increasingly cautious and focused on an investment's potential for downturn protection, investment capital remains abundant. CRE Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Lighter Capital, an alternative lender targeting the startup community, is adding new financing products to its offering. In a press release issued on Wednesday (June 5), Lighter Capital said it will add lines of credit and term loans to its current offering of revenue-based financing.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed members to its newly-formed Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee as it works to support small business access to capital. Last year, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton announced plans to explore allowing individuals the opportunity to invest in non-public companies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. India-based Xtracap secured $1 million in angel funding, YourStory reported. There was a nearly 20 percent drop in the number of deals solidified in the quarter, too.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2020

Key Takeaways The soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) aims to fulfill a need for mid-sized businesses to access relief funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. If a business secured a PPP loan, it is still eligible to apply for an MSLP loan; however, MSLP loans are not forgivable. While this is a promising sign, 13.3%

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Davies , head of lending at Figure, will spearhead the firm’s initiatives to get a bank charter from the OCC and he will become the Figure Bank chief executive officer, according to Cagney. Davies served as CitiMortgage’s chief executive officer and Citibank’s head of global mortgage in addition to Capital One’s president of home loans.

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

has secured a $25 million venture loan facility from Horizon Technology Finance Corp., a specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital-backed companies. . Getaround said it plans to use the loan proceeds for “general working capital purposes.” . It currently operates in some 300 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Citi has been appointed by Victory Capital to provide fund administration, custody, ETF services and securities lending for its most recent acquisition. This new business further grows Citi’s existing relationship with Victory Capital. With more than $21.7 With more than $21.7 Asia and Latin America.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 The SoFi deal marks at least the third such transaction done by the Social Capital SPAC, Palihapitiya said in a televised interview on CNBC, adding that the deal was driven by the fact that banking infrastructure isn't currently meeting the needs of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

But for all the pressure to push forward, there are plenty of stumbling blocks and stutter steps when it comes to providing for security, the availability of tech or access to capital. Data: $175B: Approximate size of the lending gap for Southeast Asian SMBs. 27K: Approximate membership of a “stop 5G” U.K.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

Months after reports surfaced that Amazon was considering an investment in the company, alternative lending platform Capital Float revealed it secured $22 million in funding led by the eCommerce giant. Past investors in the company include SAIF Partners, Ribbit Capital and Sequoia India.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

Startups in India have been looking towards venture capital for financing in the absence of traditional bank loans. And while InnoVen Capital is a top provider of that capital, it’s now looking to facilitate startups’ search of traditional financing by teaming up with other lenders. Reports Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

One area of impact is small business finance and lending, with small businesses and lenders seeing a slowdown in demand. Small business lending platform Funding Circle commented on this effect in its latest earnings data, noting that there has been “some deterioration” in its higher-risk small business loan bands in the U.K.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 2, 2019

Digital lender Kabbage, which offers small businesses lines of credit up to $250,000, has secured a four-year revolving credit facility to fuel further growth.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Commercial payments technology firm WEX landed a $400 million investment this week, but when it comes to venture capital, investors set their sights on B2B eCommerce, small business funding, payroll and more. PYMNTS breaks down the companies that did manage to secure funding, below. With a combined $43.3

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

regulations have been working to elevate business banking competition and expand access to capital for corporate and SMB borrowers, but the latest reports from the government suggest those efforts are falling short. billion decline in net lending to companies in the month driven by the $2.43 Reports in The Irish News on Saturday (Aug.

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Bobsguide

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Moving from regular trading to securities lending is like “buying a suit on Bond Street and then heading to Camden Market to get your socks,” says Boaz Yaari, CEO of Sharegain. “Securities is the last bastion of oldtech in capital markets,” says Yaari.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Citi has been appointed by Victory Capital to provide fund administration, custody, ETF services and securities lending for its most recent acquisition. This new business further grows Citi’s existing relationship with Victory Capital. With more than $21.7 With more than $21.7 Asia and Latin America.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

Alternative small business lending firm Capital Float appears to be deepening its footprint in the personal finance market through the acquisition of Walnut. At present, only about a quarter of Capital Float’s business stems from consumer finance, with the rest coming from small business lending operations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

Direct Lending Investments ’ founder and CEO Brendan Ross has resigned while his company is the focus of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a separate letter, the company also shared that another borrower had defaulted on a loan that accounted for about a quarter of its capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

challenger Starling Bank is moving forward with plans to introduce business lending services, reports in Specialist Banking said this week, with the bank revealing new details about its strategy. “We don’t think we’re going to automate every lending decision,” said Doignie.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Mumbai-based Tata Capital , a division of Tata Group, is rolling out a mobile app to make it easier for its business loan customers to manage their accounts. Tata Capital is deeply invested in providing easy access of credit to merchants and dealers through its Channel Finance and Term Loan products.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S.-based Since COVID-19, non-bank lenders have been hurting as capital markets became less available and retail investors tried to withdraw their cash from the P2P sector, the Times reported. Capital One was one of the earlier disrupters,” Janardana said.

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