PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Small business lending emerged as a common theme in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, and it’s no surprise, considering the role small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) play in supporting their local economies. Utility account aggregation company Urjanet secured $14.65 Aye Finance. Pipe Technologies.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. Alternative Lending. 3) that it secured $250 million in equity funding from a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The company said it would use the investment to expand its product features with a focus on its automated lending infrastructure, and noted it will now include ACH processing in its offering. As organizations accelerate their sales digitization efforts, B2B eCommerce has jumped to the top of strategic planning initiatives. Cloudentity.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging. However, banks and credit unions should stay vigilant about choosing the right regtech solutions to tackle the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities it presents.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging. However, banks and credit unions should stay vigilant about choosing the right regtech solutions to tackle the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities it presents.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Lightyear Capital , the New York-based private equity firm working in the fields of financial services, has established ProfitSolv to acquire integrated solutions for billing, payments and software services, a press release says. ProfitSolv has been focused on acquiring firms in fields such as consulting, architecture and engineering.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

Judo Bank, a challenger bank, received $148 million in a Series C funding round from investors, including existing backers like Ironbridge Capital and Bain Capital. The bank focuses on small- and medium-sized business (SMB) lending. “We

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

B2B startups saw a little bit of everything this week when it came to venture capital. And that goes for the industries covered, too, with treasury management’s Kyriba, blockchain’s BlockApps and enterprise security’s Druva landing on the board, to name a few. Find out who else secured funding below.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

The SBA’s PPP , part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress last month, provides forgivable loans to small businesses to help them keep workers on the job. It didn’t help that the SBA’s online loan platform couldn’t handle the lending software the companies used.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Mark Cuban is tweeting about Jill Castilla’s fintech efforts with lending system startup Teslar. Digital Security. . #267 on the list is Thought Machine , a company started only six years ago that recently announced signed core system deals with Chase and Arvest Bank. Fintech investing has gained near sport status. OK, me neither.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

PYMNTS’ latest roundup finds investor interest for B2B eCommerce , small business banking, corporate card technology, cybersecurity and autonomous supply chain tech, but it was a ResTech startup that secured the most funding of the week, by a considerable margin. MaxWholesale.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Not one of the four alternative lending startups that secured investments this week were from the U.S. Alternative Lending. Late last week, South Africa’s LulaLend brought some rare attention to the nation’s alternative lending space. There’s talk that alternative finance is dead. Well, in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2016

The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 million worth of venture capital across two deals. But it was the big names from Google, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard that made for the week’s largest enterprise-focused venture capital round. Enterprise Security.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Find out which alt lenders secured $77 million in venture capital, as well as the other startups across the U.S., Alternative Lending. alternative lending space this week, too.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

“We’re also a pure-play technology company, designed to support banks [that] want to offer lending products, but … either can’t or won’t dedicate hundreds of millions to building the capacity,” he said. Amount’s first target group of banks will be large institutions looking for a highly customizable lending solution.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Singapore-based Osome announced $3 million in new funding this week as an extension of its seed round, with XA Network and AltaIR Capital providing the latest investment, TechCrunch reported. The company secured the funding from an unnamed angel investor, reports said. and Hong Kong.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). The following is an example of how I would address the structural exception of non-recourse lending. a significant capital injection into the borrower, or other collateral such as liquid assets).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

In total, more than $107 million was raised, with investors targeting the small business (SMB) back office, lending and B2B payments. India’s FinTech boom hasn’t ignored the B2B payments realm, and industry player EnKash recently secured new funding to prove it. Interestingly, U.S. The company raised $6.7

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

This week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup is all about data. However, the biggest funding round of the week went to a company that is not yet in the B2B FinTech space, though it has plans to use the capital to launch a cross-border, small business (SMB) money-transfer service. Catch up on the latest investment rounds below.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. FundingXchange.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

To provide a digital lending offering for small business clients, Metro Bank has collaborated with banking software provider ezbob. By teaming up with ezbob, we’ll be able to help our customers secure the finance they need in a matter of minutes, giving them the edge in today’s competitive market.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

million in total funding raised, it was a relatively promising week for B2B FinTechs on the venture capital front. Brazil's BizCapital , a financial service provider for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), secured $3 million in funding from Oikocredit, the company said this week. PYMNTS rounds up the latest investments below.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It was another busy week for B2B FinTech startups, with globally and vertically diverse companies securing new funding for their enterprise-targeting tools. The big news of the week comes from TripActions , a corporate travel solutions provider that secured unicorn status with its latest fundraise (the largest in this week’s breakdown).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The investors followed a Series C investment round closed by Veritas earlier this year, which was led by CDC, Pai and Lok Capital. Targeting small and medium-sized businesses with its asset-based lending solution, The Credit Junction revealed a $23 million equity investment from Century Equity Partners this week. Mission Secure.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

The collaboration is part of Eedenbull’s efforts to expand globally after having secured 65 banking partnerships across Europe, according to a report. Current account holders at ICICI Bank can now link their bank account data into AlignBooks software to automate data entry and streamline reconciliation. BNL Goes Live With Tink.

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Abrigo

APRIL 30, 2020

While it’s been a mad dash to secure funds for small business borrowers, the work is far from over once the loans are issued. Eligibility for loan forgiveness has been just as confusing – if not more so – than securing a PPP loan. You have ample access to capital markets or substantial market value. BSA Software.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Traditional bank loans remain the undisputed leader in small business lending. by regulatory initiatives (designed to spur competition in small business banking, open up the market to new challenger banks and support marketplace lending platforms), the bank loan is often the first place small business owners look when in search of capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

This week's look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations explores how a range of banks is turning to partners and API connectivity to enhance small business services, from lending to payments. app-first bank Atom is also collaborating with the company to enhance its own small business lending workflows.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. Record new business formation and a wider gap between U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

More than $150 million in venture capital bolstered the B2B FinTech market this week, and while investors made big steps into areas like human resources, fleet management and artificial intelligence (AI), it was an old favorite that saw the most, and largest, investment rounds: alternative lending. Alternative Lending.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

The payments firm co-led the funding round along with digital currency-focused venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, Fortune reported. By comparison, Anchorage taps into biometric -based software and multiple human reviews to safeguard investors’ digital currency. Facebook reportedly “instigated” the formation of the group.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The largest investment rounds landed at companies offering full-suite services, like South Africa’s Yoco , which offers small business enterprise software, performance analytics and a point-of-sale (POS) system. million venture capital raise. The company said this week that it secured $1.75 Portal Finance. Countingup.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 Analysts said the industry has seen its highest venture capital activity since Q1 of 2016, fueled by focus on late-stage investment rounds. This week’s B2B venture capital roundup is quite indicative of these trends. According to KPMG’s U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

Small business software startup Wave announced today (Tuesday, May 30) that it secured $24 million in new funding as it looks to integrate more financial solutions into its offering. The company revealed the funding from an array of backers including National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Portag3, and Exhibition Capital.

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