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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

million for its P2P lending platform for small businesses. Alt-lender focused on lending against existing automobile titles. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Tags: SMB, lending, P2P, peer-to-peer, underwriting, credit, investing, Finovate alum. SmartAsset raised $3.8

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Fintech Fundings: 35 Companies Raise $470 Million the Third Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

Credit card payoff loans. Income tax prep. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: SMB, lending, underwriting, trade finance, factoring, alt-lender. HQ: Shenzen, China. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $46.76 million Series C. Total raised: $71.56 HQ: Costa Mesa, California. Source: FT Partners. Better Mortgage. PromisePay.

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FinDEVr Silicon Valley: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Fintech Labs Insights

Named 2015 CFO of the Year (Kurt Ishaug) by Minneapolis-St. Provided instant card-issuance technology to Bank of the Ozarks. Announced EMV-instant issuance milestone of more than 10 million cards in the U.S. Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes. Announced sales-tax accuracy guarantee.

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

Alt-lending to small businesses. Credit card with consumer controls. Marketplace lending analytics. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: Consumer, lending, peer-to-peer, credit, underwriting, investing. Total raised: $42 million. HQ: Ahmedabad, India. Source: Crunchbase. West Creek Financial. Latest round: $28.5

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Why Regulators’ War On Fees Will Kill Consumers

PYMNTS

And speaking of free, they surely have a great “free” thing going themselves — they get paid really good salaries and other perks that are – let’s sing this together now – “tax FREE!”. And who can’t get any other people to lend them money on a short-term basis. Free – a good gig if you can get it. Interest free! Here in the U.S.