CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 2018, companies from 31 countries and 19 categories — spanning payments, digital banking, insurance, and more — made it onto the CB Insights 2018 Fintech 250 list. The selection was based on several factors, including company-submitted data, business model, tech innovation, marketplace momentum, team strength, and more.

Fintech 80

Fintech US Lending Cards 80

Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

While both firms have strong underlying technology and development shops, neither Finxact nor Technisys has the functional requirements to service all consumer and commercial account types for most regional and community banks. Let’s be clear Gonzobankers, these deals are NOT about massive numbers of bank core replacements.

Financial Technology 149

Financial Technology Technology Fintech Community 149

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While FIs have a tendency to complain about their vendors (oh, come on, you know you do), they also realize that their vendor relationships are critical to their ability to innovate, digitally transform and deploy new technologies. In addition, there are some concerns regarding the effectiveness of FIs’ fintech partnerships.

Lending 128

Lending Fintech Technology System 128

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. Regardless of the name, nonbank technology firms are wedging themselves between community banks and their customers by offering a slew of traditional and nontraditional banking products.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Analytics Lending 70

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

Explore how B2B FinTech is on the cusp of change as we break down all of the statistics and surveys below. 200 community banks have cut ties with Lending Club following the sudden departure of the alternative lender’s CEO and the subsequent hit to share prices, which reverberated across other alt-finance players. 60% of U.K.

Fintech 108

Fintech Lending Fraud Cards 108

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

He said community banks and credit unions (CUs) have tended be on the trailing edge when it comes to digital. As Ingo Money’s Edwards said, there’s been very little innovation for decades on the disbursement side of payments. Against that backdrop, friendly fraud has been growing by leaps and bounds.

Payments 172

Payments Fraud Security Technology 172

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

South State Correspondent

JULY 25, 2022

Now, more households and businesses are thinking about switching banks, and the customer experience is king. How are you handling partnerships, and are you part of any fintech consortiums to assist are now common questions. Quality Growth: Banks should start to emphasize core quality growth over absolute growth.

Trends 195

Trends Lending Marketing Capital 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. The “What the Hell Are Bankers Doing?”

Fintech 195

Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is examining the Community Reinvestment Act, which in part means that rules governing short-term lending may be reversed, and would let community banks compete more directly against payday lenders. FinTech Innovation and Cooperation in the Cards? Last Monday (Feb.

Regulation 101

Regulation Bitcoin Innovation Fintech 101

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Democratic Congressman Bill Foster, who represents the 11th District of Illinois, has sent a letter to Maxine Waters, Democratic Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, to express his “strong interest in serving as the Chair of the Taskforce on Financial Technology and Innovation that will be convened in the coming weeks.”

Fintech 68

Fintech Illinois Community Financial Technology 68