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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. This tech is also aimed to serve as the challenger bank or “sidecar” core offering for the digital subsidiaries of community and regional banks.

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PayNet, Numerated Pair Up For Business Lending Risk Analytics

PYMNTS

Financial technology (FinTech) company Numerated , which links financial institutions (FIs) with digital business lending and sales solutions, has announced a partnership with PayNet to integrate risk analytics into its offering. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan.

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

PYMNTS

Are community banks missing the chance to climb aboard the faster payments train? The report included several recommendations for banks, FinTechs and other financial services players — guidelines to establish an industry-driven framework for governing the system and encourage further research and investment in emerging financial technologies.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. Yet some platforms’ podcast rankings seem to promote podcasts that haven’t put out new episodes in years. Banking Transformed 2.

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Evaluating New Tech Investments – Let the Purpose Define Your Strategy

Jack Henry

Investments in financial technology have been increasing for years, but the events of the last 18 months have created a new sense of urgency for community banks and credit unions to fine-tune their digital strategies across the spectrum of various fintech investments.

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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit

PYMNTS

AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. It provides credit lines to individuals and has usually worked in communities without much access to banks. Latin America-based AlphaCredit has signed up for a funding round to raise $125 million, led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

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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