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PayPal (Maybe) Pulls Ahead Of The SMB Lending Pack

PYMNTS

” Additional research examined the state of small business finance for Q1, revealing a healthy level of competition between traditional lenders and FinTechs like PayPal vying to capture more of the small business borrowing segment. .” Beyond the U.S., news from China found additional fuel for a rosy small business outlook.

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Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention

PYMNTS

Its omnipresence is altering how members want to interact with their CUs, though regulatory and compliance issues often mean that members cannot reasonably expect the same lightning-fast interactions they might get from banks and FinTech firms. CUs are working to build community ties, especially during the holiday season.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Community financial institutions – get personal to stay competitive

NCR

It’s an interesting time to be a community financial institution (FI) right now. There are plenty of challenges to face up to, from regulatory changes in Europe and fintech disruption, to the startlingly rapid evolution of technology and consumer expectations. Challenges for community financial institutions.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

PYMNTS

This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. Online lending .

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

FinTech threats and distractions. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. Payments chaos.

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VC Seems To Fizzle Out For B2B FinTechs

PYMNTS

Instead, VCs leaned conservatively toward a mix of B2B FinTechs operating in the financial management space for small businesses (SMBs) and in the treasury management market for mid-level and larger enterprises. It seems VC has cooled off a bit in the B2B FinTech front. Alternative Lending. Catfoss Finance. This week, the U.S.

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