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Community Banks Accelerate FinTech Integrations

PYMNTS

For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings.

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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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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. Here are the fintech deals by size from 12 March to 18 March 2016: Future Finance. Alt-lender focused on lending against existing automobile titles. P2P real estate lending marketplace. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace. SmartAsset raised $3.8 Connecture.

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Finastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai

PYMNTS

Finastra , the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai , a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for community financial institutions (FIs). retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for community banks and credit unions around the U.S.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Pinnacle takes pride in attracting great bankers who care about customers, colleagues and community.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. Oh, what a mere 12 months can do.

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D+H Sells to Vista: Vendors and the Chasm of Mistrust

Gonzobanker

D+H (and before, Harland) promised integrated loan and core systems and specialized credit union functionality in the Phoenix EFE core. The buyer might be an established core player, or it might be a lending competitor of D+H that wants a core anchor. The Phoenix EFE core has a Microsoft-based architecture with legs.

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