Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. NCR announced plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies: NCR Voyix , focused on digital commerce, and NCR Atleos , focused on ATMs. Credit union lending platform Clutch partnered with Zest.ai

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Nexi , the Italian digital payment company, agreed Sunday (Oct. 4) to buy its FinTech competitor, SIA , for about 4.6 The transaction will create a company with a combined market capitalization of around 15 billion euros ($17.6 This is not the first mega deal involving FinTech companies. billion euros ($5.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

FinTechs continue to push the envelope to see how far open banking frameworks can go in improving the SMB banking experience, and increasingly, SMB lending is shifting to the center of these collaborative efforts. In the U.K., A Win-Win for Banks and SMBs. While more financial service providers in the U.S.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. Despite expectations for growth, bankers, regulators, investors, and others are watchful about potentially lower returns and credit risks ahead. Heading into 2020, banks seem to be continuing to respond to risk concerns.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards recently told PYMNTS that “Historically, banks have viewed FinTechs through an ‘us versus them’ lens — and rightly so, because, in so many cases, the banks were disintermediated or relegated to become ‘dumb vaults’ for the FinTechs they partnered with. Consumerization Continues.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 28, 2023

The announcement is a #GonzoBanker #Fintech Deal to Watch for a few reasons: Money is still flowing in this fintech market, but it’s increasingly focused where there is real use case value for financial institutions that pay real money for real solutions to help real clients that generate real earnings. Follow Sam on LinkedIn.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2017

Online and alternative lending is satiating consumers’ need for speed when it comes to accessing finance. But for him, lending — and getting cash to borrowers more quickly — is a favorite application. Push payments that enable accelerated access to funds aren’t limited to consumer lending, either.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

company canceled its IPO last October, citing “ current market conditions” as its reason behind deciding not to pursue an estimated $7 billion float on the London Stock Exchange. Those market conditions present interesting obstacles and opportunities for everyone in the banking FinTech space. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Mizuho Financial Group , the Japanese financial company, is gearing up to launch a venture in June to create new businesses with FinTech. If we try to pursue business innovation within the bank, we have to ask around for permission from people in risk management, compliance and others.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Accelerated data sharing has become a focal point for small business lenders and FinTechs looking to speed up the time it takes for SMBs to apply for and receive much-needed funding. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives finds a focus on small business lending: In the U.K.,

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Now, consumers expect that from every company in which they do business. Over the next 3-5 years, 82% of financial institutions expect to increase their partnerships with FinTechs, with an average return on investment of 20%. Benefits of FinTech partnerships. How to choose the right FinTech partner.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. Earlier this week, reports emerged that some alternative lending and industry professionals are beginning to heighten their anxieties about incoming regulation, particularly as some ponder whether the U.S. Alternative Lending. MarketInvoice.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Regulators the world over are beginning to take a closer look at the alternative and marketplace lending business model. Also, in China, analysts at Yingcan Group pointed to the government’s P2P and marketplace lending crackdown as being likely to shrink the industry by as much as 70 percent this year. In June, the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year. In addition to its core POS lending business, Affirm branched out into financial services in June, debuting a high-yield savings account called Affirm Savings. In mid-July the company made news again, announcing it will offer its BNPL services at U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

It’s not exactly dogs and cats living together in harmony, but FinTechs and banks — the upstarts and the traditionalists — are certainly cozying up, a trend that looks certain to continue. The deal is newsworthy because the mainstream view still sees banks and FinTechs as adversaries, each competing for payment and financial services revenue.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. The first was the investment in early December of procure-to-pay healthcare payments company Procurement Partners. That was followed on Dec. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million.

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Gonzobanker

JUNE 14, 2023

To realize the rewards of the BaaS industry, banks and fintechs are going to have to learn to play by some non-negotiable rules – together. It has more than 80 fintech partnerships including Coinbase, Upgrade, Affirm, Best Egg, Divvy, Rocket Loans and Stripe. Cross River is a household name in Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS).

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In this emerging landscape, financial institutions, often community banks, frequently “rent” their charter to financial technology firms (fintechs) that serve a specific consumer group as a means to grow non-interest income. While customer relationships are being redefined by fintechs, there will always be a place for community banking.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The favored narrative about banks and FinTech startups is generally not a love story. Of course, banks have to be run with safety and soundness to protect those deposits, but they also have myriad public mandates, like fair lending, anti-money laundering and customer privacy. Usually, it is more of an all-out war story.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Canadian VC-backed companies saw funding drop 13% in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018. And, at later stages, Lightspeed POS went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in March, raising $240M and seeing its shares jump 26% on the company’s first day of trading. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Data is as of 10/8/2019.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2021

Access to Fed services is sought by fintechs and other non-traditional financial services companies because a Fed account, and direct access to Fed financial services, would dispense with the need for the non-bank to use a traditional bank as an intermediary with the Fed. payments, deposit-taking, and lending).

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. Banks are certainly not playing hide and seek with P2P lending. Regulation is an important issue for banks to get into P2P lending and depending the country, there may be restrictions.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. And for many people heading back to the office from remote work, podcasts can be a productive and enjoyable way to pass the commuting time.

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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. These companies were selected by CB Insights’ Intelligence Unit from a pool of nearly 4,000 applicants and nominees. Company name. Click to enlarge. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Developing a quick, seamless and secure onboarding process for financial institutions (FIs), lending startups and other financial services providers has long posed its trials. billion in funding as of April, although the virus’s spread was greatly impacting India’s FinTech space. Such entities in India were granted relief on Jan.

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2019

Evergreen Finance London Ltd, a leading UK fintech that operates as MoneyBoat.co.uk , have recently selected FICO technology and analytics to automate lending decisions. Evergreen have purchased FICO® Decision Modeler , part of the FICO® Decision Management Suite , which will execute Evergreen’s credit evaluation strategies.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending. 4) @KarenGMills – Former SBA administrator in the Obama administration, Mills is now a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, writing and Tweeting about small business, lending and fintech. Learn more here.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Regulatory News, of the Global Type.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To meanin gfully solve the credit invisibility challenge, fintech companies need to enable banks and other fintech companies to change the constraints of the problem. Offered by fintech companies such as Self , SeedFi , and MoneyLion , these products are essentially reverse loans. Credit Builder Loans.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As always, it was an exciting opportunity to see new companies and solutions that may soon change the industry, with 60% of the companies demoing for the first time and 55% representing seed or early-stage startups. Here are a few key trends and event highlights stood out to us.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 24, 2019

One of the most significant issues discussed in the report involves artificial intelligence and alternative data, with the OCC highlighting the potential fair lending risks arising from these innovations. The comment period for the proposal is open until June 14, 2019.

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Lars Markull

JUNE 14, 2020

This week two “access to X” API companies raised money: Firstly, the US startup Pinwheel provides access to payroll accounts and has raised 7 million USD from First Round Capital, Upfront Ventures and other investors. These two companies are great examples that bank account data alone is sometimes not sufficent.

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William Mills

JUNE 22, 2017

Podcasting continues to gain ground in popularity and that is translating to the fintech industry as well. While there are many great podcasts to listen to, here are a few fintech podcasts (not ranked in any order) that we listen to regularly and think are worth your time as well: Fintech5. Bank on IT. CU Broadcast.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

By now, the alternative lending market is hardly new, and investor appetite for startups in the space seems to have waned. This week, alternative finance companies raised more than $77 million in venture capital funding, accounting for nearly 70 percent of total funds raised by B2B FinTech startups this week. SMB Finance.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I am thrilled to announce that the annual 2023 Chartis RiskTech100® Report ranking risk and compliance technology companies is live! FICO is honored to be recognized for excellence in risk management and compliance and would like to congratulate all the winners for their best-in-class contributions across the risk management space.

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FICO

JANUARY 19, 2023

Here are my three predictions for risk management and customer treatment in 2023. It’s a trend that’s being driven by the relentless focus on customer experience thanks to the agile fintechs and disruptors operating across numerous markets. Acceleration of Hyper-Personalised Insights and Treatments Insight is everything.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

Amex threw its hat into the online lending ring earlier this week when it announced that it will launch a program later this year that will extend lines of credit from as little as $1K to as much as $750K for qualified SMB borrowers. Investor Confidence In Marketplace Lending. Next time, guys? SMB Working Capital.

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