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PayPal Hits $10B SMB Lending Milestone

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So, it’s within that context that PayPal announced new numbers today (May 29) on the impact of its lending business on the small business sector. In a new PYMNTS interview, Karen Webster spoke with PayPal’s VP and General Manager of SMB Lending Darrell Esch about the story behind that $10 billion mark, and what’s coming next.

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

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When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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The Problems And Promise For SMB Fintech Lending

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Access to capital is the first, last and constant problem that small businesses experience in the day-to-day course of doing business. That is the opportunity that FinTech has: What we have to do as an industry is find innovative ways to serve small businesses and give access where access is lacking,” said Okeshola.

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

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And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. The trigger for the look back has of course has been the Sept. The trigger for the look back has of course has been the Sept. Invention can become necessity.

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Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding

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A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. Just this week, RTP Global announced a a fund, with the venture capital firm planning to deploy that cash for early-stage technology companies in areas like FinTech and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Mailprotector.

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Fed Casting Wary Eye On FinTech Firms’ Infrastructure Access?

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As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? Those regulators state that such services can be brought to thus-far underserved areas, and might boost lending to small businesses.

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General Atlantic’s Dr. Jud Linville On FinTechs And What’s Ahead For Banks

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There’s no shortage of disruptors — particularly neobanks that promise to change everything from checking to lending — but don’t count legacy players out just yet, Dr. Jud Linville , senior advisor at growth equity firm General Atlantic , told Karen Webster. What FinTechs And Neobanks Should Do Here.

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