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

PYMNTS

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 Recency Trap and Building Deposit Balances

South State Correspondent

Most national and regional banks allocate marketing resources to recently acquired customers to get them to build deposit balances and purchase other products, while most community banks do not. Too many bank products don’t lend themselves to consistent engagement, which is where bank product design and marketing should come into play.

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MercadoCredito Cracks The Code On Lending To The Un- And Underbanked In Brazil

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I mean, throughout the Latin American region that has happened, but it has been massive in Brazil. When we began underwriting operations back in 2016, we had a certain level of performance, and we’ve been improving a lot because with more history our models are strong so we can make better credit decisions. What Comes Next .

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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. private and public lending markets are the world’s envy, with a wide availability of financing options for many capital seekers across the entire capital stack. economy needs. economy needs.

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These Are Your Most Profitable Cash Management Clients

South State Correspondent

The value driver in cash management is that it is usually some sort of operating account at the bank. As such, operating accounts have low-interest rate sensitivity. Of course, all things are rarely equal. For these teams, access to technology emerged as a clear area of interest for achieving operational efficiency.

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Want To Build A 630M, 10 Country Financial Services Ecosystem? Here’s What Grab Did

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Grab, as most know, is a financial services ecosystem that serves the 630 million citizens in Southeast Asia — and has expanded from ridesharing and food delivery to lending and insurance for these micropreneurs. In those cases, Mehrotra said, Grab acts as the “bridge” that enables those operations to “go from hyperlocal to regional.”

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How Banks Use Debt Yield Ratio For Underwriting

South State Correspondent

Credits will deteriorate much faster if an economic downturn stresses net operating income (NOI). We pointed out that DSCR and LTV are driven by cash flow (NOI) and that the relationship between cap rates, interest rates, DSCR, and LTV conspires to make real estate lending especially dangerous.