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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

South State Correspondent

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region.

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Data-driven strategies for banks and credit unions: Start here

Abrigo

Practical advice for using data to develop and support institution goals Answering three questions ahead of strategic development discussions can ensure data drives your financial institution's efforts. Second, efficiently generating those insights from your data is a requirement for a sustainable process.

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How PSD2 Will Change Lending

PYMNTS

Merchants and customers are now transacting under PSD2 and GDPR in the European Union (EU) — regulations that allow a greater window into how customer data is being used. While these regulations are aimed at increasing consumer trust by allowing them more transparency, many consumers in the region are still adjusting.

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Data Sharing, XaaS Target SMB Financing Efficiencies

PYMNTS

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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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

PYMNTS

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest solutions that FinTechs and lenders are developing to ease the PPP lending process for SMBs and FIs alike, with many initiatives focused on enabling regional and community banks to maintain a competitive edge against the biggest banks. LendingTree. Fresno First Bank. Funding Xchange, Experian.

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Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap

PYMNTS

It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. While the Southeast Asia region tends to get lumped together, Mehrotra said each market is unique, with two main groups of developed and developing countries.

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Reading The Tea Leaves Of Post-Pandemic SMB Lending

PYMNTS

According to Kris Puskar , senior vice president and business banking sales and innovation director at Eastern Bank , the current climate has forced both small businesses and their banks to shift their mindsets away from historical data and take a closer look at what's happening today in order to best prepare for tomorrow.

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