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Online Student Lending Platform Rebrands as Purefy

American Banker

An online student loan refinancing business that was recently spun off from a Virginia bank has been rebranded as Purefy Inc.

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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

The addition of digital banking means that customers have begun to perceive their banks very differently. And Iā€™d argue that the digital branch is your most important branch.ā€. Elizabeth Judd is a writer in Virginia. You have to think of your app as one of your branches,ā€ says Gallman. Tiffany Lukk.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. The Bank That Gets Fintech. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. This is the age of digital lending.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

Fintech Labs Insights

million to its digital banking platform. Startup digital bank. SaaS banking platform. Mobile banking app developer for financial institutions. Tags: Enterprise, B2B2C, mobile banking, digital banking. App Annie garnered $63 million for its mobile analytics and development tools.

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

Fintech Labs Insights

Alt-consumer lending. Marketplace lender and digital banking solutions provider. Peer-to-peer lending marketplace for small businesses. Tags: Lending, micro-credit, underwriting, servicing. Source: Wall Street Journal. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Latest round: $339 million (Debt). Total raised: $1.43 billion ($1.1

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Glen Allen, Virginia. Alt-lending to small businesses. Marketplace lending analytics. Tags: SMB, lending, credit, underwriting, payments, point-of-sale, mobile, trade finance. Total raised: $42 million. HQ: Ahmedabad, India. Source: Crunchbase. West Creek Financial. Consumer purchase financing. Latest round: $28.5

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