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Using digital lending helps to reach small businesses

Independent Banker

We spoke with industry specialists about the priorities for community banks as they build a digital loan process for small businesses. Digital lending capabilities are quickly becoming table stakes, particularly when it comes to small business lending. Benefits of digital lending. By William Atkinson.

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SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup

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It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. “It comes in waves, there’s no doubt about it,” he said about the alt-lending boom. ” A Banking Pullback? The More Things Change.

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Union Bank’s New Head of Digital Banking, Julie Demarigny, Talks Innovation

Bank Innovation

Not even a month has passed since Julie Demarigny, a veteran in digital entertainment industry having served Warner Bros. and Sony Music, has joined West Coast focused Union Bank as its head of digital banking.

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BTG’s CEO Presses Digital Strategy in Midsize Banking Push

Bank Innovation

Roberto Sallouti feels like he just went through college all over again. The 47-year-old chief executive officer of Banco BTG Pactual SA, a fixed-income trading veteran, said he spent the past four years digging into subjects such as cloud computing, performance marketing and data-analytics metrics.

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How Digital Transformation Can Lead to Greater Revenues for FIs

Bank Innovation

There is a correlation between an FI’s revenues and its digital strategy. A new report from advisory firm EY suggests that the more mature an FI’s digital strategy is, the more revenues it is likely to generate.

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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

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And at a time when consumers are demanding flexibility in the form of more payment options and varying payback terms, Steinmetz doesn’t see small business lending as a slam-dunk idea. Steinmetz said Amex kept Kabbage’s payout infrastructure capabilities but halted its lending business “because it’s just not particularly profitable.”.

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Credible Labs Valued At $397M In Deal With Murdoch’s Fox

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The San Francisco-based Credible Labs gives Fox a footing in personal lending as it seeks new investments following the $71 billion sale of its entertainment assets to Disney in 2018. The non-bank and online lending sector is developing fast in Australia, where it has a 32 percent share of the APAC alternative finance market.