Remove Financial Technology Remove Lending Remove Operations Remove Technology
article thumbnail

Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. Through all the fun of bank techies getting rich and new players throttling old models, bank technology is still a gritty mess of hard work.

article thumbnail

The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

PYMNTS

The average small business considers itself a “moderate” user of technology, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index. sought external financing in 2016 , suggesting these firms simply aren’t interested in lending technologies or accessing, for instance, a loan from an alternative finance provider.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Impact of Technology on Banking: Revolution or Evolution?

Bank Innovation

All that is changing due to emerging technologies. The banking industry is facing many unprecedented challenges due to the rise of financial technology companies. Industry-leading operators, as well as ambitious startups in the banking scene, […].

article thumbnail

Wall Street stock-lending platform crashes in ransomware attack

American Banker

The criminal hacking gang LockBit said it was behind a ransomware attack that shut down some of the operations of EquiLend, a financial technology firm that processes trillions of dollars of securities-lending transactions every month.

Lending 36
article thumbnail

Ant’s IPO Journey Faces Regulatory Hill – Is Lending In Crosshairs?

PYMNTS

In language from the Shanghai exchange translated from the Mandarin by CNBC and sent to Ant, the exchange noted, “Your company has also reported significant issues such as the changes in financial technology regulatory environment. And, we contend, this might impact at least some of Ant’s operations.

Lending 199
article thumbnail

Joint Guidance Provided to Banks to Manage Risks Associated With Third-Party Relationships

Perficient

However, in what is sure to be a landmark in federal regulation, on June 6, 2023, the primary federal bank regulatory agencies issued final joint guidance designed to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology companies.

article thumbnail

Alt-Lending Conglomerate TruFin Lands $97M In IPO

PYMNTS

An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering.

Lending 122