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Senate bill would let small businesses use SBA loans to cover fintech fees

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The Financial Technology Association is backing a bill that would clarify that loans made through the Small Business Administration’s flagship lending program can be used to pay for fintech services.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

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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. SoFi had familiarity of Technisys through prior use of the system and through SoFi’s prior acquisition of digital payments provider Galileo.

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The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

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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. surveyed said their accounting software is integrated with an invoicing and payments solution. 37 percent of SMEs in the U.K. small businesses.

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PayNet, Numerated Pair Up For Business Lending Risk Analytics

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Financial technology (FinTech) company Numerated , which links financial institutions (FIs) with digital business lending and sales solutions, has announced a partnership with PayNet to integrate risk analytics into its offering. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan.

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions.

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Alt-Lending Conglomerate TruFin Lands $97M In IPO

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An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. Oxygen Finance acquired Satago last year in a deal Ben Jackson, Oxygen CEO, said would enable the companies to “be well-positioned to lead the market in delivering modern, integrated payment and receivable strategies for large buying organizations and their suppliers, SMEs included.”.

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Misys Helps Banks Play The Alt-Lending Game

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Misys is offering banking clients access to its P2P lending software, reports said Tuesday (Jan. The financial technology firm revealed it will offer banks access to its peer-to-peer lending technology to help banks compete with younger alternative lenders in the industry.

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