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Six Keys to Meaningful Evaluation of New Financial Technology

Jack Henry

Banking and securities lead all industry sectors in terms of average IT spending as a percentage of revenue, at nearly 8%, according to a 2018 Deloitte study. Global IT spending in the banking sector during 2021 is estimated to be nearly $300B.

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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.

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PayNet, Numerated Pair Up For Business Lending Risk Analytics

PYMNTS

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

PYMNTS

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. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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Alt-Lending Conglomerate TruFin Lands $97M In IPO

PYMNTS

An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering. TruFin Chief Executive Officer Henry Kenner said, “The highly experienced management team at TruFin and our group companies are passionate about the opportunities to grow our niche lending businesses.

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

PYMNTS

3), stock exchanges in Shanghai and Hong Kong have suspended the looming IPO (initial public offering) in Ant Group, citing regulatory changes in the financial services landscape — and summoning executives including controller Jack Ma to meet with Chinese regulators at the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ). for automated underwriting.

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