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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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A few years ago, very few people would have guessed that tens of billions of dollars would be invested in fintech vendors and solutions annually – except it happened. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. THE BANKER AWARDS. Doug Larson. Then right back to the impossible in 2022.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 Alternative Lending.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

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Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. These levels of revenue and EBITDA multiples have never been seen in the history of core banking platforms. Let’s take a closer look at each deal: Finxact Goes To Fiserv.

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Alternative Finance’s Popularity Won’t Break With Investors

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5), Alenka Grealish, senior analyst at Celent, penned an article for American Banker with a prediction: The small business (SMB) credit space is headed for a “shake-up.” Indeed, the remainder of 2017 and 2018 will see more partnerships between the banks and FinTechs.”. Alternative Lending. On Thursday (Oct.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. Everything.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

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As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. This technical friction causes initiatives to slow and allows less room for innovators to deliver new value. Navigating service these days feels like trying to work through a medical HMO call center.