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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

CFPB Monitor

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” The DOB indicated that such loans have interest rates greater than 90 percent.

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

PYMNTS

That alternative method of paying for purchases “on credit” got a boost with news this week that Visa Installments , a new point-of-sale (POS) credit solution, is being rolled out in pilot markets across the U.S. Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year. This follows a pilot rollout in Russia last month.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

PYMNTS

This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. Allica Bank, a FinTech in the process of building a small business challenger bank, raised more than $33.6

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Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation

PYMNTS

It wasn’t the only corporate T&E firm that secured new funding, though, nor was it the only B2B FinTech that raised venture capital. Reports in KFGO did not disclose the nature or value of the investment, though noted it is part of HSBC’s broader effort to invest in FinTech.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

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. Best Fintech Acquisition by a Bank. Fintech Acquiring Bank.

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Will Embedded Finance (BaaS) Cause a Thousand Small Business (SMB) Banks to Bloom?

Fintech Labs Insights

Now that the pandemic appears to be relatively under control, fintech founders are more likely to create new businesses focusing on the SMB opportunity. Banking-as-a-Service (and fintech-as-a-service) providers have proliferated in the past 5 years, making it much easier to start a neo/challenger bank. HQ: Salt Lake City, Utah.

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SMB Lenders: Lendio’s Focused Small Business Marketplace Pays Off

Fintech Labs Insights

The company says it has facilitated more than $12B in loans over its life ($10B was PPP lending) to more than 300,000 businesses (213,000 were PPP loans) (source: company website 4 Nov 2021). Lendio primarily markets directly to business owners online. HQ: Salt Lake City, Utah. Lendio maintains an impressive 4.7 Credit cards.

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