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Millennials SME Owners Prefer Online Alternative Lenders to Tradtional Ones

Bank Innovation

Online alternative lenders are gaining momentum with U.S. small businesses, specifically and unsurprisingly with those run by millennials, according to a new report by Mercator Advisory Group. According to Mercator’s report, Business Banking Services: Keeping Up with Millennial Owners, 27% of total U.S.

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PFM MoneyLion’s Appeal to Millennials, Gen Z Is Simplicity, Says ‘Godfather of Fintech’

Bank Innovation

A focus on simplicity and UX design that intimately appeals to younger users such as millennials and Gen Z users, fintech investor Ron Suber told Bank Innovation. EXCLUSIVE—What’s behind the growth of personal finance management platform MoneyLion?

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Millennials Actually Trust Traditional Banks More than Venmo

Bank Innovation

No matter what industry you’re in, the chance of success depends on the knowledge and insight you have regarding your customer base, which for both traditional banking institutions and fintech startups means focusing on millennials.

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Do Fintech Lender Myths Hold Up? Not Exactly, TransUnion Says

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE–Are fintech lenders really more risky, more desperate for customers, and more appealing to millennials? As a credit reporting agency, TransUnion has a wealth of data on lenders, including fintechs, and put these rumors to the test with its newstudy, Fact or Fiction: Are Fintechs Different from Other Lenders?

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

PYMNTS

And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. The rise of FinTech offers a bit of a prism through which to view those events. As for lending to businesses, banks have still been a bit hesitant to lend to smaller firms.

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6 realities for banks about lending to small businesses

Abrigo

Most notably, the institutions recognized that change was overdue for their business lending programs. At most institutions, the borrower’s experience typically follows this pattern: • As a potential business borrower, you fill out a form online, and a lender from the institution will get back to you sometime soon. •

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Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led By Goldman Sachs

PYMNTS

Bangalore-based FinTech ZestMoney has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Naspers, Quona Capital, and Omidyar Network, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. The startup also partners with just about every online payments processor — Razorpay, BillDesk, Cashfree, CCAvenue, and PayU.

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