PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech firm MatchMove has struck a deal to acquire a “strategic stake” in eCommerce solutions company Shopmatic, according to reports. Shopmatic said it helps business owners increase their sales by accessing new markets through online channels and point-of-sale solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Fintech 168

Fintech Regional Security Lending 168

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

For small business lenders and for FinTech too, expansion is key; but for Biz2Credit, expansion is literal. In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients.

Puerto Rico 118

Puerto Rico Lending Online United States 118

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

Fintech 165

Fintech Customer Experience Conference Technology 165

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

Fintech 172

Fintech Analysis Guidelines Data 172

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Australia is now the Asia Pacific region’s second-largest alternative finance market, largely due to a favorable regulatory climate, according to new KPMG analysis. The Australian market is quickly becoming a hotbed of alternative lending , and new analysis from KPMG suggests it has risen up in the ranks.

Lending 100

Lending Regional Analysis Survey 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible, affordable personal loans for consumers. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market.

Lending 134

Lending Alabama Online System 134

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

New Jersey-based financial institution Investors Bank has announced a collaboration with online small business lending firm OnDeck to digitize its own small to medium-sized business (SMB) lending operations. The companies announced their collaboration in a press release Monday (Oct.

Lending 101

Lending New Jersey Online Customer Experience 101

Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Chinese law makers suspended regulatory approval for new micro-lenders in the region on Tuesday, as well as restricted new approvals, issuing a notice on the matter yesterday that sent U.S.-listed listed Chinese stocks tumbling.

Online 170

Online Regional Report Lending 170

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. Also operating in India, supply chain financing FinTech Cashflo revealed $3.3 Aspire Financial Technologies.

Fintech 155

Fintech Capital Lending Operations 155

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Accelerated data sharing has become a focal point for small business lenders and FinTechs looking to speed up the time it takes for SMBs to apply for and receive much-needed funding. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives finds a focus on small business lending: In the U.K.,

Data 167

Data Lending Regional Fintech 167

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

As a region, Asia has seen $4.5 That means the region is becoming a sweet spot for FinTech investment. That is a greenfield opportunity for linking mobile devices with financial services in the region. The global investment activity in the space stood at $19.1 In China alone, the investments for the year came in at $2.7

Fintech 100

Fintech Regional National Mobile 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. Alternative Lending. This week alone saw two examples of those concerns in action: One U.S. lawmaker, Rep.

Lending 109

Lending Capital Fintech Data 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

Community Bank 131

Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The company provides customers with trust system and identity solutions to aid in the areas of eCommerce and lending, particularly in terms of credibility. South Asia is the fastest-growing market in FinTech and eCommerce, according to Credify. The area is projected to be a $72 billion market for FinTech in 2020, at an CAGR of 72.5

Regional 171

Regional Lending Fraud Maine 171

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

For weeks the FinTech industry has been managing fears and anxieties over the future of the novel alternative finance space. Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Alternative Lending. alternative lending space this week, too.

Lending 101

Lending Analytics Capital Industry 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Not one of the four alternative lending startups that secured investments this week were from the U.S. B2B FinTech space is silent. Alternative Lending. Late last week, South Africa’s LulaLend brought some rare attention to the nation’s alternative lending space. Well, in the U.S., that may be true.

Lending 100

Lending US Capital Report 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories. And Experian Australia & New Zealand announced that it has acquired FinTech Look Who’s Charging.

Data 109

Data Fintech Lending Regional 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For FinTech firms, doing the chasing all on their own is a losing proposition. SaaS, the distribution model where providers offer a central location for their customers, can offer FinTech firms a way out of inefficient processes, say some supporters. FinTech firms can browse and research what they need and pick it up on the fly.

Compliance 133

Compliance Fintech Regulation Knowledge Base 133

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With a goal of expanding its presence across the Nordic region, Enterpay, based in Finland, has raised new funding from NFT Ventures, the companies said Monday (Feb. Enterpay enables businesses to pay without credit cards when making purchases online using invoice data, reports said. Alternative Lending. B2B Payments.

Fintech 100

Fintech Capital Lending Data 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The report noted SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar said the regional offices of the SEC could serve as centers for FinTechs to receive guidance on regulations. The comments on the part of the SEC when it comes to marketplace lenders come at a bad time for the alternative lending industry.

Online 100

Online Regulation Regional Lending 100

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

The movement toward linkups between traditional financial institutions (FI) and FinTech firms seems an inexorable one — in the cross-selling of corporate services into consumer bases that embrace individuals and, typically, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, looking elsewhere beyond U.S.

Fintech 100

Fintech Regulation New York Management 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Each week, PYMNTS will round up some of the latest initiatives from governments, banks and FinTechs around the world to lend support for small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus. to help bailing out their SMB customers, with some regional financial institutions (FIs) already taking action. A task force of U.K.-based

Payments 173

Payments Pennsylvania Kansas City Wyoming 173

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Singapore’s FinTech firm ADVANCE.AI , Hong Kong’s financial services company Sheng Ye Capital and Singapore’s firm Phillip Capital are the most recent in a series of contenders for critical business permits in Singapore. Other companies include Razer, Grab Holdings and Ant Financial. .”

Digital Banking 131

Digital Banking Capital Leadership Fintech 131

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

While Khanna added that it’s “hard to say” whether venture capital funding is getting easier for startups, there is evidence that FinTech — and, specifically, B2B FinTech — is headed for a solid year. The Asia-Pacific region reigned again with two deals in Australia and Singapore, while the U.K. Alt-Lending.

Fintech 100

Fintech blockchain Capital Metro 100

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 8, 2020

Regions Bank exemplifies the latter mindset. The post Podcast: A Continuous Cycle of Tech Investment at Regions Bank appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

Regional 52

Regional Innovation Technology Customer Experience 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

However, the biggest funding round of the week went to a company that is not yet in the B2B FinTech space, though it has plans to use the capital to launch a cross-border, small business (SMB) money-transfer service. The company offers consumers smartphone and online payments to transfer money across borders. Biz2Credit.

Data 139

Data Capital Analytics Lending 139

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

As small digital lending startups have recently began flourishing across China, government officials are getting ready to exert just a bit more control over them. This crackdown follows a similar move made in recent months to bring more regulatory oversight to P2P lending in China.

Lending 115

Lending Big Data Online Regulation 115

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic — which has forced all of us online — is exposing just who in financial services has embraced digitization, and who is truly digital native. We now must bank entirely online, by necessity. And many of us must transact entirely online, by necessity, to get the goods and services we need on a daily basis.

Branding 232

Branding Innovation Regional Fintech 232

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

From payments to insurtech to lending, fintech companies are attracting investor attention. In 2018, startups in the space raised more than $45B, a record amount, while Q3’19 fintech funding recently clocked in with a quarterly record of nearly $9B. GET THE 88-PAGE q3 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Data is as of 12/19/2019.

Fintech 51

Fintech Regional Analytics Groups 51

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

“While the industry has expanded quickly to a large and complex scale over the years, regulatory directions keep changing and different regions have different rules.”. However, though the company expanded quickly in 2017 and 2018, Beijing’s crackdown on certain lending practices forced Dianrong to decline in the second half of 2018.

Regulation 138

Regulation Regional Lending Compliance 138

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

KPMG had some bad news for the FinTech world this week. Along with CB Insights, KPMG researchers found in their latest quarterly analysis that FinTech investment by venture capitalists declined across the globe in Q3 of this year. Their “ Pulse of Fintech “ report found $2.4 Alternative Lending. and abroad.

Fintech 100

Fintech US Capital Community 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Bank technology firm Temenos has struck a deal to acquire banking services and on-boarding firm Avoka in one of the largest exits for an Australian FinTech, reports in the Australian Financial Review said Wednesday (Dec.

Regional 180

Regional Lending Management Report 180

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Latin America’s fintech scene is gaining momentum, with 80+ fintech deals closing for around $300M in 2016, and over 100 deals already closed in 2017. Track the LatAm fintech companies in this brief and many more on our platform. Track LatAm fintech companies. LatAm Fintech. 630+ items. Categories.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Another $5 trillion comes from merchant settlement, marketplace payouts and alternative lending. Other, Individual presentations (with just three of the main markets noted below) delved into the market specific opportunities by region and country, detailing total addressable markets that stretch into the trillions of dollars.

Payments 163

Payments Regional America Cards 163

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based based alternative small business lending isn’t dead with investors and an India startup landed more than half a billion dollars. See all of the latest B2B fundraises below. million.

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