PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

In today’s top retail news, the U.S. division of L’Occitane has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, while AutoFi is shifting into high gear with the debut of its “lending as a service” division. FinTech AutoFi Launches Division For Businesses That Offers Financing Services. L’Occitane’s U.S. percent seen in December 2019.

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BankInovation

APRIL 22, 2022

Canadian digital lender QuadFi has raised $100 million in debt financing, the fintech announced Wednesday. QuadFi, founded in 2015, uses artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data analytics to provide lending solutions to customers with thin or non-existent credit.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Apparently, people like it and here I’m going to expand upon the basic theme to give a detailed analysis of how FinTech wings are spreading. There’s been a lot of talk about fintech lately. In fact, saying ‘fintech’ is like saying ‘retailer.’ So, here is the FinTech Wave, Part One.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Everyone knows the old joke about how easy getting into the lending business is: “Lending money out is very simple — pretty much anyone can do it. In fact, Fuloria said the pandemic has inadvertently opened up new opportunities for FinTechs because it exposed traditional banking’s limitations. Emerging Opportunities.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Key Takeaways Commercial real estate lending will be a top focus for many financial institutions in 2020. Macy’s closing 125 stores signals ‘more pain’ for retailers,” ABC News reported Feb. Retailers like Pier 1, Papyrus and Express are closing 1,000 stores. CRE a top focus for many bankers. Learn more.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The FinTech Sezzle has struck up a partnership with Ally Lendin g, a digital financial services company. Our collaboration with Ally Lending enhances our customer financing offerings, making it possible for consumers to better manage their finances," said Charlie Youakim , executive chairman and CEO of Sezzle, in a press release.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The Wall Street Journal reported that the Atlanta-based company, which enables retailers, health-care providers and home contractors to offer loans to their customers, could go public as soon as this summer.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. In another bank-FinTech tie-up, J.P. Airwallex Taps Deutsche Bank.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

Large banks, e-commerce moguls like Amazon and eBay and tech firms are likely to enter the alternative lending space, and soon, according to Eden Amirav, co-founder, and CEO of startup LendingExpress. National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Over the […].

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 2, 2021

JD Power’s survey reveals high satisfaction with traditional banks that have moved into digital The Economy Technology Financial Trends Feature3 Fintech Feature Retail Banking Covid19.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Vista Equity Partners is reportedly thinking about selling a stake in London-based FinTech Finastra. FinTechs in Europe have been experiencing a rise in value as many investors look for alternatives to run-of-the-mill, brick-and-mortar banks. Bloomberg is reporting that the sale could value Finastra at $10 billion with debt included.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

At a time when surging coronavirus counts are once again muddying the outlook for consumers and business owners, MerchantE Chief Financial Officer Shim Steinmetz says the crisis has also provided a silver lining of sorts to nimble FinTechs that can solve merchants’ cash crunch problems. Don’t Put Too Much Faith In Credit. Or consider Sears.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 5, 2018

Laurel Road, a bank that is selling fintech products and services, has scored a sales win, securing Country Bank as a client. have recently added digital mortgage lending, and that same […]. Laurel Bank Road is hitting on a trend: more small banks are considering digital methods for loan underwriting.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2018

New takes on lending and underwriting dominated the opening day of demos at FinovateSpring 2018 here yesterday. But this being fintech's leading demo showcase, the featured startups offered up these basic, fundamental aspects of banking in a new way, often with "artificial intelligence" under the hood. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -

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Bank Innovation

JULY 12, 2018

Most fintech startups don’t survive. The landscape of payments, lending, artificial intelligence might seem bustling thanks to all the industry hoopla around it, but the success rate for a startup to make it in these fields — or for that matter any of 15-plus fintech segments — is slim.

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BankInovation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Automated lending fintech Kabbage is no stranger to disruption. Founded in 2009 in the wake of the Great Recession, the fintech’s lending solutions were one of the first to leverage automation and dynamic data analysis to improve efficiency in small business lending.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 31, 2018

It’s good news for fintechs in lending and payments that want a federal banking license, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has started accepting applications starting today. The fintech charter does not require deposit insurance from the FDIC, per a recommendation from the Treasury Department.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Lenders are hoping to stave off mobile competition by expanding retail banking. FinTech is helping to transform daily consumer life in Nigeria and other developing markets. FairMoney , a consumer micro-lending technology company that operates in Nigeria, raised $11 million in September in a Series A round.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 9, 2019

The speed at which financial institutions are expected to meet changing customer demands drove Chicago-based fintech Amount and TD Bank into a strategic partnership that will have the bank using Amount's platform to make personal loans.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

CircleUp entered the market in 2012 as a data driven variation on venture capital (VC) funding to solve for part of that problem in retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms. CircleUp’s lending platform was founded in 2017 to fill that hole and has underwritten about $300 million in loans since then. The first is focus.

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Payments Source

APRIL 28, 2020

Fintechs in the payments industry saw problems coming when the CARES Act’s SBA Paycheck Protection Program opened the floodgates for millions of coronavirus-stricken small businesses to apply for loans.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. and India, alternative small business lending technology company CreditEnable has revealed a $2 million seed round, according to Inc42 reports. CreditEnable.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 26, 2023

The fintech industry took a hard hit in 2022 as investors scaled back their investments amid market turmoil. Fintech is central to a16z’s investment strategy. Of the 206 deals a16z participated in last year, almost a quarter went to fintech companies — more than any other industry.

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BankInovation

MAY 14, 2021

RealKey launched its automated lending platform on Wednesday, entering a crowded market of fintechs that digitize and automate mortgage lending.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

Large financial institutions (FIs) are increasingly turning to FinTech firms and alternative lenders to augment their small business (SMB) offerings, but community banks are beginning to get on board with the partnership strategy , too. According to the publication, the partnership is not only noteworthy for the FI’s work with a FinTech.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 27, 2020

In a week that saw the coronavirus pandemic amplify in the United States, the fintech sector continued to weather economic dislocation and uncertainty. But even amid this uncertainty, fintech companies began formulating strategies to help banking and consumers emerge from the crisis with better tools and solutions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

The whirlwind of FinTech investment shows no signs of slowing. In fact, new data from venture capital (VC) analysis firm CB Insights, analyzed by global management consulting and professional services firm Accenture Financial Services, suggests FinTech startups’ VC funding hit a new high last year, with major deals in the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

An idea that may get a splash of cold water is that the development of a digital fiat (at least, in Australia) would lead to a groundswell of payments at the retail point of sale — in other words, through a boost in use cases. What It Won’t Do. There are inherent risks, too.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. Grab Financial Group offers payments and financial services including lending, insurance and retail wealth management throughout Southeast Asia. initial public offering of at least $2 billion in the wake of failed merger talks with Indonesian rival Gojek.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Banks have been feeling the pressure to move down market to service small business loan demand Technology Fintech Lines of Business Retail Banking Financial Trends Feature Feature3.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 19, 2016

Today it was revealed that banking giant Goldman Sachs will be launching an online retail lending operation called Marcus, after founder Marcus Goldman, as reported by the New York Times, The operation will likely roll out this October, and will start by offering small consumer loans from $15,000 to $20,000.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2020

How will banking and fintech business models be impacted by this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic? For insights into these questions, Bank Innovation and INV Fintech, its sister banking innovation services platform, will present a special Zoom meeting on […]. How will banks and startups work together?

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BankInovation

JUNE 10, 2022

An academic paper studying anonymized administrative data from fintech lender Upstart Network found its alternative credit-decisioning model could widen the pool of potential borrowers more than traditional credit models.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

CB Insights has unveiled the third annual Fintech 250 — a list of 250 of the top private fintech companies using technology to transform financial services. The 2020 Fintech 250 cohort has raised approximately $49.2B 25+ winners will be presenting at our upcoming fully virtual Future of Fintech Conference (Nov.

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Automation fintech Open Lending posted year-over-year increases in its certified loans despite industry headwinds as refinance volume grew and more credit unions and banks continue to sign onto its platform. Total certified loans, or “certs,” increased 138.4% sequentially to 49,332, accounting for about $1.3

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