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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Bank Innovation

JUNE 22, 2018

For a long time, expensive underwriting kept banks away from small business lending. The most recent example of a bank taking note of this area is KeyBank’s acquisition of Bolstr’s SMB-focused digital lending platform, which it announced this week. But not anymore. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Small business Banking-as-a-Service rises to the top in this week's roundup of the latest bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives. Two SMB BaaS companies secured new funding, while FinTech Wise says it is ushering in a new definition of open banking with its embedded banking functionality. StreetShares.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Fiserv partnered with Central Payments LLC , a BAAS provider for fintech, and sold its Frontier Reconciliation and Accurate Reconciliation solutions to Trintech. Numerated , a business lending origination platform, partnered with Finastra for a LaserPro integration. Credit union lending platform Clutch partnered with Zest.ai

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2020

FinTech StreetShares , which works to aid financial institutions (FIs) in providing loans for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has secured $10 million in a funding round, according to a press release. Since the pandemic hit earlier this year, FinTechs have come up with ways to keep businesses afloat.

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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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Bank Innovation

JUNE 20, 2019

Citizens Bank is generating one-third of its mortgage applications online, thanks to a suite of tools the company rolled early this year and a partnership with San Francisco-based fintech firm Blend.

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Bobsguide

MAY 18, 2022

CompatibL, a leading provider of risk management solutions and professional services for the financial industry, has been named the winner of the Best Risk Management Platform Award in the sixth annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program for its innovative CompatibL Cloud Platform. About the FinTech Breakthrough Awards.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

When Renaud Laplanche launched hist latest lending start up, Upgrade, the venture was both quite similar to and yet quite different from his previous endeavor, LendingClub , the platform that made “marketplace lending” a household phrase in the U.S. It is a much better declined experience,” Laplanche noted.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Financial technology (FinTech) company Numerated , which links financial institutions (FIs) with digital business lending and sales solutions, has announced a partnership with PayNet to integrate risk analytics into its offering. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan. In a press release issued on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Open banking and bank-FinTech collaboration can be an effective way for financial institutions (FIs) to launch new digital products. While FIs are exploring how APIs can elevate operations like small business loan underwriting, traditional FIs are also turning to their third-party FinTech partners to augment processes and product offerings.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings. Build, buy or partner? Finastra Chosen by Community FI. Faster Payments scheme.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

MarketFinance , a FinTech business lender, has secured a £50 million ($65.8 million) loan investment from Viola Credit , the Israeli asset manager, to go toward lending for the U.K.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Investors have backed Switzerland-based FinTech startup KiWi to help the firm expand its small business payments and lending operations in Mexico, reports in BankingTech said Monday (Jan. The company also integrates a financing service for small firms, using data from the POS tool to analyze cash flow.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlockCard is teaming with peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful for a new crypto debit card, while the Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Fed Adjusts Main Street Lending Terms to Help Small Businesses.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Developers of lending and other banking tools powered by artificial intelligence say their firms are well positioned to weather regulatory changes, but remain mindful of how government agencies might respond.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. The SBA and NCUA collaboration is a three-year agreement that aims to build upon that momentum, and heighten CUs’ share of the SMB lending market. Credit Unions In Growth Mode.

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American Banker

APRIL 29, 2024

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union is working with the relationship-based lending app Zirtue to offer members a tool for outlining lending agreements and repayment plans.

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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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Bank Innovation

APRIL 9, 2020

Challenger banks are finding their educational and budgeting tools increasingly relevant as the novel coronavirus rattles the economy.? We push money management tools people can […].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

One of the largest business lenders in Europe, iwoca , has announced a new platform called OpenLending that can bring together both FinTechs and banks and help spread iwoca’s lending abilities to the 2 million U.K. businesses that might need it, according to a press release. ”

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending industry is used to adaptation, especially since the 2008 financial crisis, when legacy financial institutions (FIs) began pulling back and FinTechs and digital players stepped up in the space. Outdated Lending Practices Fail To Meet SMBs’ Current Needs .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech firm MatchMove has struck a deal to acquire a “strategic stake” in eCommerce solutions company Shopmatic, according to reports. Last September, MatchMove acquired a strategic stake in East Ventures-backed peer-to-peer lending platform MoolahSense. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

A multitude of SMB investors are looking to help, but lending to digitally focused SMBs comes with its own hurdles, including fraud risks and inefficient lending procedures driven by stiff regulatory measures. SMB Lending Risks. Many FinTechs are using these ML applications to accelerate their financing approval processes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Small business finserv was a popular target this week, with startups securing funding for their SMB banking, lending and accounting tools. Lendingkart.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- PFM app MoneyLion today launched an investment tool called MoneyLion Plus, that aims to help the average American save money. How do you save money? How do you invest? A lot of people don’t,” Tim Hong, MoneyLion chief marketing officer told Bank Innovation.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? In a recent American Banker. In a recent American Banker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Such tools are being used to automate the development of risk profiles, identity verification and data analysis — areas that are key to ensuring quick and secure verification before funds are disbursed. Instant Payment Challenges In Online Lending. Many legacy banks are tackling this issue by partnering with nimbler FinTech firms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As legal cannabis spreads, the industry is a big opportunity for FinTech, as industry players struggle to manage intense compliance requirements and limited access to traditional financial services. INDUS Holding Company. Cloud Elements.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. MacDonald said parents want to help their kids grow up financially literate but have lacked useful, practical tools for doing that.

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American Banker

MAY 22, 2023

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Recent fintech deals across digital, lending, payments and infrastructure are telling a big story. Heck, we weren’t even three weeks into 2019 when Fiserv ’s $22 billion proposed First Data acquisition—one of the biggest fintech deals ever —was announced to the Street. Lending: Mashing Up Analytics & Digital.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

If Finovate Spring was dominated by companies in lending and underwriting, then Finovate Fall was all about startups and service providers equipping banks with tools to help them provide better customer service.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

FinTech firms have taken a few approaches to this issue, either by working to replace paper checks with different payment rails or trying to work with checks by addressing their particular pain points. The check system creates a financial environment in which a small business has money, but can’t use it.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

centered on collaboration between FinTechs and traditional banks. 25) that in South Korea, the financial regulator there (known as the Financial Services Commission) is encouraging the creation of an interbank payment network that will allow access to banks and FinTechs. Open banking may foster talk in Europe and the U.S.

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