PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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Online Payments Montana Alaska 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Formation of the new division would reportedly be one element of a broader overhaul of the FinTech firm, and would be subject to approval by Chinese authorities. Ant Group was co-founded by Jack Ma, who also helped start the online commerce firm Alibaba. British Watchdog FCA Says Pandemic Could Flatline 4,000 Financial Services Firms.

Survey 172

Survey Payments Groups Data 172

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

Regional 273

Regional Study Survey National 273

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

In a press release , Vyze said the survey also revealed consumers continue to show loyalty to retailers with whom they have store cards , with 40 percent saying they are more likely to shop at that retailer again. Vyze found Amazon wins when it comes to store cards, with 32 percent of survey respondents having one.

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Survey Cards Millennials Retail 108

PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2020

Amid the push to digitize, small businesses are increasingly exploring opportunities within FinTech to strengthen their product offerings, adhere to the demands of shifting customer expectations, and embrace business model flexibility — not only endure the current economic downturn, but also to emerge from the volatility more resilient than ever.

Maine 151

Maine Fintech Fraud Marketing 151

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Additionally, a recent survey by FIS shows that 37% of consumers began a new banking relationship with a major national or global bank that had a well-established online portal in the past 12 months. 18% of these consumers opened an account with an online-only direct bank. Benefits of FinTech partnerships.

Community Bank 91

Community Bank Community Fintech Guidelines 91

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs), payment providers and FinTechs are deploying numerous technologies to keep money launderers away, including artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Online commerce has surged in popularity as the pandemic has limited store traffic, with online marketplaces expected to generate $4.5

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Online Compliance Report Study 141

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

To challenge the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s decision to allow online payment companies and lenders to have national bank charters, the top banking regulator in New York is suing the federal government. Cuomo on June 1, 2017 required DFS to study online lending in New York State and submit a report of its findings.

New York 173

New York Fintech Lending Regulation 173

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

FinTechs and non-bank financial service providers are set to take over traditional banks as the preferred choice for small business (SMB) customers in Australia, a new report by Scottish Pacific found. FinTech offers include creating seamless online loan applications and software that analyzes financial data to deliver the best possible deal.

Fintech 118

Fintech Lending Survey Innovation 118

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

The 2017 report from FIS surveyed nearly 500 SMEs in the U.S. PYMNTS examines some of the most telling data from the survey below. -14% with revenues up to $500 million. The data is clear: While most small businesses use some type of large, global bank, a significant portion of them are not happy with the services being provided.

Survey 112

Survey Community Bank Community Regional 112

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Banks do not always have the budgets or resources to craft cutting-edge online and mobile experiences, although they can no longer afford to put off digital transformations. The number of online banking customers is growing worldwide, and FIs’ consumers are coming to expect seamless digital experiences as a result.

Digital Banking 248

Digital Banking Tools social media Mobile 248

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

New data from the Federal Reserve shows small businesses aren’t taking to FinTechs as much as they’d hoped. Coming in last were online alternative lenders, which scored a satisfaction rate of just 46 percent. Coming in last were online alternative lenders, which scored a satisfaction rate of just 46 percent.

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Fintech Survey New York Maine 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The GAO said it had seen — through interviews with 11 FinTech firms — loan volume grow by sevenfold, while collaborative efforts with banks continued to grow from 2013 to 2017. Of those surveyed, said the GAO, nine of the 11 said that regulatory uncertainty has been a hurdle in credit expansion. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

Lending 150

Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

As the financial services space focuses on digitizing offerings for their small business customers, much of these efforts are targeting online banking portals accessed via desktop. Today, he explained, small businesses often do the bare minimum to manage finances, despite the rise in FinTech platforms and products available to them.

Mobile 169

Mobile Fintech Software Tools 169

Bank Innovation

JUNE 11, 2018

Customer satisfaction is the best way to measure the success of a banking app. Even with the most innovative features, if a mobile app doesn’t please customers, then what’s the point, right? As the smartphone becomes the most popular channel for people do their banking, the pressure is high on banks to have a good […].

Survey 186

Survey Mobile Innovation America 186

Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Banks and fintech ranked artificial intelligence and machine learning as their top innovation priority, according to a Bank Innovation survey. Bank Innovation asked people in the banking and fintech community to list what’s top on their innovation wish list.

Innovation 186

Innovation Survey Fintech Community 186

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Fintechs can provide better design capabilities, improved customer experience, research states. Financial institutions are making fintech partnerships a key priority in 2020, according to a new study from Cornerstone Advisors. These numbers represent an increase from 49% and 60%, respectively, in 2019. Register here.

Strategy 110

Strategy Fintech Study Customer Experience 110

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Those market conditions present interesting obstacles and opportunities for everyone in the banking FinTech space. Reports last week said the merger aims to create a FinTech “powerhouse” as both Misys and D+H evolve their services to meet the more sophisticated demands of the industry. The company will merge with DH Corp.,

Fintech 195

Fintech Innovation Lending Management 195

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Nearly 90 of 100 bankers surveyed during a recent Abrigo webinar said their institutions plan to increase the volume of small business lending or commercial lending this year. Indeed, some bankers are already giving up spreads in order to win loans, according to the January Fed Senior Loan Officer Survey. Lenders Easing Terms.

Lending 195

Lending St. Louis Community Survey 195

Bank Innovation

JULY 20, 2018

business leaders (owners, managers, and executives) prefer using digital banking, and yet less than half of them have plans of increasing their use of online banking products and services, that’s according to a JPMorgan Chase survey. A majority of U.S.

Survey 218

Survey Digital Banking Online Management 218

American Banker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Only 18% of businesses that received a Paycheck Protection Program or other loan from an online lender were satisfied with customer service, while 42% said they were dissatisfied. Banks, credit unions and CDFIs fared better in the Federal Reserve survey.

Lending 85

Lending Fintech Survey Online 85

The Paypers

MARCH 11, 2021

According to a survey released by ESET , 65% of people from US say they use at least one fintech app or platform and 85% use either banking apps or online banking platforms.

Survey 28

Survey Digital Banking Fintech US 28

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Abrigo's Business Lending Readiness Survey found many processes stymie those efforts. Abrigo’s 2020 Business Lending Readiness Survey found many bankers are dealing with processes that stymie those efforts. Survey: Repetitive data entry common. Another 9% of respondents said turnaround is 8 weeks or longer. learn more.

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Lending Survey Data System 243

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. FinTechs want to offer compliant banking services, while community banks want new ways to grow deposits. The FinTech as a Service launched Tuesday (Dec. Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit.

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Trends Fraud Millennials Community Bank 175

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

Researchers for the SME Growth Index surveyed Australian SMBs and found more than one-fifth could not take on new work because of cash flow problems. 80 percent of Chinese small businesses earn more than 10 percent of revenue from online sales , found CPA Australia for its Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey. Even more – 97.5

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Survey Regional Capital Data 193

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

And that could be good news for FinTech firms or, rather, the folks who start them up and steer them into the arms of large-pocketed suitors. FinTech companies have been doing a good job of eating into banks’ turf, and yet it is the banks that are seemingly watching without really acting as quickly as they might or should.

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Fintech Survey Trends Strategy 100

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced last week that it has agreed to implement 14 recommendations made by its Fintech Industry Advisory Panel (Advisory Panel). It has 33 fintech company members that engage with the CSBS Emerging Payments and Innovation Task Force and other state regulators.

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Fintech Conference Survey Regulation 68

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

The majority of firms we talked to in our most recent survey of SMB owners believe that what’s happening now will mark a change in how they do businesses going forward. percent of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners polled told us they expect to generate more online sales after the COVID-19 outbreak than they did beforehand.

Maine 177

Maine Fintech Retail Online 177

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

COVID-19 has closed bank and credit union (CU) branches across the United States, sending the demand for digital banking solutions soaring as consumers hop online to manage their finances from home. FinTechs are also emerging as major CU competitors. This so-called “FinTech challenge” is compounded by the fact that 45.9

Data 187

Data Innovation Digital Banking Meeting 187

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

In Africa, the biggest private bank in Kenya, CBA, has cemented a partnership with a FinTech there, Ennovative Capital, a Kenyan firm that licenses software to boost payments speeds. Financing is done through online and web platforms, with instant access to cash. The tech is licensed by a U.S. firm , PrimeRevenue.

Fintech 115

Fintech Compliance Software Taxes 115

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. Growing interest in open banking typically coincides with the expanding use of online financial platforms and tools.

America 165

America Regulation Regional Tools 165

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Plus, online lending startup SoFi is looking to go public through a SPAC. economic slowdown fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue into 2021 but could start bouncing back by mid-year as the population gets vaccinated, according to a December survey from the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).

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San Francisco Community Bank Video Capital 130

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A recent survey by Abrigo found that 87 percent of banks surveyed are working to win more small business loans in 2022. Consumer Lending Satisfaction Study , online lenders fell behind in overall satisfaction scores, both in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and as the pandemic continued into 2021. According to a J.D

How To 195

How To Lending Software Survey 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

” Kepczyk described this market as the “wild west,” as more technologies and FinTech innovators enter the small business financial services space, not only to automate, but to provide deeper insights into company finances and enable predictive analytics involving too much data for one (human) accountant to manage.

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Management Fintech Tools Technology 134

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

New Hampshire FinTech Bottomline Technologies has launched a free initiative to help the nation’s banks provide relief to small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. In February, Bottomline released its 2020 Treasury Fraud and Controls Survey in partnership with Strategic Treasurer, a Georgia-based financial processing company.

New Hampshire 232

New Hampshire Fraud Georgia Survey 232

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Nearly half of all small businesses surveyed plan to take out a loan in the next year, and nearly two-thirds anticipate a sales increase (only 5 percent expect their sales to decline). “[FinTech firms] are still a drop in the buck, but they’re showing the way. . In short, small businesses are feeling financially confident.

Lending 159

Lending Fintech Capital Report 159

Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Banks need not fear large technology companies like Google or Apple taking their business. Digital banking continues to be the most convenient option for simple daily transactions, but branches are still necessary for the more complex ones And yet banks should not ignore the shift in banking habits brought on by non-bank technology companies.

Google 225

Google Apple Survey Digital Banking 225