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SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup

PYMNTS

It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. “It comes in waves, there’s no doubt about it,” he said about the alt-lending boom. But that doesn’t necessarily mean history is repeating itself.

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How Alternative Lending Technology Stays Flexible For SMBs

PYMNTS

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, and banks' subsequent pullback from the small- to medium-sized business ( SMB ) lending arena, a slew of alternative lenders emerged onto the scene to fill the credit gap. What's just as important is to ensure that lending technology is flexible.

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How Opening Bank Data Can Transform SMB Lending

PYMNTS

FinTechs continue to push the envelope to see how far open banking frameworks can go in improving the SMB banking experience, and increasingly, SMB lending is shifting to the center of these collaborative efforts. ’s experience is quickly influencing the way SMB lenders approach open banking in other markets like the U.S. .

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Key takeaways from ThinkBIG 2024: Insights for banks and credit unions

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 The panel encouraged banks and credit unions to change their approach to compliance and technology, getting compliance involved sooner in new initiatives to encourage safe innovation. We are looking at everything from online account opening to our banking platform's user experience.

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Cashfree Targets India’s Lenders With Disbursement API

PYMNTS

Cashfree , one of India’s biggest business payments platforms, has announced that it has launched a new suite of payment products aimed at lending companies and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), to facilitate easier loan disbursals across all platforms, according to a press release.

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Finastra Reimagines Originations With Fusion Credit Connect Rollout

PYMNTS

The company said in an announcement that business lending end users are able to have an enhanced customer experience throughout the entire time of securing as well as drawing down on a loan. Ripple had joined forces with Finastra to let banking customers use blockchain payments network RippleNet per a report in October.

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Why Openness Is Critical to the Future of Banking

Jack Henry

As someone who reads this blog and follows the industry, you’ve likely heard a lot of talk about open banking recently. Headlines with references to “Open APIs” and “Shared Data” continue to appear in inboxes and popular topics with industry reports. Consumers clearly want freedom, flexibility, and choice.