article thumbnail

Inside The Royal Bank of Scotland’s Innovation Strategy

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Traditional banks cannot afford to ignore fintechs. What started out as a nascent subsect of the broader financial space is now at the forefront of how people bank. The impact of fintechs on how people bank has not gone unnoticed by The Royal Bank of Scotland, who over the past 18 months under […].

article thumbnail

Why Automation is Key to Chesapeake Bank’s Innovation Strategy for 2019

Bank Innovation

Automation is the theme that best describes Chesapeake Bank’s innovation roadmap for 2019, Kevin Wood, managing director of the state-chartered community bank’s business lending division, Cash Flow, told Bank Innovation. “One

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Square revises credit risk model for its SMB lending program

Bank Innovation

An update to Square’s credit risk model for its Square Capital commercial lending product — first disclosed yesterday — was “a key driver of Capital’s outperformance in the fourth quarter,” the company said. The advancement of Capital is key for Square as it continues to grow the fast-growing — and lucrative — lending product.

Lending 284
article thumbnail

Iwoca grows lending business with $112M in debt financing

Bank Innovation

Iwoca, a London-based small business lender, announced a debt financing round of 100 million euros ($112 million) last week to fund new loans in Germany.? “We We have seen considerable growth in the [German] market,” said Oliver Schmid, general manager of Iwoca. What sets us apart from banks is we built the system from scratch geared […].

Lending 300
article thumbnail

Compound data: the key to digitized lending

Bank Innovation

Aside from operations and strategy, one of the biggest reasons is limited funding or lack of timely cash flow. A staggering 90% of small- to medium-sized enterprises fail. This is no surprise given that 72% of SME loans are rejected; it takes three months for SME borrowers to get their cash; and still 52% of […].

Lending 332
article thumbnail

Iwoca grows lending business with $112M in debt financing

Bank Innovation

Iwoca, a London-based small business lender, announced a debt financing round of 100 million euros ($112 million) last week to fund new loans in Germany.? “We We have seen considerable growth in the [German] market,” said Oliver Schmid, general manager of Iwoca Germany. What sets us apart from banks is we built the system from scratch […].

Lending 221
article thumbnail

Ally reports strong deposit growth as it expands lending product suite

Bank Innovation

Ally Financial this week reported it’s continuing its winning streak in deposit growth. In a third-quarter earnings report, the bank reported total deposits of $119.2 billion, up 18% year over year. Meanwhile, the bank’s customer retention rate stands at 96%, a level it characterized as “stable and strong.” Ally revealed that it has 1.94

Report 221