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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

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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.

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Iwoca grows lending business with $112M in debt financing

Bank Innovation

We have seen considerable growth in the [German] market,” said Oliver Schmid, general manager of Iwoca. 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

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Iwoca grows lending business with $112M in debt financing

Bank Innovation

We have seen considerable growth in the [German] market,” said Oliver Schmid, general manager of Iwoca Germany. 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

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Digital financial services to generate $38b in southeast Asia, study finds

Bank Innovation

Digital financial services from lending to asset management are expected to generate at least $38 billion of annual revenue across Southeast Asia by 2025, more than tripling from $11 billion in 2019, according to a new study by Bain & Co., Online lending will comprise about half that total for […].

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Funding Circle surpasses $10b in loans, plans aggressive partnership strategy

Bank Innovation

based peer-to-peer lending platform, hit a $10 billion milestone in loans to small- to medium-sized (SME) businesses on Thursday. The nine-year-old company plans to continue to develop its “partnership strategy,” Bernard Martinez, U.S. managing director at Funding Circle, told Bank Innovation. In the U.S.,

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Where Credit Unions Invest To Get The Best ROI

PYMNTS

The new service, Flex Loan, is being offered by SkyPoint Federal Credit Union and was established through a partnership with cloud-based mobile lending platform QCash Financial. Auto lending is also getting an upgrade in the CU market. Small dollar loans are often sought when members need funds to cover unexpected expenses.