PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2021

Figure Technologies , which works in blockchain-based finance tech transformations, has worked with J.P. This will mark Figure’s fifth online financing facility, in which the company has closed almost $1.5 This will mark Figure’s fifth online financing facility, in which the company has closed almost $1.5 This facility with J.P.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. Necessity is the mother of invention. Behind the Numbers

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Lending Innovation Fintech Cards 148

Bank Innovation

MARCH 23, 2020

Financial-technology firms including PayPal Holdings Inc. are lining up to help speed lending to small businesses during the coronavirus crisis — and are pushing for a slice of emergency U.S. Industry group Financial Innovation Now urged Congress in a letter to provide capital to online lenders including PayPal and Square Inc.,

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Digital lending capabilities are quickly becoming table stakes, particularly when it comes to small business lending. It’s critical for community banks to have online loan applications, process automation staff skilled in digitization and more. Benefits of digital lending. Ensure a more consistent lending process.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—Online lender Kabbage has enlarged its small business line of credit, now offering clients lines up to $250,000, the company announced today. Kabbage anticipates that businesses will use the funds for technology investment, the company stated in today’s release.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 30, 2018

Banks need to update their legacy systems and modernize their technology, no surprise there. But just how many operational leaders at banks think their institution’s survival depends on it? That would be 79% of operations leaders in North America banks, according to a recent report by Accenture. That’s four out of five banks.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2017

EXCLUSIVE–Future banking innovations aren’t going to depend on what technology financial institutions are using, but on what data is underlying that technology, according to Dave McKay, president and CEO for the Royal Bank of Canada.

Technology 310

Technology Data Innovation Lending 310

Bank Innovation

JUNE 21, 2018

PREMIUM – Every year Bank Innovation assembles a list of 44 innovators that caught our attention in digital banking and fintech. These are the people Bank Innovation believes to be this year’s movers and shakers in the industry, paving the way with forward-thinking technologies and ideas.

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Innovation Digital Banking Fintech Industry 321

Bank Innovation

JUNE 27, 2016

Some of the shine seems to have come off fintech innovation in 2016. Startup valuations are dropping; once abundant venture capital is growing scarcer; marketplace lending has gotten bruised — even the self-proclaimed capital of fintech, London, faces an uncertain future with Brexit. Read More.

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Innovation Lending Capital Fintech 285

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes the launch of business cards by American Express and Amazon in addition to one by Wyndham Hotel & Resorts and Barclays.

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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.

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Lending Analytics Data Security 129

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. Technology can create efficiencies that allow them to reimagine customer interactions moving forward.

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Lending Community San Antonio Survey 259

Bank Innovation

APRIL 12, 2017

The marketplace lending industry is far from dead. This was the upshot from a venture capital panel at a recent Bank Innovation event in San Jose. But what got the online lenders in trouble in the first […].

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San Jose Lending Video Capital 170

Bank Innovation

JULY 16, 2018

Bank of America will invest about $75 million per quarter in technology from now through the rest of 2019, the bank reported in its earnings call today.

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America Technology Innovation Report 247

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This bank created an innovation lab, and that bank is launching a fintech team. But this other bank just started a blockchain focus group, and everyone else is investing in tech. Gone are the days when banks could afford to be “conservative” with new product launches and tech projects, which Read More.

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Innovation blockchain Groups Fintech 317

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

One of the key reasons for the complicated relationship – the term “frenemies” comes to mind – is that FinTech newcomers are demonstrating innovative approaches to traditional banking practices, including financial management services and money transfers, while older banks tend to be wedded to older systems.

Innovation 191

Innovation Lending Fintech Bitcoin 191

Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2017

Today, Bank Innovation releases its most significant redesign and relaunch since the site initially dropped online in 2009. We hope you love the new Bank Innovation. When we started Bank Innovation, while the crosswinds of the credit crisis were still swirling, we were the lone voice for innovation at banks.

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Innovation Online social media Operations 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Small business lending platform Biz2Credit is collaborating with consulting firm Infosys to expand its white label small business lending-as-a-service solution to more financial institutions. We look to partner with leading FinTechs such as Biz2Credit, which are at the forefront of online business financing.

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Lending Analysis Innovation Policies 104

Bank Innovation

MAY 31, 2018

For online lenders, small business lending continues to grow into big business. Online lenders continue to grow their originations of small business loans, according to a new study released today by Washington D.C.-based based economic research firm NDP.

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Lending Washington Study Online 186

Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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Innovation Bitcoin Fintech Industry 220

Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking.

Innovation 170

Innovation Seattle Fintech Technology 170

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Lending Club may be back on track with banks, but not soon enough to help its fourth quarter results. 2016 was a tumultuous year for the online lender. The company set high goals for the fourth quarter, including its determination to generate $2 billion in loans. The lender’s very narrow miss of Read More.

Lending 236

Lending Online Company Operations 236

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Key Takeaways With more customers leveraging channels like online and mobile banking, community financial institutions are trying to solve how to maintain their hallmark community focus in an increasingly digital world. Technology can create efficiencies that allow them to reimagine customer interactions moving forward.

Lending 195

Lending Community San Antonio Survey 195

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

Innovation 240

Innovation Community Capital Fintech 240

Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The lending market is going through some major, rapid changes, and it’s more exciting than ever for consumers looking for attractive deals on their loans. At the same time, lenders themselves have an easier time managing the huge volume of customers they have to work with, along with all the data they generate on a […].

Lending 244

Lending Fintech Data Management 244

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In a sign of the times in consumer lending, Auto Finance News today announced the launch of Auto Finance Innovation 2016, a new industry forum to explore the fintech revolution and how it is reshaping automotive lending and leasing.

Innovation 150

Innovation Lending Fintech Industry 150

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions.

Lending 150

Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Despite predictions of a bleak economy and decreasing investment spending from businesses, banks will not be cutting down their technology spend in 2019, according to Kurt Spieler, Chief Investment Officer at First National Bank of Omaha.

Omaha 186

Omaha Technology National Innovation 186

Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2018

Digital lending is becoming an important business even for smaller community banks. Larger banks, which have the resources to build their own technology or buy a fintech provider (KeyBank acquired Bolstr; JPMorgan Chase acquired WePay).

Lending 186

Lending Community Bank Resources Community 186

Bank Innovation

JULY 11, 2016

The following is an email exchange with Glenn Goldman, a pioneer in alternative lending and CEO of Credibly, an online lender to small businesses. More regulation is likely coming to SMB online lending. How do you respond to this? Unfortunately, there are bad actors in every industry, and I think there’s Read More.

Lending 150

Lending Online Regulation Industry 150

Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2016

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began accepting complaints regarding online marketplace lending. Complaints received by Read More.

Lending 150

Lending Online Regulation Industry 150

Bank Innovation

AUGUST 22, 2018

Unity Bank, with $450 million in assets, has begun to leverage loan technology to streamline its commercial lending and consumer lending processes. Bank Innovation spoke with Unity Bank senior vice president and commercial lending manager Darrin Wilson on what “streamlining” will mean […].

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Lending Innovation Technology Management 225

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We have undertaken our most significant redesign and relaunch since Bank Innovation initially dropped online in 2009. This beta officially kicks off today and marks a new chapter in the life of Bank Innovation. When we started Bank Innovation, while the crosswinds of the credit crisis were still swirling, we […].

Innovation 150

Innovation Online social media Operations 150

Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

Takeaway 2 Community banks are at a crossroads: innovate or be left behind (or acquired). 1 Today, community banks are at a critical crossroads: innovate or be left behind (or acquired). . Community banks are critical to ag lending and small business lending. Technology is an obstacle and an opportunity.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Kansas City Lending 195

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Google Cloud is aiming to innovate the mortgage industry with its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Lending DocAI. Lending DocAI is part of Google's Document AI portfolio for the mortgage industry. And with Lending DocAI, now in preview, we're delivering our first vertically specialized solution in this realm.”.

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Google Tools Lending Industry 264

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Credit unions (CUs) have followed banks’ digital banking lead, churning out platforms, services and mobile apps for consumers to use speedy, convenient online services. FIs of all sizes and enthusiasm levels have steadily moved forward with AI and machine learning integrations into behind-the-scenes lending, as well as consumer-facing apps.

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Innovation Survey Lending Technology 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

The card network has partnered with Open Banking service Konsentus to add an identity and regulatory checking service to its roster of Open Banking tools and technologies. How PSD2 is Changing Lending in the U.K. For more on the security and privacy issues surrounding these regulations, visit the Tracker’s News & Trends section.

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