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SMB-Focused Lender Judo Bank Attains Unicorn Status

PYMNTS

Australia’s Judo Bank has attained unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine , meaning it has achieved a valuation of at least $1 billion. The bank focuses on small- and medium-sized business (SMB) lending. “We The sheer deluge of funding has all added up to the unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine.

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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

The Credit + Lending + Portfolio Risk track will cover topics on managing credit risk, making smarter loans faster, managing the current expected credit loss (CECL), stress testing, and asset/liability management (ALM). The Fighting Financial Crime track will focus on BSA compliance, anti-money-laundering (AML), and fraud detection topics.

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Helping Bankers Deal with Change: ThinkBIG Keynote Speaker Champions Tips For Change Management

Abrigo

The ThinkBIG Conference combines MainStreet Technologies’ National CECL Conference and Sageworks’ Lending & Risk Summit. ThinkBIG features two tracks for attendees: CECL + Portfolio Risk and Lending + Credit Risk. See the entire agenda here. You can bounce ideas off of people from a wide range of institutions.”

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CAN Capital Positions Itself For The Entrepreneur

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Each of those businesses is run by an entrepreneur — the latest target of the alternative lending platform. An announcement released on Monday (May 2) said CAN Capital is collaborating with Entrepreneur Media, the publisher of Entrepreneur magazine, to link entrepreneurs to loans through its platform.

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UK’s Request To Expand Market Access After Brexit Isn’t Likely In Near Term

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Reuters noted the system doesn’t cover banking activities such as lending and asset management. He said it could take the EU until 2020 to decide on the request — that year marks the end of a transition period in which the U.K. still follows EU rules.

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Powering-Up Tools: Your Membership Resources

Independent Banker

An interview with Paul McGuire, ICBA’s executive vice president, national solutions group. While all of ICBA’s members are FDIC-insured, the association represents Federal Reserve member banks, nationally chartered banks and state-chartered institutions. Meet ICBA’s Membership Contact. Paul McGuire. Email: paul.mcguire@icba.org.

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Meet Our 2022 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

FICO

Graham is the editor of Impact , a magazine published by the Operational Research Society, which reports on successful applications of analytical work. Dinesh Suresh, head, digital builds for consumer secured lending at OCBC Bank (previous winner). Sibulelo is a published author and is currently a PhD candidate at Wits Business School.

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