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Banks Say FinTech Innovation, Not Regulation, Is Now Their Fiercest Market Pressure

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Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets.

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Navigating the Loan Landscape: A Guide to Small Business Financing

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SBA loans offer a variety of benefits, such as more flexible lending terms, and they can be a gateway to obtaining conventional financing in the future. If you have questions about your SBA loan timeline, you can contact the Union Bank business lending team anytime during the application process.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

Table of Contents: Amazon’s product strategy. Market strategy outside the US. Product strategy: Amazon takes on financial services. Through trial and error, the company has set up key financial pillars across payments, cash deposits, and lending. Amazon Lending. Amazon SMB Lending.

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How 60+ Startups Are Disrupting Retail And Commercial Banking Around The World

CB Insights

Emerging markets in Asia could be the next growth market: Asia has 2 privately funded startups and there are some stealth companies looking to enter the market. Existing startups like the UK’s Revolut are also looking to expand in the region. of monthly spend across 28 countries in Europe as of September 2018.

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The Challenger Bank Playbook: How 6 Digital Banking Startups Are Taking On Retail Banking

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The UK, in particular, has seen the most challenger bank activity compared to other regions, as a result of progressive regulations enacted to promote competition and break up the banking monopoly. Atom Bank, for example, launched a savings account and SMB lending after regulatory approval.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Targeted at Marketing, execs, lines of business owners, etc. Demo: Customer Insight Dashboard for Regional Manager who can view their forward looking metrics such as customer attrition and look forward several quarters. International lending platform – Create opportunities for Investors. Average return of 13% per year.