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BNPL Firm Sezzle Allies With Ally Lending To Expand Loan Options

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This will allow the Minneapolis-based Sezzle to offer more long-term loans. Our collaboration with Ally Lending enhances our customer financing offerings, making it possible for consumers to better manage their finances," said Charlie Youakim , executive chairman and CEO of Sezzle, in a press release.

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Kristen Larson joins Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group

CFPB Monitor

She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office. Kristen’s practice involves consumer, small business, and treasury management products and services; digital banking; emerging payments; servicing; innovative technology; information security; operations; marketing; and complex service contracts.

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

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That alternative method of paying for purchases “on credit” got a boost with news this week that Visa Installments , a new point-of-sale (POS) credit solution, is being rolled out in pilot markets across the U.S. This follows a pilot rollout in Russia last month. Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year.

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Some SMBs Switched Banks When PPP Loans Failed To Come Through

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In a July survey of 931 firms that received PPP loans, Barlow Research Associates, the Minneapolis-based bank market research company, revealed that of the businesses that secured PPP funding, 28 percent received their loan from a lender with whom they had no prior relationship or a bank that wasn’t their primary one.

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Sezzle Names Former PayPal Exec To Lead Sales

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Sezzle , the Minneapolis-based installment-based payments platform, has announced the appointment of Reid Bork to its leadership team. In January, Sezzle was denied a crucial lending license from California. In the newly created role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s large-scale retail acquisition efforts.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. 8–12 in Minneapolis. 14–17 in Minneapolis. 11–13 in Minneapolis. 12–16 (week one) in Minneapolis. 19–23 (week two) in Minneapolis. 18–21 in Minneapolis.

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ABA Uncon: It’s All About Marketing

Social Assurance

This time of year, we should be all packing our bags and prepping for travel to the ABA Bank Marketing Conference, but like most things in 2020, any plans you made all went out the window. In 2020, the ABA Bank Marketing conference was to be held on my home turf in Minneapolis.