PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

FinTechs continue to push the envelope to see how far open banking frameworks can go in improving the SMB banking experience, and increasingly, SMB lending is shifting to the center of these collaborative efforts. ’s experience is quickly influencing the way SMB lenders approach open banking in other markets like the U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 14, 2022

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. But in January 2021, the new OCC announced it would pause the "Fair Access" rule that was intended to prevent another Operation Choke Point.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As it aims to bolster methods of market exit and risk disposal for institutions that loan money, the central bank of China introduced a draft of updates to legislation applicable to commercial banks, Reuters reported. trillion yuan ($219 billion) in profit by cutting lending rates and deferring loan repayments in an effort to assist firms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Ant Group 's initial public offering (IPO) could be delayed by six months and its valuation reduced by quite a lot after its delay this week, a report from the Financial Times says, as new regulations come into play. 3), one day after Beijing debuted a set of regulations that would have forced Ant Group to re-do its business model.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

The online lending landscape may get rockier as federal regulators are eyeing whether to bolster their oversight on loans extended to small businesses. The focus of these lenders has been to extend capital to small businesses and startups, and those players have maintained that more regulations could hurt business.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Why change management is vital for banks and credit unions Regulators promote change management to manage risk, but banks and credit unions can also achieve important benefits when they manage change. This article describes recent comments by financial regulators about managing change.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

15) that Hong Kong authorities have reportedly opened an investigation into Chinese banks operating in the city. Unnamed sources told the publication that Citic Bank International has similarly tamed its efforts to expand investment banking operations.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Banking institutions are responding by integrating advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and data analytics, into their lending operations to enhance efficiency and adaptability. Facilitation of embedded lending while ensuring compliance: Embedded finance initiatives must adhere to regulatory requirements.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

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. Optimism Up.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

The Financial Stability Board says Basel III rules have not led to a squeeze of the small business bank lending market, according to reports on Friday (June 7). The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space. Some regulators aimed to mitigate that impact.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

30) said a lack of regulation in the online SMB lending arena is raising concerns over sky-high fees and interest rates, sparking a bigger conversation about expanding borrower protections beyond consumers. are operated by sole proprietors with no other employees. But recent reports in the Wall Street Journal Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

India-based financial services provider Reliance Capital has announced it will exit the lending market. 30), Reuters reported , noting that the company is struggling to overcome “collateral damage” resulting from a slowing national economic and a broader “crisis,” the publication said, in India’s lending sector.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

China’s banking regulation is in-flux. As watchdogs ramp up oversight of financial institutions and FinTechs, late last year the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission also announced plans to relax restrictions on foreign ownership of banks operating in the country.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform JULO is closing its Series A2 funding round with $15 million raised, after extending its initial $5 million Series A funding by an additional $10 million, according to a report. There are lots of players in this market. In South Asia, digital lending is becoming more and more common.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. It’s even more surprising given that 2016 could be the year that regulation begins to really kick in for these lenders — in the U.S., Alternative Lending. Find out how the more than $26.5 MarketInvoice. Seed funding for U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Regulations take shape, usually quite a bit more slowly. So it is with the Chinese alternative lending space, with various nomenclature in place, seemingly interchangeable, embracing P2P loans or internet lending – in short, funds flowing outside the confines of the bank branch and the teller window.

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Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

Their loan requests, according to court documents, were made to pay employees for a business that was not operating at the time of pandemic and had no salaried employees. Furthermore, the FAQ clarifies that the loans were not intended for companies with access to equity in the market. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2023

The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely. We believe any change to the FDIC insurance coverage should aim to maintain and advance our credit markets. economy needs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

3), stock exchanges in Shanghai and Hong Kong have suspended the looming IPO (initial public offering) in Ant Group, citing regulatory changes in the financial services landscape — and summoning executives including controller Jack Ma to meet with Chinese regulators at the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 9, 2024

Changes in Market Expectations: Markets can move rapidly and market participants do not always clearly appreciate the impact of forward projections. For example, at the start of 2024 the market expected six interest rate cuts, while at the time of writing this article the market expects only 2.6

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. That’s where regtech for banks can help.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturers can use regtech to ensure that marketing complies with FDA requirements. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. That’s where regtech for banks can help.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

29) that the government’s efforts to spur small business lending by pumping money into the financial services market has yielded only modest success. The publication pointed to the government’s conflicting policy of stricter lending rules as one reason why efforts to boost small business loan volumes hasn’t taken off.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

regulations have been working to elevate business banking competition and expand access to capital for corporate and SMB borrowers, but the latest reports from the government suggest those efforts are falling short. billion decline in net lending to companies in the month driven by the $2.43 Reports in The Irish News on Saturday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Asset management, payments and lending are being offered by Microsoft, Amazon, eBay, Baidu, Apple, Facebook and Tencent — all which have colossal databases. BigTech’s entry into finance has had benefits, like financial inclusion in emerging markets and underbanked economies. However, there could be risks to financial stability.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It's about ensuring that every aspect of your lending operation is optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Whether it's at the start of a year or some other time, focusing on these key areas will help you fine-tune your operations and set your financial institution up for success in the year ahead.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

China has ordered a lockdown of Beijing’s financial district Monday (August 6) to prevent individuals from protesting a crisis in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace. Leading up to the police action, investors have been withdrawing funds from P2P lending platforms amid a wave of defaults across the industry in China.

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Abrigo

MAY 18, 2023

How to evaluate loan review processes based on their scope and depth A closer look at loan review can help your institution determine what steps to take to please regulators and streamline processes. In a banking context, the scope is the number of different operations you do on the job and the frequency with which you do them.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

The Fed has paused for nearly a year now, and it was our experience in 2006-07 that bank cost of funds continued to increase as the market closed the delta between what someone could earn in a money market mutual fund and a bank account. But not until $1 trillion went from banking to money markets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The banking firm has been talking with London regulators about the idea, according to The Financial Times on Saturday (Feb. The operation will likely include savings and lending products, and it comes just two years after U.S. JPMorgan Chase is taking steps to open a digital bank in the U.K. by the end of the year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

challenger bank Metro Bank, the financial institution is reportedly looking to reduce its corporate loan exposure and wind down commercial lending operations. The market shift follows a year of ups and downs for the financial institution marked by a high-profile accounting error, a valuation plummet and fraud investigations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

regulators cracked down on the firm Oct. regulators not coming as a surprise. The money will be used to help Aave expand into the Asian market, and help it achieve more institutional adoption. Mishra said he’d already been seeing the “Wild West”-like nature of the crypto derivatives space, with the new activity from U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is placing pressure on the nation’s alternative lending space in a notice issued earlier this month, reports said on Friday (Sept. Reports said there are several of these platforms in operation today, including Grex, LetsVenture, Equity Crest, Tracxn and Termsheet. In the U.S.,

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Takeaway 1 Signs point to increased loan modifications and loan workouts, and regulators have urged financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers. . Meanwhile, regulators are focusing fresh attention on prudent credit risk management of loans, especially CRE, and loan modifications in general. CRE loan accommodations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

As Mark Rockefeller, co-founder and chief executive officer of small business lending-as-a-service provider StreetShares , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, that pressure to digitize expands to credit unions and community banks in their SMB lending offerings, too, and do it profitably. In markets like the U.K. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

On the face of it, China’s announcement that it would open its financial markets to increased ownership by foreign companies seems a sea change. So, with the caps uncapped, it follows that Western firms and companies will be operating in environments where investment pickings might be relatively slim. trillion at 2014’s end.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2022

After moving alone in 2020 to reform its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board in issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the CRA.

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