PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

To roll out a completely managed small business lending offering that digitizes the end-to-end loan life cycle, application development technology firm Unqork has teamed with Deloitte. Also, the service meets Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act requirements per the announcement.

Lending 160

Lending Meeting Technology Security 160

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.

Lending 129

Lending Analytics Data Security 129

Abrigo

APRIL 14, 2020

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve recently unveiled a new loan-purchase program, the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) Unlike the PPP, loans provided under the MSLP are not eligible for loan forgiveness Community financial institutions play an important role in the MSLP. Eligible lenders for the MSLP include U.S. learn more. MSLP Loan Terms.

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Maine Lending Community Study 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The lending industry was hit hard during the pandemic’s early months, with many banks and traditional lenders rapidly adjusting their standards and rates to accommodate businesses’ and consumers’ shifting needs. Payors surveyed stated that they made only 45 percent of all their disbursements via non-instant payment methods, in fact.

Millennials 239

Millennials Payments Lending Study 239

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And in leveraging Amazon’s scale as a platform — with millions of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and even micro-sized businesses hawking pretty much everything under the sun — it might seem a “slam dunk” if, say, a financial industry powerhouse were looking to bring small business loans to a new market. The Challenge.

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Lending Apple Study Online 146

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Post-financial crisis, an influx of alternative lending players emerged to accelerate business finance digitization and expand choices for borrowers. The alternative finance boom impacted middle-market corporate borrowers, too, but in different ways. Finding the right loan product is only part of the middle-market borrowing puzzle.

Marketing 140

Marketing Capital Lending Management 140

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Lightyear Capital , the New York-based private equity firm working in the fields of financial services, has established ProfitSolv to acquire integrated solutions for billing, payments and software services, a press release says. According to the press release, the addressable market for payments solutions is around $1.4

Payments 160

Payments Software New York Capital 160

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A group of payment players announced Tuesday (Nov. Faster Payments Council (FPC), aimed at working toward a ubiquitous payment system that enables Americans to safely and securely pay anyone, anywhere and at any time with near-immediate funds availability. 13) that they created a new organization, dubbed U.S.

Payments 192

Payments Survey Innovation Guidelines 192

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is eyeing tighter scrutiny of small business lending practices as Commissioner Rohit Chopra calls on the regulator to combat predatory SMB loan contracts, reports in Bloomberg said on Wednesday (May 8). Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C., Chopra spoke at an agency forum in Washington, D.C.,

Lending 152

Lending Regulation Washington California 152

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The PYMNTS September Credit Union Tracker pointed to the growing pressure for credit unions to respond to their members’ rising demands for mobile-friendly platforms, faster payment services and other modern financial products. In markets like the U.K. “This is an extraordinary thing. .” The Open Banking Trajectory.

Lending 152

Lending Community Bank US Community 152

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering. The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. reports noted.

Lending 122

Lending Capital Groups Financial Technology 122

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

One area of impact is small business finance and lending, with small businesses and lenders seeing a slowdown in demand. Small business lending platform Funding Circle commented on this effect in its latest earnings data, noting that there has been “some deterioration” in its higher-risk small business loan bands in the U.K.

Lending 144

Lending US Capital Data 144

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Payment company PayPal is looking at small business credit as a new field of opportunity. Matthews said the creation of a secure, government-issued identity framework would make it easier to get people verified and authenticated, which would in turn spur growth in Australia.

Lending 226

Lending Fintech National Strategy 226

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

bank has secured approval to acquire a majority stake in a Chinese securities joint venture, which, reports in Bloomberg said, Chase plans to take over completely sometime next year when Chinese regulators implement even more rule changes to the banking sector.

Lending 134

Lending Policies National Guidelines 134

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Financial regulators in China are moving to curb the influence of Jack Ma 's Ant Group by telling it to switch focus back to its mainstay payments business while fixing issues in personal lending, wealth management and more, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. The People's Bank of China criticized Ant on Sunday (Dec.

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Groups Regulation Payments Lending 225

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

challenger Starling Bank is moving forward with plans to introduce business lending services, reports in Specialist Banking said this week, with the bank revealing new details about its strategy. “We don’t think we’re going to automate every lending decision,” said Doignie.

Lending 118

Lending Strategy Capital Groups 118

Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether. Critical capital Should CRE lending be off the table? But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Management Lending Capital 221

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending industry is used to adaptation, especially since the 2008 financial crisis, when legacy financial institutions (FIs) began pulling back and FinTechs and digital players stepped up in the space. Outdated Lending Practices Fail To Meet SMBs’ Current Needs .

Lending 138

Lending Study Industry Tools 138

Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. which is a huge draw to using BNPL as a non-cash payment method. What Are Some Buy Now, Pay Later Companies? Which one is best for me?

Fintech 474

Fintech Trends South Dakota Apple 474

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. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

Lending 150

Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

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.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Regulation Survey 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Bank of England released new data late last week warning that business bank lending in the country hit its lowest rate in nearly two years in July. billion decline in net lending to companies in the month driven by the $2.43 July saw a 3 percent growth rate in business bank lending, compared to 4.4 percent the month prior.

Lending 116

Lending Meeting Capital Industry 116

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

In the early days of online lending, the big appeal was access to funds for potential borrowers with few, if any, options for securing capital. The move comes in the face of growing evidence that the loans they have sold and secured have not quite performed up to par. The Coming Risk Assessment Reset.

Lending 116

Lending Security Philadelphia Dallas 116

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Virgin Money has tapped a FinTech partner as it prepares the rollout of its business banking offering, while Iceland debuts its instant payments network. Plus, Altana raises funding for its supply chain technology, Velo Labs partners with Visa on SME lending and Google's former CEO backs a new tech fund.

Payments 141

Payments Google Capital Lending 141

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The 2008 financial crisis gave rise to the alternative lending market as a result of a massive gap in available capital, especially for small businesses and startups. The market’s creation was a spark that ignited a slew of disruptive changes for the small business financial services space. Earlier this month, the U.S.

Lending 130

Lending Regulation Capital Industry 130

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

PYMNTS analyzed the latest megadeal in payments and trade war developments, and a Visa exec voiced skepticism about instant payments. Global Payments, TSYS Ink $21.5B Global Payments, TSYS Ink $21.5B Megadeals everywhere in payments? Global Payments has inked a deal to acquire Total Systems (TSYS) in a $21.5

Lending 122

Lending Payments Apple social media 122

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

Has the Lending Club debacle taught the alternative lending industry anything? Perhaps, but the lesson isn’t that the players should abandon the market. The latest to join the industry is RateSetter , which already operates in the P2P consumer lending space but recently revealed plans to focus on business lending.

Lending 100

Lending Security Industry Report 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

The State Bank of Vietnam granted FinTech startup GPay a 10-year license to provide intermediary payment services in the country — electronic payment portals, payment services, digital money transfer services and eWallet services. The G-Group ecosystem includes Vietnam’s social media network Gapo and P2P lending platform Tima.

Payments 154

Payments social media Groups Taxes 154

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B

Fintech 210

Fintech Los Angeles Lending Analytics 210

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.

Metro 100

Metro Lending Fraud Capital 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2017

With home loan growth expected to slow to 4 percent in 2018, National Australia Bank (NAB) wants to build its business elsewhere, namely in SME lending. A report in The Australian on Monday (July 31) revealed news that the NAB is adding new features to its small business (SMB) lending unit, QuickBiz, in an effort to build market share.

National 100

National Lending Capital Regulation 100

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Mortgage services provider ICE acquired mortgage services provider Black Knight bringing together the two largest providers in the space.

Fintech 184

Fintech Lending Software Compliance 184

Accenture

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Guest blogger Markus Naumer examines how digital payments technology is enhancing credit lending and showing promise in addressing consumer credit-aversion challenges. In most European countries, for example, unsecured card lending is less than 18 percent of total unsecured consumer lending.

Payments 150

Payments Lending Examples Innovation 150

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.

Trends 221

Trends Industry Analytics Compliance 221

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Interest rates plummeted as the Fed held the federal funds rate at zero in the hopes of stimulating lending in an environment where credit went from dangerously free-flowing to dangerously non-existent in the span of a few months. People are buying houses such that there is now a supply shortage in the market. economy.

Lending 137

Lending Examples America Metro 137

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The hearing, according to the Committee on Small Business’ website , “will explore how innovators and entrepreneurs are using blockchain technology to help small businesses boost productivity, increase security, open new markets and change the way business is done.”

blockchain 249

blockchain US Innovation Lending 249

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Just days after the Federal Reserve released a report highlighting the changing role of small business loans at community banks, the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index published, suggesting small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending at small banks remains strong. A monthly view of small business lending in the U.S.

Lending 109

Lending Community Bank Community Strategy 109