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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. Drilling down a bit into the Puerto Rico market in particular, Arora noted some differences between small business lending versus, say, the United States.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

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Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. Specifically for businesses, are commercial loans on the rise? Nationally, the picture is a fine one.

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

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Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. community banks and small business lending.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. Here In The States. In the United States, sandboxes are grabbing a bit of headline space.

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Explained | The current banking crisis in the US and Europe

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Amid the financial uncertainties, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed in March this year, sending shockwaves across the global financial markets. The US regional banks were under pressure as concern grew among customers and investors about the financial health of the banks in the country. Why did US banks collapse?

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Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served

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percent, are owned by veterans of the United States Armed Forces. That rate, he noted, is based on more than mutual soldier loyalty, as StreetShares has other lending requirements. Imagine what that market could look like with real and fair access.”. SMBs, roughly 2.5 million, or 9.1 million jobs.

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Singtel’s Dash Plans Remittance Service; KinerjaPay Notches $200M Investment

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In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China.

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