PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While recognizing that digital currencies do pose risks, including the possibility of imposing “a macro-economic cost,” Haldane argued that a digital currency could mitigate technological constraints on lending, provide additional payments security, and increase stability. “I In other news, the U.S.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Offering digital lending isn’t about the bells and whistles. started developing its digital lending platform about three years ago—and the bank is really glad it did. “I’m Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here. Illustration by Out of the box/Stocksy. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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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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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2016

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began accepting complaints regarding online marketplace lending. Complaints received by Read More.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

New Jersey-based financial institution Investors Bank has announced a collaboration with online small business lending firm OnDeck to digitize its own small to medium-sized business (SMB) lending operations. The companies announced their collaboration in a press release Monday (Oct.

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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 Outdated Lending Practices Fail To Meet SMBs’ Current Needs .

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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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Google Cloud is aiming to innovate the mortgage industry with its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Lending DocAI. In this industry, borrowers and lenders have high expectations; they want a mortgage document processing solution catered to improving operational efficiency, while ensuring speed and data accuracy. “In

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Potential borrowers apply online or via mobile, can be approved and offered a rate within 15 minutes, and can have their loans funded within 24 hours. Avant is really two businesses operating under one roof — connected in crucial ways, but separate in function. These are massively complicated and expensive systems to build.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 31, 2019

Financial institutions that want to play in the small business lending sandbox need to bring their digital toys. But how can community banks successfully compete with big banks and fintechs that are spending billions on their digital lending capabilities? While online lenders Kabbage and OnDeck lent $2 billion and $2.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

Online lending as a business model has taken some lumps over the last several months, with Lending Club (and investors) only the most visible casualty of alleged fraud. As for questions surrounding the viability of these online lending platforms, as posited by Webster, Moore said the model exists as one that is here to stay.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Renaud Laplanche , Former CEO of Lending Club, in a 2013 interview. Those were the good old days of Lending Club, a Silicon Valley darling that was the next big thing in lending. Lending Club was the poster child of that alt lending movement. I want to create something new and innovative.” He was far from alone.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout. But, the reality was, even though I felt more financially secure, I wasn’t technically in any less debt than I would have been had I just bought the shoes outright.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. sent a letter to five alternative small business lenders operating in the country, inquiring about their business practices.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Now, the fast-growing operation is tapping into one of the growing trends in payments and commerce by offering online financing for its many partners. To get a better handle on what’s going on — and why OYO is embracing hotel financing — PYMNTS recent talked with Abhinav Sinha, chief operating officer and operating partner at OYO USA.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Industries with high barriers to entry can pose challenges for new businesses but make well-established businesses a more secure investment. In the past, technology has pushed older products into obsolescence, but today, delivery systems can also change the operations of many industries. Are there high capital or technological costs?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

FinTech investments targeting B2B and corporate services spanned the globe, with particular concentration this past week in SMB lending across India and Europe. The Series C round was led by CDC Group, which in turn operates as a UK government owned VC fund. The combined total is about $396 million for the week in VC funding.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2016

The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 The company announced late last week that it secured nearly $29 million in Series C funding from Leumi Partners and Oaktree Capital Management, according to reports. million worth of venture capital across two deals. and Europe.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

The collaboration is part of Eedenbull’s efforts to expand globally after having secured 65 banking partnerships across Europe, according to a report. The FI aims to wield Backbase tools to create digital banking channels across its operations, with its focus first landing on SMBs. BNL Goes Live With Tink.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

Recent dynamics of the small business lending market A deep understanding of the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending. Record new business formation and a wider gap between U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In Wednesday’s tweets, Cryptopia said it is “securing each wallet individually” for trading resumes. According to Bloomberg , Cagney’s new company, Figure , uses blockchain technology to supply home equity lending online in as little as five days. Randall Crater, the principal operator of My Big Coin Pay, Inc.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Corporate buyers can pay more rapidly online with credit cards, benefitting sellers, and enjoy easy access to detailed, searchable information to guide their purchasing decisions. Some online sellers eschew online marketplaces in favor of more tailored digital sales experiences, turning to eCommerce system providers for help.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Wells Fargo customers nationwide are experiencing technical difficulty accessing the San Francisco-based bank’s online and mobile banking services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Find out which alt lenders secured $77 million in venture capital, as well as the other startups across the U.S., Alternative Lending. alternative lending space this week, too. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Not one of the four alternative lending startups that secured investments this week were from the U.S. Alternative Lending. Late last week, South Africa’s LulaLend brought some rare attention to the nation’s alternative lending space. There’s no doubt about it: Alternative lending had a stellar week.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

The alternative lending industry continues to scoff at doubters, and the latest B2B venture capital roundup suggests confidence is growing in the space — and not just in the U.S., Last month was a booming time for alternative lending when top names, like BlueVine, scored hefty sums. Alt-Lending. 10) it secured nearly $13.5

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging. From transaction monitoring to detecting unusual activities and facilitating report filing for reviews and audits, regtech solutions for banks can streamline and optimize compliance operations.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Keeping up with OFAC Russian sanctions , customer due diligence regulations, and consumer lending compliance expectations can be challenging. From transaction monitoring to detecting unusual activities and facilitating report filing for reviews and audits, regtech solutions for banks can streamline and optimize compliance operations.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Although bank lending partnerships with fintechs continue to receive OCC attention, recent remarks by OCC officials indicate that OCC scrutiny is now also directed at partnerships outside of the lending arena. Mr. Hsu also raised concerns about unknown risks or “nasty surprises” arising out of bank-fintech arrangements.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

Many small businesses may not have the operating history in place to snag the funding they need. In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO and Cofounder Brian Simon said that traditional lenders, including big banks, have been hesitant to lend to SMEs because there is typically less collateral available to secure loans.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

They include business intelligence solutions like analysis and support for digitization, as well as supply chain management tools and access to small business loans via Alipay’s online bank MYbank. Earlier this month, Alipay said hackers had managed to steal money from some of its user accounts via stolen Apple ID credentials.

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Indeed, with in-person contact between members and staff prohibited by stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, credit unions relied on online loan applications to collect information from the deluge of prospective borrowers who sought funds in the first round of PPP funding. The SBA didn’t break out larger credit union PPP lending activity.)

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives finds a focus on small business lending: In the U.K., That firm recently secured funding from Visa, which is also in the process of acquiring Plaid as part of its own wide-ranging open banking initiatives.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And in an interview with PYMNTS, Jacob Shoihet , co-founder and CEO of the online financing platform Marco Financial , said the problem is particularly acute for exporters. “In The company is also evaluating secured credit card concepts, too, as an adjacent ancillary offering. trillion globally, according to Shoihet.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The alternative lending space is crowded — oversaturated, some may say — and in the U.S. marketplace lender OnDeck, alternative lending is likely to be mainstream in Australia as soon as the end of the decade. regulation is likely headed its way. According to U.S. “This is transforming the credit risk analysis process.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Takeaway 1 For solid ag lending returns, focus on assessing credit risk in current portfolios and effective pricing. . Takeaway 2 Sentiment rose in 3Q, but the highly uncertain outlook warrants caution in ag lending activities. A tricky year for farmers, ag lending. You might also like this webinar watch. Pandemic Impact.

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