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4 trending social media tips to know

Independent Banker

The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. We asked them for their need-to-know social tips. Membership is open to non-competing community bankers throughout the United States.

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A Digital Disbursement Fix To Help SMBs Keep Afloat

PYMNTS

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in particular are struggling against the loss of revenue, something that has already led more than 100,000 SMBs within the United States to permanently close down. Other player s are making moves in the SMB lending space to create a more digital lending process, including eCommerce firm Amazon.

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

PYMNTS

As reported, the social media giant was hacked through a vulnerability in the Facebook source code, which gave the attackers the ability to steal access tokens, which they in turn used to keep Facebook subscribers logged in. community banks and small business lending. Regulatory Fines, on a Global Scale.

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Another Payment Megadeal, Amazon Suppliers And PayPal SMB Lending Top The Week’s News

PYMNTS

As has been reported, Global Payments is the third largest merchant acquirer in the United States, while TSYS is the third largest card processor in the country. PayPal Hits $10B SMB Lending Milestone. Visa CEO Throws Shade On Real-Time Payments. Fun, Cool or Otherwise Interesting.

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Fintech Is Back

Bank Innovation

In 2017, in the United States, overall VC funding -- a barometer of startup activity and appeal.Read More. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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FBI Docs Reveal ISIS Funneled Money Into US Through Fake eBay Transactions

PYMNTS

He received a total of $8,700, which he used for a laptop, a mobile phone and a VPN communications network, all of which the FBI says he used to communicate with the Islamic State network. While he knew the money was meant to conduct a terrorist attack in the United States, Elshinawy told the FBI he never planned to carry it out.

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Prosper Extends Credit to 200K Near-Prime Clients with FICO Scores

FICO

Managing Lending Risk with FICO Scores Throughout the almost twenty-year history of the Prosper personal loan platform, anticipating macro-economic downturns is a core principle. Prosper is pursuing opportunities to create a more efficient, accessible, secure, purposeful, and equitable financial system for underserved customers.”