Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. billion across 614 deals.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Takeaway 2 A consumer loan origination system can help FIs offer a fully digital retail lending experience. How can FIs overcome retail lending challenges? In today's competitive – and increasingly digital – consumer lending environment, financial institutions will need to find ways to adapt to changing customer expectations.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

Recent stats and dynamics of the small business lending market Understanding 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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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Personalized Touch with Efficient Service Can Boost Lending Banks and credit unions can boost business lending by combining a relationship focus with transaction-oriented processing. . This competition can only increase as the lending landscape continues to shift. Streamlined, Quick. Win more business loans you want.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

2021 And Beyond. I think there are some really unique lending opportunities that would be interesting within our demographic,” he said. Obviously, we're not going to lend to a 15-year-old, but when a 17-year-old turns 18 and they go off to college, they need books for school or a computer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Cape , a new Australian FinTech made up of professionals in finance, is debuting its new “recession fighting” credit card, powered by open banking and intended to allow access to new functions like buy now, pay later (BNPL), according to a report from AltFi.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

There’s no shortage of disruptors — particularly neobanks that promise to change everything from checking to lending — but don’t count legacy players out just yet, Dr. Jud Linville , senior advisor at growth equity firm General Atlantic , told Karen Webster. What FinTechs And Neobanks Should Do Here.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Marketplace lending. billion by 2021.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The KSB Lends a Hand program took anniversary funds totaling $20,000 and distributed them to more than 100 local organizations. “We

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. On the next pages, you’ll find our listings of the top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. The bank issued 2,182 PPP loans in 2020 and 2021.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Plus, online lending startup SoFi is looking to go public through a SPAC. Economists: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By Year-End 2021.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2022

Global fintech deals and dollars reached record highs in 2021. In our State Of Fintech 2021 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: Fintech accounted for $1 in every $5 of global venture funding. 2021 Fintech funding blows past 2020 totals by more than 2x.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 18, 2021

In our annual What’s Going On in Banking survey, Cornerstone asked executives at mid-size banks and credit unions, “What new products or services does your institution plan to launch in 2021?”. We’re losing ground to neobanks and other fintech companies because we haven’t digitized the delivery of our existing products and services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The timing of the IPO hasn't been decided, although Reuters reported that analysts predict it will happen in the second half of 2021. Kakao Pay , the FinTech arm of Kakao Corp. Once that goes through, it will be the first South Korean FinTech working in mobile payments to make a public debut.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. of bankers are either strongly interested in or already working with fintechs in digital account opening. The benefits of fintechs. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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CB Insights

JUNE 21, 2021

Future of Fintech 2021 (October 5-6, NYC) will provide updates on this activity and in-depth analysis on important trends driving financial services. Here are the key topics that you can expect to learn more about at Future of Fintech : Banking . Global lending marketplaces. Growth of challenger banks. Digital wallets.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 25, 2022

Global fintech deals and dollars reached record highs in 2021. In our State Of Fintech 2021 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: Fintech accounted for $1 in every $5 of global venture funding. 2021 Fintech funding blows past 2020 totals by more than 2x.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

One of the largest business lenders in Europe, iwoca , has announced a new platform called OpenLending that can bring together both FinTechs and banks and help spread iwoca’s lending abilities to the 2 million U.K. businesses that might need it, according to a press release. ”

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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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. Banks, of course, cannot ignore the FinTech threat. North American banks are among the most optimistic, EY found.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards recently told PYMNTS that “Historically, banks have viewed FinTechs through an ‘us versus them’ lens — and rightly so, because, in so many cases, the banks were disintermediated or relegated to become ‘dumb vaults’ for the FinTechs they partnered with. Consumerization Continues.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 6, 2025

Outside of maybe lending flows, however, it’s less clear what (if any) value Alkami’s 2021 acquisition of MK Decision still brings. While not all mergers and acquisitions in fintech end up making sense for all the stakeholders (buyer, seller, clients, employees), this deal seems to check all the boxes.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 23, 2022

I didn’t find a lot to do in the lounge other than viewing a wall touting the bank’s blockchain accomplishments and watching a video of Chase’s eCommerce and Fintech Forum from June 2021. The two largest virtual worlds—The Sandbox and Decentraland—saw 86,000 virtual property transactions totaling $460 million in sales in 2021.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Merchants and disbursements providers need to innovate quickly to stand up against their competitors, many of which are smaller FinTechs or startups that can capitalize on the host of customers that near-exclusively transact and receive money through digital and mobile devices. Instant payments are gaining in international markets.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Following a record-breaking Q2, global fintech private market deal activity remained elevated in Q3’21. . In our State of Fintech Q3’21 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: . The second-highest quarter on record for fintech financing, up 147% YoY. And much more. First name.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Making small business loans efficient and worthwhile Digitalizing the lending process can help financial institutions win small business loans and meet customers' needs. You might also like this webinar on small business lending best practices. Top problems in small business lending. Roadblocks to Success.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In an environment in which connecting small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to vital financial services and products is more imperative than ever, the world of SMB banking and FinTech is fostering an ecosystem of collaboration to expand availability. Orange Bank Acquires Anytime. Financial terms of the takeover were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

million in VC funding for the sector, B2B FinTechs may be showing signs of a mid-year lull. Two former executives from payments technology conglomerate Square have formed a new B2B FinTech in Australia called Zeller. The company is looking to debut on the market in the first quarter of 2021. With a combined $43.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Where once the marquee names in tech (and no shortage of FinTechs) jockeyed for primary banking services relationships, an increasing number of partnerships are now taking shape. To that end, BBVA was one of six banks that said on Monday (Aug. According to Khwaja, the digital shift is here to stay.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But some things do change, and according to Cornerstone Advisors’ 2021 What’s Going On In Banking study, the change in three priorities signal a shift in how FIs are managing technology: 1. In addition, a little more than half of financial institutions (54%) intend to launch new products or services in 2021. The Other Side of the Coin.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

The adoption of fintech apps has skyrocketed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, spurring further growth and investor interest in this category. Fintech had one of the most successful quarters in history in Q1’21 , with record deals, funding, exits, and mega-rounds. . Big tech investment in fintech companies reached $2.2B

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Each week, PYMNTS will round up some of the latest initiatives from governments, banks and FinTechs around the world to lend support for small businesses struggling as a result of the coronavirus. FinTechs Encourage SMB Crowdfunding. Several FinTechs in the U.S. B2B FinTechs Band Together. Fed Calls On Small Banks.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

WATCH NOW Takeaway 1 The number of money transmitters grew by 13% in 2021 in the U.S. The money transmitter industry is growing, spiked by advances in fintech and the consumer demand for immediate payment mechanisms. According to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors , the number of money transmitters grew by 13% in 2021 in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Cashfree , one of India’s biggest business payments platforms, has announced that it has launched a new suite of payment products aimed at lending companies and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), to facilitate easier loan disbursals across all platforms, according to a press release.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Nonbank institutions continue to be serious contenders in the home lending space. The amount of annual mortgage origination surpassed this figure in both 2020 and 2021. The low interest rate environment fueled a frothy residential lending market in 2020 and 2021, with annual origination topping more than $4.4 Quick Stat.

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