Amid greater regulatory and compliance issues that corporates and banks must grapple with, smaller firms also have to contend with costs and visibility into liquidity. As Fides CEO Andreas Lutz told PYMNTS, automation is key to better treasury oversight.
Deloitte has made clear its ambitions for blockchain, most recently by revealing it had invested in blockchain startup SETL, based in the U.K. And last October, the company announced the launch of Deloitte Catalyst, an incubator to support startups using disruptive tools like blockchain. Get...
The alternative lending space has journeyed through growth and struggled with challenges, especially in the last year. That goes for all segments of the space: SME, consumer, student, auto and mortgages. With all of the chatter surrounding the future of alternative business finance, analysts at...
Small businesses are feeling the pressures of market changes — and not only in the U.S. Economic fluctuations, regulatory shifts and changes in bank loan behavior across the U.S., U.K., Australia and India offer the latest glimpse into how small and medium-sized businesses are doing. We’ve...
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase both released earnings reports last week that surpassed analysts’ estimates, reports said Friday (Jan. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Cybersecurity firm WISeKey India revealed it surpassed expectations when it opened up its first seed round of funding, securing $1.3 million in investment, reports said Friday (Jan. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The paper-based income statement and balance sheet models for SMB lending are inefficient at best and may not be the best arbiters of credit risk. Provenir Managing Director Paul Thomas told PYMNTS about the benefits of data, both structured and unstructured, in the (digital) SMB lending...
CSI Kick Start, a FinTech incubator operated by corporate payments company CSI globalVCard, said it has officially kicked off its second year of searching out B2B payments innovators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
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., either. Last month was a booming time for alternative lending when top names, like BlueVine,...
