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LendingPoint’s LoanHero Acquisition To Expand Credit Options For 145M Consumers
LendingPoint’s LoanHero Acquisition To Expand Credit Options For 145M Consumers
January 11, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Although the news about LendingPoint’s decision to formally acquire LoanHero is made public today for the very first time, the conversation between the two firms about how they could...

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs
Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs
January 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for...

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Have Cannabis’ Banking Plans Gone Up In Smoke?
Have Cannabis’ Banking Plans Gone Up In Smoke?
January 09, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Financial services for the cannabis industry have been a complicated issue for the 20 years that there has been a legal – or at least quasi-legal –...

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Traditional Lenders Strengthened September SMB Lending Activity
Traditional Lenders Strengthened September SMB Lending Activity
October 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Just days after the Federal Reserve released a report highlighting the changing role of small business loans at community banks, the latest Biz2Credit Small Business...

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OCC Gives Deposit Advance Programs New Life
OCC Gives Deposit Advance Programs New Life
October 10, 2017  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made big waves, and generated a lot of headlines, with news last week that the final draft of its short-term loan regulations had...

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B2B FinTech Venture Capital Caught In A Lull
B2B FinTech Venture Capital Caught In A Lull
September 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

B2B venture capital may be in a bit of a slump this week. Funding surpassed $15.3 million, at least, with investors targeting alternative lending and...

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Banking On APIs For B2B Innovation
Banking On APIs For B2B Innovation
September 14, 2017  |  API

FinTech companies have grown accustomed to using APIs to conduct business — and are now expecting their banks to do the same. For September’s PYMNTS.com...

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NEW REPORT: How Banks Are Driving API-First Strategies
NEW REPORT: How Banks Are Driving API-First Strategies
September 13, 2017  |  API

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border...

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UK Alternative Lender Spotlights Late Payments Misconception
UK Alternative Lender Spotlights Late Payments Misconception
August 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

U.K. regulators say late payments are jeopardizing the nation’s small- and medium-sized business community. Even with government intervention measures to help curb the practice, some...

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