alternative financing

Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
Regulators Fail to Rein In Risk of Shadow Banking, Former BoE Official Says
August 07, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

U.K. financial regulators haven’t tackled risks adequately, ex-Bank of England governor Paul Tucker says, and now they should construct a “comprehensive” new policy. Get the...

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Employer-Backed BNPL Plan Spreads Out Healthcare Payments and Pain
Employer-Backed BNPL Plan Spreads Out Healthcare Payments and Pain
July 05, 2022  |  Healthcare Financing

When a family member received a medical bill for $8,000 — despite having medical insurance — Steven Greene, who is now co-founder and CEO at...

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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
April 26, 2022  |  Loans

Main Street small and medium businesses (SMBs) are still struggling with cashflow issues as the pandemic wanes, but they’ve come to rely on the new...

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Israeli FinTech Bizi Nets $7.5M for SMB Credit Lines
Israeli FinTech Bizi Nets $7.5M for SMB Credit Lines
January 30, 2022  |  Investments

Bizi, a FinTech company working to get credit lines to small and mid-sized businesses in Israel, has raised seed funding of $7.5 million, a report...

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LendingClub Aims for the Cloud, More Mobile-First Platforms in ’22
LendingClub Aims for the Cloud, More Mobile-First Platforms in ’22
January 26, 2022  |  Payment Methods

In a Q4 LendingClub earnings call, CEO Scott Sanborn laid out the company’s vision for 2022, to keep building its on-balance-sheet loan portfolio and moving...

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Former SEC Enforcer Says Watchdogs, Crypto Firms Need Open Dialogue on Oversight
Former SEC Enforcer Says Watchdogs, Crypto Firms Need Open Dialogue on Oversight
August 30, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The common view of the cryptocurrency landscape is that it’s the Wild West — untamed, with speculative activity out of control, and with regulators bearing...

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FinTech Veteran Rosenblatt Promoted To CEO At Behalf
FinTech Veteran Rosenblatt Promoted To CEO At Behalf
August 20, 2020  |  Personnel

Alternative financing company Behalf has promoted Rob Rosenblatt to CEO; he has been the company’s president for the past six months. Behalf said in a...

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From Business Model Pivots To Business Financing, Speed Is Everything
From Business Model Pivots To Business Financing, Speed Is Everything
July 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Business model flexibility became a necessity for survival for many businesses in the wake of the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap
Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap
February 27, 2020  |  SMBs

It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. With...

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