Large financial institutions (FIs) are increasingly turning to FinTech firms and alternative lenders to augment their small business (SMB) offerings, but community banks are beginning...
The 2008 global financial crisis forced traditional banks to pull back from small businesses (SMBs) considered too risky and unprofitable to finance, leaving a gap...
When small business (SMB) investment marketplace MainVest announced a $3 million Seed funding round last week, it did something that many Main Street SMBs cannot...
While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many...
The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly...
The U.S. banking industry is an ever-evolving machine, shaped and disrupted by FinTech, regulation and shifting customer expectations. Until recently, these changes rarely impacted the...
Post-financial crisis, FinTech shed light on the plight of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) seeking capital, often shunned by banks — thanks to a lower...
Lighter Capital, an alternative lender targeting the startup community, is adding new financing products to its offering. In a press release issued on Wednesday (June...
The 2008 financial crisis gave rise to the alternative lending market as a result of a massive gap in available capital, especially for small businesses...