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LendingClub Expands SMB Lending Footprint
LendingClub Expands SMB Lending Footprint
April 23, 2019  |  Loans

LendingClub, Opportunity Fund and Funding Circle announced on Tuesday (April 23) a collaboration aimed at providing small businesses with more affordable credit. In a press...

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Grab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
Grab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
April 19, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Ankur Mehrotra, managing director and head of financial services for Grab, still gets emotional when talking about the drivers and their dreams of owning cars....

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Why AI Risk Tech And Banks Could Be A Match Made In Heaven
Why AI Risk Tech And Banks Could Be A Match Made In Heaven
April 16, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

While most CEO stories are about having founded a firm to solve a problem, Upstart CEO Dave Girouard and his team of former Google staffers...

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Mastercard Buys POS Financing Provider Vyze
Mastercard Buys POS Financing Provider Vyze
April 16, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has moved into point-of-sale financing with the acquisition of Vyze, a FinTech firm the payment card network calls an “an end-to-end platform that facilitates...

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FinTech Firms Make Inroads In Switzerland
FinTech Firms Make Inroads In Switzerland
April 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In Switzerland, the tally of FinTech firms grew by 62 percent year over year, aided by a favorable regulatory climate, according to a recent study. ...

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Millennials Tap POS Financing Amid Lack Of Credit Options
Millennials Tap POS Financing Amid Lack Of Credit Options
April 05, 2019  |  Loans

For the younger generation, for cash flow, look beyond four walls. In the latest staff report from the New York Federal Reserve, titled “Trends in Household...

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Chinese Banks Reined In Lending In February
Chinese Banks Reined In Lending In February
March 10, 2019  |  South East Asia

Banks in China reined in lending in February coming off a record high at the start of 2019, reported The Wall Street Journal. The report, citing...

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Can Better (Digital) Credit Help SMBs Thrive?
Can Better (Digital) Credit Help SMBs Thrive?
March 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When food delivery startup Munchery closed its doors in January, it literally left dozens of small businesses holding the bag. Orders delivered to Munchery customers,...

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Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium To Go Cashless
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium To Go Cashless
March 04, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

To help keep the prices of food and drinks low, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is about to become cashless. Only credit cards, debit cards...

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