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Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served

Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served
Building A Better Lending Model To Serve SMBs Who Served
February 06, 2018  |  SMBs

According to the Small Business Administration, of the 28 million U.S. SMBs, roughly 2.5 million, or 9.1 percent, are owned by veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Those...

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Unlocking The Future For FI’s $2B And Under Club
Unlocking The Future For FI’s $2B And Under Club
February 06, 2018  |  Banking

Though estimates can vary depending on source, there are a total of approximately 14,000 banks in the United States – and 92 percent of them have...

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LendingClub: Getting Borrowers Off The Credit Hamster Wheel
LendingClub: Getting Borrowers Off The Credit Hamster Wheel
February 05, 2018  |  Banking

Another day, another customer trudging into the bank to discuss credit card debt and a lack of savings … over a venti Starbucks latté. It...

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To Ignite B2B eCommerce, Think Credit As A (Bundled) Service
To Ignite B2B eCommerce, Think Credit As A (Bundled) Service
February 05, 2018  |  News

B2B as eCommerce bastion of innovation? Not so farfetched, as traditional banks grapple with shifting business models, and Amazon disintermediates middlemen. In the latest Topic...

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Apple Revenue Soars, Device Sales Drop
Apple Revenue Soars, Device Sales Drop
February 02, 2018  |  Apple

To say that Apple didn’t sell a lot of phones during the holiday season would not be fair. It did. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mastercard Tops 20174Q Views on Robust Cross-Border Transactions
Mastercard Tops 20174Q Views on Robust Cross-Border Transactions
February 02, 2018  |  Earnings

Absent the same impact U.S. tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. 1) that topped expectations. Those...

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Visa Q1 Where It Wanted To Be On Holiday, eCommerce Spend
Visa Q1 Where It Wanted To Be On Holiday, eCommerce Spend
February 02, 2018  |  Earnings

Visa's fiscal Q1 topped the Street on the top line as consumers spent (and spent) during the holiday season. And they did so, notably, online....

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