alternative finance

Alternative finance refers to financial channels, processes, and instruments that have emerged outside of the traditional finance system such as regulated banks and capital markets.

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Shadow Banking Casts Shadows Over Economic Heavyweights

Shadow Banking Casts Shadows Over Economic Heavyweights
Shadow Banking Casts Shadows Over Economic Heavyweights
May 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. and China have begun to concern some economists with record levels of corporate debt. However, when U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke...

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Accountants Say UK Bank Referral Scheme A ‘Waste Of Money’
Accountants Say UK Bank Referral Scheme A ‘Waste Of Money’
May 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Bank Referral Scheme, part of the government’s array of initiatives to expand access to capital for small businesses, has been marred by controversy...

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SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
April 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected, though: After all,...

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Will The Consumer’s Next Bank Be Amazon, PayPal Or Walmart?
Will The Consumer’s Next Bank Be Amazon, PayPal Or Walmart?
April 04, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

FinTech firms may not be the only ones that traditional financial institutions (FIs) need to keep an eye on. About six in 10 consumers have said...

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FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
March 28, 2019  |  Investments

FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?
Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?
March 26, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “gold mine” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. The industry indeed proved to be lucrative...

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KPMG: Australia’s AltFin Sector Worth $1B
KPMG: Australia’s AltFin Sector Worth $1B
March 21, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

KPMG, an advisory and audit company, has released numbers that say Australia has a 32 percent share of the APAC alternative finance market, according to...

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Hitachi Capital America Lands Trade Finance Takeover
Hitachi Capital America Lands Trade Finance Takeover
March 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Hitachi Capital America, Hitachi’s U.S.-based corporate finance operation, is broadening its position in the trade finance landscape through an acquisition of Global Technology Finance, which...

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