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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FinTech Firms Ease Resistance To California SMB Borrower Protection Rules

FinTech Firms Ease Resistance To California SMB Borrower Protection Rules
FinTech Firms Ease Resistance To California SMB Borrower Protection Rules
March 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Heightening efforts among policymakers across the globe to expand customer protections in the financial services (FinServ) space have largely left small business (SMB) banking and...

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What Smart, Conversational AI Adds To Credit Scoring
What Smart, Conversational AI Adds To Credit Scoring
February 26, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

Traditional credit-scoring models have not had it easy in the court of public opinion over the last few years. The complaints vary in their specifics, but...

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Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
February 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business (SMB) finance company C2FO is integrating a new solution from Euler Hermes to help small businesses protect against the risk of unpaid...

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SMB Lender iwoca Raises $194M
SMB Lender iwoca Raises $194M
February 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. alternative small business (SMB) lender iwoca announced on Monday (Feb. 18) a fundraise worth nearly $194 million. Reports in Business Leader said Augmentum Fintech...

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ING Bridges Dutch SMBs To Funding Options
ING Bridges Dutch SMBs To Funding Options
February 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Dutch bank ING is linking its small business (SMB) customers to alternative lending marketplace Funding Options, the firms said on Monday (Feb. 4). Get the...

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Payday Loans, Pawnshops And Borrowed Credit Cards: How Many Americans Got By In 2018
Payday Loans, Pawnshops And Borrowed Credit Cards: How Many Americans Got By In 2018
February 04, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

When it comes to managing personal finances, consumers are seemingly taking one step forward and three steps back. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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VCs Looking For FinTech Firms To Solve The Pain Of Unpaid Invoices
VCs Looking For FinTech Firms To Solve The Pain Of Unpaid Invoices
January 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This week, Barclays and Santander InnoVentures demonstrated traditional banks’ interest in alternative finance when they led a nearly $34 million equity fundraise for invoice financing...

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Alternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
Alternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance (AltFin) has had a rocky lifespan, with controversies over high interest rates, contract agreements and the overall viability of the industry being called...

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