Lending

In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations etc. The recipient incurs a debt, and is usually liable to pay interest on that debt until it is repaid, and also to repay the principal amount borrowed.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Zest AI Launches Fraud Detection Solution
Zest AI Launches Fraud Detection Solution
August 07, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Zest AI unveiled a tool to identify fraudulent activity during the loan decisioning process. Zest Project is designed to use artificial intelligence to respond to...

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BMG Money, WebBank Team to Offer Employment-Based Loans
BMG Money, WebBank Team to Offer Employment-Based Loans
August 06, 2024  |  Partnerships

Salt Lake City, Utah-based WebBank is teaming up with BMG Money to expand access to lower-cost loans. The partnership aims to broaden financial inclusion for employees...

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Embracing a Specialist Approach Helps Lenders Overcome Small Business Difficulties
Embracing a Specialist Approach Helps Lenders Overcome Small Business Difficulties
August 01, 2024  |  SMBs

Small businesses represent 99.9% of American firms, yet effectively financing them remains an ongoing challenge. Small businesses are inherently risky — and many end up...

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BNPL Firms’ New Regulatory Reality Unclear as CFPB’s Commentary Period Closes
BNPL Firms’ New Regulatory Reality Unclear as CFPB’s Commentary Period Closes
August 01, 2024  |  BNPL

The comments are in. The battle lines have been drawn. As the regulatory landscape shifts for buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers, a few key questions...

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Synapse Financial Credit Division Loses Lending License
Synapse Financial Credit Division Loses Lending License
July 30, 2024  |  Regulation

Warren Buffett once remarked that it’s when the tide goes out that you find out who’s been swimming naked. The continuing regulatory examinations of various...

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SoFi Wants Tech Platform to Be AWS of Financial Services
SoFi Wants Tech Platform to Be AWS of Financial Services
July 30, 2024  |  Earnings

SoFi Technologies’ leadership wants the company to become the “Amazon Web Services” (AWS) of FinTech. What that means is a lot of investment into technology...

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Affirm Asks CFPB to Consider Unique Business Model of BNPL
Affirm Asks CFPB to Consider Unique Business Model of BNPL
July 29, 2024  |  BNPL

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) winding down its commentary period for potential buy now, pay later regulations, Affirm Friday (July 26) submitted a...

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NAB and Plenti Team on Pay by Bank for Loan Repayments
NAB and Plenti Team on Pay by Bank for Loan Repayments
July 24, 2024  |  Partnerships

Australian bank NAB has launched a collaboration with FinTech lender Plenti. The partnership, announced Wednesday (July 24), lets Plenti’s customers make faster loan repayments via NAB’s pay-by-bank offering PayTo. “Plenti...

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Regions Financial: Business Lending ‘Pipelines Are Beginning to Rebuild’
Regions Financial: Business Lending ‘Pipelines Are Beginning to Rebuild’
July 19, 2024  |  Earnings

Regions Financial saw average loans remain stable during the second quarter, with some signs that demand for business loans may pick up. Average balances for...

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