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FDIC Says Banks’ SMB Lending May Be Significantly Underestimated
FDIC Says Banks’ SMB Lending May Be Significantly Underestimated
October 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A new Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) report suggests banks’ contribution to small business (SMB) lending is significantly underestimated. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks
Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks
October 02, 2018  |  Loans

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at...

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Tide Wants FinTech Firms To Have A Bigger Share Of RBS Funds
Tide Wants FinTech Firms To Have A Bigger Share Of RBS Funds
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Challenger bank Tide wants the U.K. to allow eMoney non-bank institutions to be able to compete for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bail out funds,...

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Wells Fargo App Update Eyes Recurring SMB Payments Control
Wells Fargo App Update Eyes Recurring SMB Payments Control
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Wells Fargo announced Monday (Oct. 1) the release of Control Tower, an addition to its mobile app that allows small business and consumer customers to...

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Personetics Explores How To Make AI Banking Work For The Bank
Personetics Explores How To Make AI Banking Work For The Bank
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As financial institutions (FIs) invest in technology in an effort to position themselves more competitively against FinTech firms, the development of so-called chat bots and...

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AltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
AltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

What does small business (SMB) lending look like? It depends on many factors, including one’s location. For example, alternative finance in the U.K. seems to...

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VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
VCs Eye Business Banking With Latest Crypto, FinTech Investments
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrencies are gaining more attention for a less expected reason: industry players’ interest in working with regulators to smooth out uncertainty in the market. As...

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Personetics Launches AI Portal To Boost Bank Loyalty
Personetics Launches AI Portal To Boost Bank Loyalty
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider Personetics is rolling out a new solution for financial institutions (FIs) that the company said could support customer retention and...

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Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In some markets, new entrants into the financial services (FinServ) market went from bank competitors to bank collaborators, seemingly overnight as traditional financial institutions (FIs)...

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