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Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: AFS – COVID-19 Response by Fintech

An innovative approach to urgently find solution to accommodate the US government’s Payroll Protection Program.

Western Alliance Bank splashes $1bn on mortgage firm AmeriHome

Arizona bank diversifies its book by branching into mortgages.

UK Black-owned challenger Atmen to launch in March

The start-up is now looking to raise £5 million from institutional investors.

SoLo Funds snaps up $10m Series A for P2P lending

SoLo brought in $12m, which includes a $2.8m seed round and a series of convertible notes.

Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 February 2021

Featuring Stash, Built, LeaseLock, Valon Mortgage, and Metromile.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 3 | Israel’s mobile lending tech scene

Featuring Shlomi Turgeman, founder and CEO of BTB Israel.

Milo brings in $6m to provide US credit to international citizens

Lending start-up plans extra growth after round led by QED Investors.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 1 | Innovation in commercial lending

Innovation in commercial lending with special guest, Dean Snyder, EVP at AFS.

New York cash advance app Brigit reveals $35m Series A

Brigit’s CEO is a former Deutsche Bank and Infosys executive.

Fintech funding deals globally 11-17 January 2021

Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.

Digital lender Blend raises $300m in Series G funding round

Lending firm plans to expand team and grow its products with the substantial raise.

Fintech funding deals globally 4-10 January 2021

Featuring Grab, Mynt, Divvy, Mambu, and SimpleNexus.

Webinar: Deep dive on ServiceNow’s purpose built product for finserv operations

How to improve customer and employee experiences. Featuring a demo of The Now Platform from ServiceNow.

Fintech funding deals globally 28 Dec 2020-3 Jan 2021

Featuring Mission Lane, Narmi, Finja, CarPay, and ZipLoan.

The Fintech Review: 2020

We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.

Wolters Kluwer snaps up cloud-based lender eOrignal for €231m

eOriginal claims “double-digit” revenue growth over the last three years.

Capital One takes swipe against “risky” BNPL firms

“These kinds of transactions can be risky for customers and the banks that serve them.”

Douugh partners with Humm Group to launch US-based BNPL product

Australian neobank plans “Credit Jar” to help users build their credit scores.

San Fran alternative lender Oportun applies for banking charter

Oportun currently has licences in 12 states.

Blockchain-based lender Figure seeks US bank charter

Figure wants to simplify its regulatory and compliance procedures.

Mortgage platform Better.com lands $200m in Series D funding

Better claims to have funded $25bn in home loans since 2016.

US fintech lender Upstart Holdings files for IPO

To date, the fintech has raised some $165 million in funding.

NerdWallet makes second acquisition in 2020 with Fundera

The deal with Fundera sees NerdWallet continue to diversify its business.

Engage, empower and advance: Black voices in venture capital

Co-founder of BLCK VC and Storm Ventures associate, Frederik Groce, is on a mission.

Stability of financial institutions during and beyond COVID-19

How should banks provide consumers with what they need and can afford?

CUNA Mutual Group acquires lending platform CuneXus

CUNA has been an early-stage investor in CuneXus since 2017.

Affirm files IPO application, but financials are confidential

Fintechs in the BNPL space have seen their valuations rocket.

LendingClub shuts retail P2P offering as it focuses on institutional investors

The fintech allowed consumers to invest in Notes, corresponding to fractions of loans.

Banking Technology October issue out now

Educate, advocate, invest: It’s not enough for companies to pay lip service.

Transforming the debt collections experience with self-service

The more intelligent collections virtual agents are, the more positive an impact they can have.

Webinar: Lending digitalisation & AI: Beyond the hype – what’s concrete?

Real customers’ use cases demonstrating the benefits of AI throughout the entire credit lifecycle.

Live Oak Bank deploys Finxact core for deposits and loans

The US lender picked Finxact in 2018 to revamp its core systems.

JP Morgan fires staff for COVID-19 relief funds fraud

The largest bank in US clamps down on suspicious staff activity.

Artis Technologies secures $1.5m in seed funding

The Atlanta lendtech grabs its first injection since launching in March.

American Express acquires SoftBank-backed Kabbage

Reports earlier this month put the value of the acquisition at up to $850 million.

John Legend-backed challenger Cred.ai runs beta in US

The fintech has built its own underwriting which it intends to outsource.

Banks adapting to post-COVID-19 world overlook power of data

Banks can use data to stand out from the competition and fortify their position.

American Express looks to buy US fintech lender Kabbage

Kabbage was last valued at more than $1 billion.

ICE agrees $11bn Ellie Mae acquisition

Exchange operator aims to boost its nascent mortgage business.

Fintech funding rebounds in Q2 but deal numbers continue to fall

VC-backed fintech deals dived from 452 in Q1 to 397 in Q2.

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