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·Sep. 1, 2017

Innovation at the Edge: Banks Transition to Hybrid Lending

Banks have been trying to understand what they will need to change to stay competitive as finance becomes more digital; the key question they try to answer is buy, build or partner; at LendIt USA 2017 we hosted a keynote fireside chat that focused on how a global cooperative bank stays innovative; digitizing their lending process to become more like a platform, understanding that fintech is more of an evolution and not a revolution, better understanding the customer's needs and offering hybrid solutions is key to staying ahead of the innovation curve. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

Lend Academy Article: Bills Being Introduced to “Fix” Decision in Madden v. Midland

The Madden v. Midland case has been a closely followed case for over two years by the marketplace lending industry; bills are now being introduced to hopefully fix the ambiguity around the case; Lend Academy shares the history of the case and perspectives from Adam Levitin, professor of law at Georgetown University, Nat Hoopes, executive director of the Marketplace Lending Association, and Brian Korn, partner at the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

Millennials Taking More Personal Loans

Online lending appears to be driving increased personal loan borrowing from millennials; data from TransUnion says 4.33% of millennials obtained a personal loan in 2015 and online lenders accounted for approximately 30% of the personal loan market last year; TransUnion also reports that millennials are more conservative about credit card debt with two fewer cards on average than the previous generation. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

Financial Institutions Increasingly Collaborating with Fintechs

Financial institutions are becoming more involved with fintechs as the new entrants show advantages in speed, agility and emerging innovation; CoinTelegraph reports on the industry integration, noting examples from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and HSBC; discusses the benefits for financial institutions from working with fintechs and the capital support needed by fintech startups which is making the two groups interdependent. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

Credibly Will Service BizFi Portfolio

Credibly has been chosen to service BizFi's $250 million portfolio; Credibly also announced it had crossed the $500 million mark in capital deployed to SMBs; this does not include the portfolio of loans being serviced from BizFi; Ryan Rosett, Credibly's founder and co-chief executive officer stated: "Acquiring the servicing rights of BizFi's portfolio is a testament to our data-driven approach and laser focus on the working capital needs of small businesses. We welcome our new customers and are committed to ensuring that their growth capital needs are met." Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

Baxter Credit Union Launches Temenos Lifecycle Management Suite on Microsoft Azure

Banking and finance software specialist Temenos has worked with Baxter Credit Union to launch the Temenos Lifecycle Management Suite on Microsoft Azure; the loan platform includes modules for collection service and loan origination; its launch marks the first use of the Lifecycle Management Suite in the cloud through integration with Microsoft Azure and Baxter Credit Union says it is currently focusing on a strategic initiative to move all of its technology to the cloud. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

Fundrise Income eREIT Re-Opens for Investment

The Fundrise Income eREIT previously sold out and was closed to new investors; the platform has re-opened the Income eREIT and requires minimum investment of $1,000; the Income eREIT is focused on investments in real estate debt and has posted a 10.5% annualized dividend yield. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Aug. 31, 2017

How Marcus is Altering the Online Lending Landscape

Marcus by Goldman Sachs was launched in 2016 and marked an important point in the consumer lending industry as they decided to build their own platform from scratch; Ainsley O'Connell from Fast Company interviews head of Marcus, Harit Talwar; Talwar shares what was attractive about getting into personal loans and details the Marcus product; stated that there were many consumer pain points and Goldman Sachs was confident they could help; Goldman also has several advantages to give them an edge; not only do they have their own balance sheet, but they essentially built a startup, leaning on 147 years of experience; they also had the advantage that there were no conflicts over any legacy consumer businesses within Goldman; the company worked closely with consumers to bring to market a product they want which Talwar discusses in the interview. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Aug. 30, 2017

Personal Financial Management Apps Still Have a Future

Personal financial management (PFM) apps have had a bad few months with Prosper shutting down Prosper Daily and Capital One closing Level Money; but banks in general are still looking for ways to provide customers with their financial health; a research report by Celent in July points out that while apps are closing, banks are beginning to integrate some of the features from PFM apps; instead of sending customers to a third party app they offer the features within their own app or website as part of the everyday customer experience; Cesar Richardson, vice president for Strands America, tells American Banker: "There's no separate path. It's inside your day-to-day banking." Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Aug. 30, 2017

Modern Lenders versus Traditional Banks

Pymnts.com talks with OnDeck executives and reports on alternative lending volumes; online small business lender OnDeck has loaned more than $7 billion to merchants since 2007; OnDeck Chief Revenue Officer Andrea Gellert and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Jim Larkin provide insights on the lending market and OnDeck's lending processes; discuss OnDeck's partnership with JPMorgan and how collaboration is benefiting small and medium size business. Source

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