Credibly discusses the evolution of the fintech market and the firm's current market position in their featured blog post; central to their discussion is the integration of data science into all aspects of finance and the intersection of data science and bank partnerships; in what Credibly calls Generation 3.0 of fintech, online lenders are developing lending business models which also include software as a service (SaaS) products that are an extension of their proprietary technology; Credibly discusses the benefits of SaaS technology and the strengths banks present in partnering with fintech innovators; together the user experience is only expected to improve as more partnerships are formed throughout the industry. Sponsored Blog Post
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Peter Renton, Founder of Lend Academy and Co-Founder of LendIt shares his latest quarterly investment results; Renton earned an overall 5.01% return for the 2017 calendar year with his investments in LendingClub, Prosper, P2Binvestor, Peerstreet, Streetshares, AlphaFlow, Money360 and YieldStreet. Source
Forbes is reporting that Betterment is looking to take on one of the core offerings of banks: the checking account;...
PitchIt 2017 was a competition for fintech startups, in exclusive partnership with global venture capital fund 500 Startups, the world leader in investing in and mentoring early-stage fintech startups; the platform nurtures emerging talent in fintech throughout the competition, provides selected finalists with unparalleled access to industry expertise as well as invaluable exposure and branding; eight finalists present their businesses to a panel of select judges who then ask questions to determine a winner. Source
Julieann Thurlow of Reading Cooperative Bank saw the SoFi Super Bowl ad last year and decided to try out the lender as she watched the ad, she received a loan in a few minutes; her reaction set off a chain of events where she is now looking to accelerate her own bank's innovation to keep up with online lenders like SoFi; her reasoning is that these new entrants will begin to eat into their customers unless their technology is on a comparable scale; they now have a mobile experience where you can open new accounts and she is looking to have a mobile mortgage application live in the next year; she now attends innovation events and is looking to help their customers move into the digital age with the bank. Source
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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The Small Business Administration has been using a system known as E-Tran which was never intended to handle the volume...