Non-bank lending in 2018: what’s the current picture?
UK’s booming SME sector is full of life – but it’s been choked by a lack of traditional access to funding.
Lending
Barclays moves from FIS’s ACBS to Finastra’s Loan IQ system
EXCLUSIVE. Out with the old in this lendtech leap.
BeSmartee and LoanFuel make mortgages mobile
LoanFuel will integrate BeSmartee’s technology into its mobile app.
Square no longer angling for US bank charter
Plans to apply later to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
SimplyFi teams with Tochka Bank for SME lending in Russia
Credit decisions are made within two hours.
Co-op Money NZ thrilled by passing of credit union Bill
Calls it endorsement for future of New Zealand’s credit union sector.
Lendtech Ezbob buzzing with sweet investment from Honeycomb
Alternative business lending company gets some sugar-coated cash.
Phoebus completes swift integration onto Capital Home Loans system
Including the migration of its mortgage book.
Zesty Zopa reveals record lending figures
Zopa achieved revenues of $61 million in 2017.
Nordea acquires Gjensidige Bank in Norway for €578m
Gjensidige offers digital banking, mortgages, and unsecured loans.
Axe Finance goes live with Skye and signs up BPI and Al Rahji
Good times for Axe Finance.
Bank of England warns of cybersecurity risks to UK stability
Domestics risks, other than Brexit, remain low.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: celebrating most innovative projects of the year!
Enter the awards by 31 August.
Unison raises $40m to promote the American Dream
Homeownership and investment company unveils latest funding round.
Finastra selling its collateral management branch to Teranet
The transaction will be completed by July 2018.
Banco Sabadell’s venture hub InnoCells acquires lendtech Instant Credit
It aims to grow its digital retail vertical.
P2Binvestor raises $17m to expand lending programme
To fund growth mostly for its new bank partnership programme.
KeyBank acquisition Bolstr-s digital lending dream
US-based bank buys digital lending platform for small businesses.
MYbank plans stellar SME support
Ant Financial brand offers the promised land.
Webinar: How to automate critical processes with compliance in mind
Are your processes compliant by design?
Spanish start-up Hipoo hops into action with hip mortgages
It aims for onboarding 15,000 customers throughout next year.
Baker Hill brings cloud lending thrills to First Bank
North Carolina-based bank will use online loan application solution.
Finastra acquires banking app provider Malauzai
Deal strengthens its involvement in US retail and business banking sectors.
AI Foundry revamps Agile Mortgages solution
Data insights company AI Foundry has been doing a bit of spring cleaning.
Copenhagen Fintech and CARE call for start-ups
Looking for ideas in providing loans and cash for the unbanked.
Micro-lending case study: Mynt
Philippines’ largest telco moves into micro-lending space.
Banco BNI Europa in lendtech project with Alterest
Streamlining investment analytics and risk management between the bank and its credit originating partners.
Alternative lending firm BlueVine lands $60m equity funding
The Series E round brings BlueVine’s total financing to $578 million.
Commerzbank’s new loan model adjusts repayment based on capital usage
Commerzbank’s new lendtech solution has “pay-per-use loan” model at its core.
Banking Technology Awards 2018 now open for entry!
Recognising excellence in the use of IT in financial services.
BBVA joins Fintonic’s lending platform
Crossing PFM functionality with a full lending platform.
Finicity and Mortgage Cadence team for mortgage tech
Finicity’s Verification of Assets (VoA) solution integrated with Mortgage Cadence’s loan origination platform.
Infographic: high-cost credit – FCA findings and proposals
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority wants to protect people who use overdrafts and high-cost credit.
Nordea and Invesdor fuel financing for Finnish firms
Offering alternative financing solutions for growth companies.
Digital bank Lidya lands $6.9m funding
The latest round brings the bank’s total funding to $8.2 million.
ICICI Bank unveils innovation labs
Indian bank follows the digital trend.
nCino partners with Tech Qualled to help veterans get into fintech
nCino celebrated the Memorial Day in the US with a new partnership.
Temenos Community Forum 2018: digital to the core
A round-up of TCF 2018 – all the best bits (and pictures).
Mortgage tech firms Blend and Ellie Mae team up
Blend will leverage Ellie Mae’s electronic disclosure delivery.
Tinkoff Bank to launch new development hub in Sochi
Russian bank working with the Talent and Success Foundation.
