KeyBank acquisition Bolstr-s digital lending dream
US-based bank buys digital lending platform for small businesses.
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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.
Alternative lending firm BlueVine lands $60m equity funding
The Series E round brings BlueVine’s total financing to $578 million.
Banking Technology Awards 2018 now open for entry!
Recognising excellence in the use of IT in financial services.
Finicity and Mortgage Cadence team for mortgage tech
Finicity’s Verification of Assets (VoA) solution integrated with Mortgage Cadence’s loan origination platform.
nCino partners with Tech Qualled to help veterans get into fintech
nCino celebrated the Memorial Day in the US with a new partnership.
Mortgage tech firms Blend and Ellie Mae team up
Blend will leverage Ellie Mae’s electronic disclosure delivery.
Hometap raises $12m to buy a piece of your home
US firm invests in a person’s home with a minority stake to give them a cash infusion.
Kabbage plans payment processing by year end
To help it compete with ever-rising fintech giants such as PayPal and Square.
Tavant and Freddie Mac team to simplify loan data submission
Digital mortgage tech vendor Tavant teams up with Freddie Mac.
Online lending 3.0 – how technology is changing the game
Success lies in a company’s “digital brain”.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 May 2018
Stars LendingPoint, Open and The Disruption House.
Centric Bank embarks on core banking tech project with Jack Henry
Moving from Jack Henry’s CIF 20/20 core banking system to Silverlake.
RBS walloped with $4.9bn fine for lending legacy issues
US Department of Justice lays down the law.
Interview: Jean-Michel Hilsenkopf, Temenos – seeing things differently
Discussing the major themes in digital banking today.
BOK Financial turns to Roostify for mortgage lendtech revamp
Oklahoma-based BOK Financial joins forces with digital lending platform Roostify.
Student Loan Genius lands $4.7m new funding
11 investors participated in the funding round.
Credit Suisse provides $200m line of credit to BlueVine
Boosting BlueVine’s combined debt and equity funding to $518 million.
SME lender Kabbage to acquire fellow lendtech Orchard
Small business lender Kabbage is rumoured to be acquiring lending platform Orchard Platform Markets.
Citizens Bank in trade finance tech revamp with Finastra and Infosys
On the way out is CSI’s Banktrade trade finance system.
Unison sees 1,000% year-on-year growth in originations
Also launched in ten additional states across the US.
Wells Fargo whacked with $1bn fine for lending violations
For US auto-loan administration and mortgage practices.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 April 2018
Stars MFS Africa, Tala, Funding Societies and HelloGold.
Data analytics firm Ephesoft moves into mortgage tech
Document capture and data analytics firm Ephesoft unveils Ephesoft Transact for Mortgage.
Three big trends on display at FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is a little less than a month away.
Goldman Sachs acquires personal finance app Clarity Money
Brings over one million customers to its online lending platform Marcus.
Regions Bank invests in lendtech firm Lender Price
The California-based mortgage tech firm gets equity funding from Regions Bank.
US regulator creeps towards position on fintech charter
Some details should be published within the next three months.
Fintech funding round-up: 11 April 2018
Features Ant Financial, Ripple, Blockchain Capital and Liberis.
Quovo launches new solutions for loan originators and servicers
Helping lenders improve key processes in the lending value chain.
Ex-Lending Club boss gets an Upgrade
Renaud Laplanche seeks redemption from Lending Club debacle.
BeSmartee integrates with FormFree’s AccountChek asset verification service
Will give lenders clearer picture of borrower’s likelihood to pay back loan.
Kabbage and Ingo Money to power faster loan payouts to SMEs
Online alternative lender Kabbage has teamed up with push payments innovator Ingo Money.
SME lender Lendio unveils Lender Turndown initiative
Lendio’s network of lending partners can offer a loan alternative to SMEs that do not fit their risk profile.
Fiserv signs Carter Bank & Trust for tech overhaul
On the way out is the Coresoft core banking system from Vsoft.
Fintech funding round-up: 6 April 2018
Stars PeerStreet, UK Finance and CardUp.
Mortgage platform Lender Price teams with Ellie Mae
The pricing engine is right.
