October 11, 2023 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) fell again, dropping from 13.2% in August to 13.1% in September, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Big bank lending to small businesses “has dipped every month since June 2022.”… Read More

 Tagged biz2credit, lending, loan approvals, loans, rohit arora, small business lending index, small businesses, smbs, sme's, united states, us

October 11, 2023 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Versana announced that founding investor Citi (NYSE: C) is now connected to its transformative digital data platform, “enabling syndicated loans agented by Citi to be available to Versana’s growing subscriber base in real-time.” Citi joins Versana’s other three founding investors – Bank of America, Credit… Read More

 Tagged citi, digital transformation, financial services, lending, loans, syndicated loans, versana

October 11, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thread, the firm focused on enterprise-scale autonomous data collection for delivering precise inspection insights, announced that it closed a Series A funding round in the amount of $15M. The investment round was “led by Badlands Capital with notable participation from an early utility partner of… Read More

 Tagged data, data collection, funding round, investment round, thread

October 11, 2023 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razorpay introduces what it claims is India’s “first” AI-powered payments Infinity Router – Razorpay Optimizer. Razorpay designed this solution “to help you make the smartest routing decisions when working with multiple payment gateways.” Using the Razorpay solution, businesses can “set up their own rules to… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, india, payments, razorpay

October 11, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orum, the API for fast, reliable payments, today announced the launch of Verify, the first ever product built on top of FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment rail. Orum’s patented technology – Verify – “determines within 15 seconds whether a bank account is open… Read More

 Tagged apis, digital transactions, digitalization, fednow, financial services, instant payments, orum, payments, stephany kirkpatrick, verify, virtual payments

October 11, 2023 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Acorns has announced a new Premium Tier service that incorporates access to GoHenry. Acorns is a platform that enables investing, leaning heavily on long-term goals and enabling automated investments. To date, Acorsn reports more than $16 billion in investments. GoHenry was launched in the… Read More

 Tagged acorns, gohenry, noah kerner, uk, united kingdom

October 11, 2023 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kushki, the payments technology company that connects Latin America through payments, is announcing that it has become the first next-generation merchant acquirer in the region. This includes primary membership with Visa and Mastercard in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia through “a partnership, all delivered through… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, fintech adoption, fintech trends, kushki, latam, latin america, merchant acquirer, Payments Technology

October 11, 2023 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Klarpay moves past Q3 2023, they have reflected on their recent achievements and upcoming endeavors. Klarpay claims that it has been dedicated “to expanding its services and fostering corporate social responsibility.” Klarpay further claims that it has “become a participant in the SEPA Core… Read More

 Tagged digital transformation, digitalization, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, klarpay, progress report, switzerland

October 11, 2023 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has introduced the updated version of its app — Revolut 10 — for its 35 million+ international clients. Revolut noted that clients had asked for all things money made easy, so they challenged themselves to see how easy they could make Revolut… Read More

 Tagged Customer Experience, cx, digital bank, europe, financial services, fintech apps, revolut, uk, united kingdom, united states, us, user experience, ux, virtual banking

October 11, 2023 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Piper Sandler (NYSE: PIPR) has posted its 46th semi-annual survey of Teens across the United States. The survey can help glean emerging trends that can impact future economic activity and rising brands. Of course, Teens can be fickle, but today’s Teens are tomorrow’s adults. When… Read More

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