August 30, 2023 @ 6:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, a neobank founded by noted Fintech entrepreneur Renaud Laplanche, has launched auto loans as a new credit offering. In an email from a company representative, Upgrade explained that the “full spectrum” auto lending product will serve all types of consumers from 580 to 850… Read More

 Tagged auto loans, neobank, renaud laplanche, upgrade

August 30, 2023 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is announcing the launch of its alias solution, Global Digital Disbursements to its commercial clients holding deposit accounts at the bank’s branch in Canada. Global Digital Disbursements facilitates “the processing of multiple B2C payments and C2B collections where the identifier… Read More

 Tagged bank of america, banking, bofa, canada, commercial clients, deposit accounts, digital transactions, financial servics, interac, united states, us

August 30, 2023 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, the bank payments company, has announced it is renewing its strategic partnership with Xero, the global small business platform, for another five years. The agreement builds on a long-term relationship which “started in 2016, focused on helping small businesses get paid faster.” For GoCardless… Read More

 Tagged bank payments, gocardless, leigh o’neill, seb hempstead, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom, xero

August 30, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced the sale of its Personal Financial Management (PFM) unit to Creative Planning. Creative is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and one of the largest in the country, “with more than 2,100 employees across its affiliates and $245… Read More

 Tagged asset management, creative planning, peter mallouk, pfm, united states, us, wealth management

August 30, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks have long struggled to serve small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) effectively, despite the prominence of these companies in national economies, as SMEs recently “represented just over half of gross value added in the European Union and just under half in the US.” As noted… Read More

 Tagged bain, banking, digital financial services, EU, europe, european union, financial management, financial services, research, Research Report, Research Study, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom, united states, us

August 30, 2023 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PT Bank BTPN Tbk, one of Indonesia’s leading banks, has transformed its Human Capital Management (HCM) processes by partnering with Darwinbox, the global HR technology provider. With this strategic move, the bank reaffirms its commitment “to providing valuable opportunities to make a significant impact on… Read More

 Tagged banking, darwinbox, digital technology, digital transformation, digitalization, hr, human capital management, human resources, indonesia, jayant paleti, southeast asia

August 30, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based SME funding advisors are reporting significantly lower levels of activity and fewer business pipelines when compared to earlier this year. This, according to a survey conducted by the team at ThinCats. The firm reported that over 55% of advisor surveys reveal that there are… Read More

 Tagged alternative lending, borrowing, europe, lending, ravi anand, research, small businesses, smbs, sme's, survey, thincats, uk, united kingdom

August 30, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a new collaboration, Assetz Capital will become a key introducer of commercial mortgage loan applications to Atom Bank. The expansion allows Atom bank broadened access “to new areas of the UK market through a key distribution partner with an origination team covering… Read More

 Tagged andrew charnley, assetz capital, atom bank, europe, mortgages, uk, united kingdom

August 30, 2023 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This milestone reflects MPOWER’s continued commitment “to socio-economic mobility for bright minds across the globe.” MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and a provider of scholarships and no-cosigner loans to promising students from around the world, announced today that it has completed a 2-year process… Read More

 Tagged b-corp, manu smadja, milestone, mpower, mpower financing

August 30, 2023 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The grant will establish a PayPal Retail Academy to support Atlanta-area entrepreneurs. The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) announced a $1 million grant from PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) in order to launch the PayPal Retail Academy, which will provide a robust curriculum of innovative… Read More

 Tagged atlanta, coaching, dan schulman, digital tools, innovation, paypal, paypal holdings, rice, small businesses, united states, us