GHD Partners with Silta to Help Develop new DeFi Lending Solution for Infrastructure
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending, Infrastructure
GHD, the leading professional services company, has partnered with Silta Finance to help develop Silta’s collateral bridge between infrastructure developers and decentralised finance (DeFi) by experimenting with the technology solution and providing feedback and improvement suggestions.
TransUnion Is First UK Credit Reference Agency To Accept Buy Now, Pay Later Data
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending, Payments, Credit Cards
Global information and insights provider TransUnion has announced it is ready to accept buy now, pay later finance into UK consumer credit files, being the first credit reference agency in the UK to do so. Following extensive research and product innovation, buy now, pay later finance – also known as deferred payment credit – will soon be included within TransUnion credit information to help protect consumers and enable finance providers to... more
Fintern Secures £40 Million to Scale Its Credit Technology and Power Fair Finance Across the UK and Beyond
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Fundraising News, Lending
After proving its model in 2021, Fintern has now raised a Series A round led by Hambro Perks to expand access to affordable consumer credit
Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™ for January 2022 Finds That Loan Approval Rates Increased for Every Category of Lender
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending
Approval Percentages at Big Banks, Small Banks, Institutional Lenders, Alternative Lenders and Credit Union Still Are Roughly Half of What They Were in January 2020
Embedded Finance Startup Falcon Appoints Ex-banker Chinmaya Desai as Chief Business Officer Ahead of its Next Growth Phase
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending, Payments, Credit Cards, FinTech StartUps
Chinmaya will be responsible for company’s overall business growth besides driving partnerships across domestic and international markets
iwoca SME Expert Index: Small Businesses Invest in Growth as Demand for Larger Loans Rises
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending
Growth continues to be the top reason for SMEs accessing finance, with even more brokers (43%) citing this as the most common SME loan purpose. Q4 sees a shift in the amount of money wanted by SMEs, with loans over £100,000 becoming most popular, compared to loans under £25,000 which took the top spot in Q3. Demand for the Recovery Loan Scheme remains stable following the extension of the programme’s application deadline.
The Association of National Numbering Agencies Celebrates 30 Year Landmark Anniversary
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending, Data, Infrastructure
Celebrating 30 Years working with National Numbering Agencies to provide a global, common language of financial instruments processing
Making AI Attainable For All Michigan Credit Unions
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Lending
Michigan Credit Union League and Scienaptic collaborate in new AI venture for Michigan credit unions Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced an AI collaboration with the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL). This alliance will enable the company to offer its AI-powered credit underwriting technology to credit unions throughout Michigan.
BlackLine Acquires FourQ, Redefining Intercompany Financial Management
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Lending, Management
Acquisition strengthens BlackLine's intercompany accounting solutions, adding advanced tax and statutory reporting compliance capabilities to its financial operations management platform
Changing the Landscape of African Small Business Lending with Uplinq
Transformational small business credit assessment platform and data provider, Uplinq Financial Technologies (Uplinq), has announced a new partnership with African technology and business solutions company, Nosmay, as part of its plans to help credit-lenders better serve the continent’s significant unbanked population.
Texas Bay Credit Union Collaborates With Scienaptic To Leverage Its AI-Powered Platform For Enhanced Credit Decisioning
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Lending, Credit Cards
Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that Texas Bay Credit Union has chosen its credit decisioning platform. The collaboration will help the credit union to make stronger loan decisions and enhance member experience.
Increase in Wellbeing of Filipinos Has a Positive Effect on Alternative Lending
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Lending, Alternative Finance
The research by Robocash Group reveals that improvements in the employment rate and the final household consumption volume of the Filipino population will positively affect alternative lending in 2022.
Babel Finance Announces New Partnership With Chainalysis Leading to Innovations in Crypto Lending and Financing
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Lending, Cryptocurrencies
Babel Finance's financial services announced in December 2021 its partnership with Chainalysis. This will offer our institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals worldwide top in class risk controls and management to its crypto financial services, including crypto lending and crypto financing.
Altura Credit Union Taps Scienaptic's AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform
- 2 years 10 months ago
- Lending, Open Banking, Banking
Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that Altura Credit Union has collaborated with its platform for enhanced credit decisioning.
5 Lending Predictions for 2022
From Doug Craddock Senior Principal Consultant in FICO Advisors Lifecycle practice “In an environment where everything is changing — the way we work, travel, meet and shop — the world of credit is adapting quickly. The pandemic isn’t the sole cause of this, as fintechs have been upending traditional banking models for years. Here’s what we at FICO see for next year. The Focus Will Change from Digital Transformation to Digital Engagement
