Making the right investment: Stock market vs. investing in land
Despite differences of opinion as to how best to invest capital, one thing all financial advisers agree on is: only invested money has the potential to earn more money. Today, the average investor’s...
View ArticleInvestNextDoor announces Canadian launch
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Surveys show a significant number of the country’s small businesses struggle to obtain funding the desperately need to grow their operations and help the economy....
View ArticleP2P Lenders Evolving for Success
The following article is a guest post by Brad Walker, CEO of Income&. Peer-to-peer lending has been one of the fastest growing segments in the financial technology sector for the last several...
View ArticleTailoring loan origination technology to online lending needs
There’s no doubt that both traditional and new-to-market lenders are actively looking to tap into the burgeoning online lending markets. And it’s for good reason. Online lending has seen exponential...
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And now for something completely different
I thought I’d do something a little different for the blog today. I’m staying focused on what’s happening in the world of online capital formation, but instead of writing about a specific topic, I’m...
View ArticlePresentation style affects loan conversion rates – study
The results of a survey commissioned by small business lender Lendio suggests the way loan terms are presented affects how many people accept the terms. A random sample of 1,000 small business...
View ArticleGoji aims to fill IFISA void
United Kingdom fintech provider Goji has launched with a specific focus and impressive client list. Goji’s initial focus is on the Innovative Finance Individual Savings Account (IFISA), a tax-free...
View ArticleDTCC and Digital Asset to develop distributed ledger-based solution
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Digital Asset Holdings are developing a distributed ledger-based solution to manage the clearing and settlement of U.S. Treasury, Agency, and...
View ArticleAvoka, eSignLive combine to digitize customer acquisition
Financial services digital customer acquisition company Avoka and e-signature firm eSignLive have partnered to completely digitize the customer acquisition process, the companies said in a release. The...
View ArticleAlt-fi heavyweights form Marketplace Lending Association
Funding Circle, Lending Club and Prosper Marketplace have launched the Marketplace Lending Association (MLA). The non-profit organization promotes proper business practices and public policy. Among...
View ArticleInAuth and Trunomi partnership to improve mobile security
Authentication and fraud prevention company InAuth is partnering with data solutions provider Trunomi to provide enhanced fraud protection and security for European financial services companies...
View ArticleStreetshares introduces business bonds
Small business funding community StreetShares unveiled a series of business bonds at LendIt 2016 in San Francisco this week. The bonds will pay a fixed rate of five percent and protected by a...
View ArticleMost financial institutions anticipate new fraud risks post-Same Day ACH launch
Financial crime, risk and compliance software provider NICE Actimize released survey results showing more than 90 percent of financial institutions anticipate new fraud threats following the transition...
View ArticleSafe Cash building a better mousetrap
Like many innovations, Bitcoin has taken an interesting path. While it still holds promise as a cryptocurrency, the technology behind it shows more widespread promise. And like many revolutionary...
View ArticleWorldwide adoption of e-invoicing: A slow but sure progression
The following is a guest post by Bob Cohen, VP, North America, Basware. While e-payments have taken off in the consumer world, they’re still a work in progress in the B2B arena, where payment methods...
View Article#BizTech: Naming names and unbundling business
Envisioning A New Industry Just as the banks businesses are being unbundled so is business more generally. Atomized, deconstructed. Made leaner fitter and more agile. This is a result of a changed...
View ArticleEast nets announces improvements to anti-money laundering product
Compliance and payment solutions provider Eastnets announced improvements to en.SafeWatch Profiling, its anti-money laundering solution. Enhanced Risk Scoring allows financial institutions to monitor...
View ArticleCalpian subsidiary seeing strong growth
Mobile payments fintech company Calpian‘s Mumbai subsidiary MoneyOnMobile is having increasing success serving India’s underbanked. MoneyonMobile allows Indian consumers to pay for purchases and make...
View ArticleBasware enhances PDF e-Invoice capability
Global fintech firm Basware‘s enhancements to Basware PDF e-Invoice should help companies both accelerate and simplify e-invoice processing while requiring fewer resources to integrate with existing...
View ArticleOpus survey results shed light on third-party management
Regulatory SaaS provider Opus has released the results of a survey which show companies are slowly adjusting their third-party management oversight efforts. The survey was conducted by Hiperos, a...
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