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Saturday Business & Finance Brief: SBA Cuts, Market Warnings, and FinCEN Shakeup
From major job cuts at the Small Business Administration to concerns over market blind spots and a major regulatory reversal on ownership...
Mar 22, 2025


SmartBiz Acquisition of Centrust Bank: A New Era for Fintech and Banking
"Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, yet traditional banks often overlook their banking needs. We are building a bank...
Mar 19, 2025


What does it take to start a funding company? Viking Funding tells us
We recently visited the beautiful Viking Funding office in downtown Fort Lauderdale to meet with owners Jake Kelley and Tylor Pemberton.
Mar 17, 2025


The Wild West: What banks are saying about the CFPB, fintech, & non-bank lenders
"Payment apps like PayPal, Stripe, Cash App, those sorts of things, they would get close to a free ride at the federal level," said David...
Mar 12, 2025


Breaking: CFPB drops 'Zelle' case against JPMorgan, BofA, Wells Fargo
Breaking: CFPB drops 'Zelle' case against JPMorgan, BofA, Wells Fargo
Mar 4, 2025


OnDeck/Ocrolus and Bluevine reports are out; what to know
Two new business outlook reports came out this week from OnDeck in combination with Ocrolus and Bluevine who also does a report using a...
Feb 28, 2025


Connecting the Dots: Agentic AI Redefines Document Processing in Lending
Agentic AI doesn’t just extract data—it interprets it, learns from it, and acts on it. Instead of treating a single number on a pay stub...
Feb 26, 2025


Considerations Funders take when refinancing a Merchant Cash Advance: NISO explains
Refinancing an active MCA—particularly when using part of the second cash advance to pay off the first—fundamentally changes the funder's...
Feb 24, 2025


Understanding the Threat of Fraud-as-a-Service in Fintech
The expansion of FaaS presents major challenges for fintech companies and business lenders, as fraudsters use these tools to exploit...
Feb 23, 2025


How Embedded Lending Impacts MCA
If you’re still thinking about lending in the traditional way—advertising to business owners, hoping they fill out an application, and then
Feb 21, 2025


ISO Manager to Chief Revenue Officer: How do you get there?
Get ready to start or accelerate your career in alternative business finance! Transform yourself or the way you train your ISO Reps.
Feb 17, 2025


JPMorgan Pushes Back Against Regulators on Private Credit Data
Private credit lending has surged, estimated as a $2 trillion industry, offering businesses alternative financing outside traditional banks.
Feb 16, 2025


The CFPB: Navigating Consumer Protection Amidst Regulatory Changes
As unions challenge Vought's directives in court and protests continue outside the shuttered CFPB headquarters, one thing is clear: The...
Feb 10, 2025


Manic Monday: New CFPB acting director announced, a switch from Trump, and tariffs
In a move that's sure to raise eyebrows and potentially reshape the regulatory landscape, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been...
Feb 3, 2025


Lenders Face An Uphill Battle To Fill The SMB Financing Gap
The global small-business loans market was valued at $2.46 trillion in 2023. However, banks and credit unions approve less than 25% of...
Jan 28, 2025


Weekend Update: Par Funding news, Phoenix Lenders Services, & Cannabis credit facility
Weekend Update: Par Funding news, Phoenix Lenders Services, & Cannabis credit facility.
Jan 26, 2025


New York Secures $1 Billion Judgment Against Yellowstone Capital
The New York Attorney General has secured a $1.065 billion judgment against Yellowstone Capital, a funding company accused of...
Jan 22, 2025


Q & A with Jacquelline Bogdanov of Thoro Corp.
In today's edition of interviews with industry members, we bring you Jacquelline Bogdanov of Thoro Corp.
Jan 20, 2025


CFPB Fines Cash App Operator $175M
'significant action against Block, the operator of the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App, ordering the company to pay $175 million'
Jan 19, 2025


Klarna and Stripe Collaborate to Redefine Payment Flexibility
The partnership comes at a crucial time as Klarna gears up for its U.S. IPO, with the company having confidentially filed for listing in...
Jan 14, 2025


The Potential TikTok Ban: What It Means for the Business Lending Industry
For the business lending industry, TikTok has become a key platform for marketing, particularly in reaching younger, tech-savvy audiences.
Jan 11, 2025


Why aren't more people prosecuted for backdooring files?
This is commonly known as backdooring a file. A person is essentially stealing the file to do with it what they want, sell it to someone...
Jan 7, 2025


FinTechs Increasing Ad Spend to Reach Broader Audiences Amid Growing Popularity
And keep in mind Stripe has Stripe Capital which offers business loans among their products.
Jan 6, 2025


Our most read articles of 2024!
Thank you to those who have been reading our articles all year! At the end of each year, we review the most viewed articles. What do...
Dec 27, 2024
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