alternative finance

Alternative finance refers to financial channels, processes, and instruments that have emerged outside of the traditional finance system such as regulated banks and capital markets.

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SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
April 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected, though: After all,...

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Will The Consumer’s Next Bank Be Amazon, PayPal Or Walmart?
Will The Consumer’s Next Bank Be Amazon, PayPal Or Walmart?
April 04, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

FinTech firms may not be the only ones that traditional financial institutions (FIs) need to keep an eye on. About six in 10 consumers have said...

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FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
FinTech Startup Qupital Raises $15M For Chinese Expansion
March 28, 2019  |  Investments

FinTech startup Qupital announced that it has closed a $15 million Series A, led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF). The funding also had participation...

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Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?
Has Alternative Lending Seen Its VC Peak?
March 26, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

In 2015, news outlets ran articles about the “gold mine” of venture capital investments in the alternative finance sector. The industry indeed proved to be lucrative...

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KPMG: Australia’s AltFin Sector Worth $1B
KPMG: Australia’s AltFin Sector Worth $1B
March 21, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

KPMG, an advisory and audit company, has released numbers that say Australia has a 32 percent share of the APAC alternative finance market, according to...

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Hitachi Capital America Lands Trade Finance Takeover
Hitachi Capital America Lands Trade Finance Takeover
March 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Hitachi Capital America, Hitachi’s U.S.-based corporate finance operation, is broadening its position in the trade finance landscape through an acquisition of Global Technology Finance, which...

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FinTech Firms Ease Resistance To California SMB Borrower Protection Rules
FinTech Firms Ease Resistance To California SMB Borrower Protection Rules
March 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Heightening efforts among policymakers across the globe to expand customer protections in the financial services (FinServ) space have largely left small business (SMB) banking and...

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What Smart, Conversational AI Adds To Credit Scoring
What Smart, Conversational AI Adds To Credit Scoring
February 26, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Traditional credit-scoring models have not had it easy in the court of public opinion over the last few years. The complaints vary in their specifics, but...

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Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
Euler Hermes, C2FO Team Up On Unpaid Invoice Protection
February 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business (SMB) finance company C2FO is integrating a new solution from Euler Hermes to help small businesses protect against the risk of unpaid...

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