Mortgage Software Company Ellie Mae Picks Up Velocify in an All-Cash Deal
Ellie Mae, a cloud-based mortgage origination company, agreed to acquire Velocify, a sales acceleration platform for $128 million in cash....
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Ant Financial Digs in its Heels in Mobile Payment Battle Against Tencent
Ant Financial, which operates Chinese internet giant Alibaba’s Alipay mobile payment app, just made two maneuvers to gain ground in...
Credibly Continues Growth With $500M Origination Milestone, BizFi Portfolio
EXCLUSIVE -- Leading “fin-data” SMB lender Credibly will now be servicing the portfolio of competitor lender BizFi, adding BizFi's $250...
Royal Bank of Scotland to Open Innovation Lab in London
EXCLUSIVE- Royal Bank of Scotland will unveil an Open Experience center in London to facilitate interaction with fintech entrepreneurs, Kevin...
ShopKeep Launches Cash Advance Program to Compete With Square
EXCLUSIVE -- Square Capital isn’t the only place outside of a bank for a small business to get the money necessary...
American Express, InComm Holdings Meet to Strategize Prepaid Partnership
EXCLUSIVE - Atlanta-based InComm Holdings and American Express will meet today to discuss next steps for their recently announced partnership...
UK SMB Challenger Redwood Bank Launches
New small business challenger Redwood Bank has launched in the United Kingdom. The bank will now offer secured SME mortgages...
Blispay Seeks Partnership with Merchant Acquiring Banks
EXCLUSIVE — Point of sale financing provider, Blispay is looking at partnerships as its next phase of growth. Founded in 2014,...
Digital Mortgage Technology Platform Blend Raises $100M in Funding
Digital mortgage technology startup, Blend, raised $100 million in a Series D round, bringing its total funding to $166 million, the company...
Insurance Startup Trov Seeks Retail Partners as It Gears for Big U.S. Launch
EXCLUSIVE- Insurance startup Trov, might be giving customers a better option than a typical product warranty when they make a...
