News Topic: Start-up funding

Harvest is when farmers need funding the most. ProducePay has financed over $850 million of produce in under four years, disrupting traditional finance rules in the farm-to-table process. ... Read full article

Striking the right balance between personalization and privacy is just one challenge the startup Finn AI is grappling with as it refines the artificial intelligence behind banking through Alexa and other devices. ... Read full article

At Barclays' fintech accelerator, this year's class has fresh takes on personal financial management, recruiting and trade finance. ... Read full article

A $245 million funding round for the payments processor Stripe contributed to heavy venture capital investment in the third quarter. ... Read full article

Mike Cagney’s current venture, Figure Technologies, is offering consumers the ability to apply online for home equity loans and get funding in as little as five days. ... Read full article

Bank Novo isn't a business lender (lots of firms already do that) or an account provider (it has a bank partner for that). Instead, it provides small businesses tools to track and analyze their banking activities. ... Read full article

Shamir Karkal said his startup will allow fintechs to develop ACH processing for their companies without having to partner with banks. ... Read full article

Some startups are eschewing San Francisco and New York to set up shop in the middle of America. And for good reason. ... Read full article

The bank’s joint initiative with CFSI awards capital to firms trying to address issues that the startup teams personally experienced. ... Read full article

While working with new fintechs carries some risk, it can also provide community banks with an affordable way to upgrade products and technology. ... Read full article

Equity warrants. Capital calls. Off-balance-sheet accounts. SVB's unusual business model thrives on financing rainmakers and cutting-edge firms, but old-school issues like overconcentration, unpredictable fee income and stock market swings lurk in the ... Read full article

Prometheum wants to win the SEC’s approval of its own token offering, paving the way for others shortly afterwards. ... Read full article

The goal of the competition is to increase diversity in the financial technology industry. ... Read full article

Cambridge Bancorp in Massachusetts is looking to prove to entrepreneurs that it is in the business for the long haul. ... Read full article

Earnings at the Santa Clara, Calif., company were boosted by a 16% increase in lending, as well as gains on the company's investments in Roku. ... Read full article

Jon Zanoff, managing director of Barclays New York Accelerator, has been coaching fintech startups for decades. He offers tips on how to make it as a fintech startup and run an effective accelerator. ... Read full article

The tech sector is filled with innovators who want to solve really tough problems. Yet, there is one huge problem they can’t seem to make a dent in. ... Read full article

LendingPoint, which caters to borrowers with damaged credit records, believes that traditional credit scores are overly pessimistic about the likelihood that certain borrowers will repay. ... Read full article