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OakNorth Taps OpenAI Tech to Deliver AI-Led Digital Banking

OakNorth wants to embed custom-built GPT tools powered by OpenAI into the core of its digital banking platform that serves over 215,000 customers.

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Credibly Introduces AI Solution for Lending

Credibly is to enhance its AI-driven offering for small businesses with the launch of a new lending platform, Credibly.ai.

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SoFi Seals Up to $5 Billion Loan Agreement

SoFi has finalized an agreement with Blue Owl Capital worth at least $5 billion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Slice Bank Seeks Financing to Expand

Indian fintech Slice Bank is looking to raise between $250-$300 million to expand its offering with merchant services.

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Shopify Finance Launches as Centralized Hub for All Financial Solutions

A unified administrative portal, Shopify Finance, helps merchants focus on their business growth, alleviating the complexity and administrative burden of managing multiple financial tools.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Financial Institutions Increasingly Use Alternative Credit Data to Assess Consumer Creditworthiness

LexisNexis Risk Solutions research reveals that as traditional credit data provides less visibility into consumer risk, financial institutions worldwide increasingly leverage alternative data in the consumer lending process.

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The Role of Escrow Analysis in Risk Management

For many lenders, escrow accounts may seem like just a holding tank for property taxes or insurance payments. But here’s the thing: what goes into that account—and the extra cushion you set aside—could be the key to navigating market volatility. This is where escrow analysis comes in. It is more than just a financial formality. […]