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The Fintech Boom in Latin America

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The Fintech Boom in Latin America

The economies of Latin America are benefitting from a lively and innovative fintech sector. What used to be a two-step process – where the customer would purchase items online and then pay for them at check-out using a cash-based payment method – has now transformed into a more inclusive payment ecosystem where consumers now have increased spending power and can more easily manage their finances.

Jose Luis Vargas-Favero, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Latin America, with Provenir, explains how the fintech boom in Latin American has been driven, in part, by millennials and Generation Z who are digital savvy and more accepting of modern banking /financial services as opposed to traditional banking methods.

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Achieving Regulatory Compliance and Customer Transparency in BNPL

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Achieving Regulatory Compliance and Customer Transparency in BNPL

Zilch is the only fully Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider in the UK, having worked with regulators over 12 months to secure a consumer credit authorization in 2020. The company recently selected Provenir to leverage its risk decisioning platform to future-proof its BNPL offering and provide agility to address the shifting sands of the regulatory landscape.

In this IBSintelligence podcast, our Executive Vice President, Americas Kathy Stares along with Thomas Matecki, CTO of Zilch, discuss the regulatory scene affecting the BNPL market.

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Instabank Deploys Provenir Cloud to Challenge Traditional Lending

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Instabank Deploys Provenir Cloud to Challenge Traditional Lending

Instabank Deploys Provenir Cloud to Challenge Traditional Lending

Instabank uses Provenir’s cloud-based Risk Analytics and Decisioning to provide a real-time, digital lending experience for its Scandinavian customer base.

Instabank, often dubbed a ‘Challenger Bank,’ is among a new breed of financial services that is taking hold of technology to meet the increasing demand for simplified, digital-first banking experience. The bank is using Provenir’s technology to aggregate credit applicant data from structured and unstructured data sources, including credit bureaux and its core banking system, to provide customers with an instantaneous credit decision.

“Our entire approach is built on simplifying banking, making the customer’s experience very fast and effortless; from the customer-onboarding process through every subsequent interaction,” says Robert Berg, CEO, Instabank. “With the speed and flexibility of the Provenir Platform driving our credit decisioning, our customer is able to apply for a loan while she’s on her lunch break and receive an approval immediately.”

Instabank relies on the vertical and horizontal scalability that the Provenir Platform provides to geographical expansion across Europe. Berg adds, “The nature of our business requires an analytics and decisioning engine that places the control in our hands to manage and configure business logic or credit policy as the company grows. Provenir gives Instabank that control in every aspect – from the ability to operationalize our analytic models down to the visual integration tools.”

Provenir Cloud is a great fit for Instabank as the digital lending landscape becomes more competitive in Europe,” says Paul Thomas, Managing Director, Provenir. “We understand how increasingly important it is for the Challenger Bank to grow its online lending capabilities quickly and we’re pleased that Instabank is using Provenir to expand the lending experience for its customers.”

About Instabank
Instabank ASA is a new Norwegian digital bank, launched in September 2016, with headquarters in Oslo. The Bank’s vision is to create the best customer experience in the market by simplifying the use of banking services. Instabank offers favorable savings and unsecured loans to individuals. In addition, our team is working constantly to develop new products and services that will simplify the way consumers use banking services. The bank is primarily owned by Norwegian investors, and there is no single shareholder owning more than 10% of the company. “We do not think like a bank, we think like you.”

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How AI, Machine Learning and Low-Code/No-Code Approaches are Ushering in the Next Generation of Future-Proof BNPL Initiatives

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How AI, Machine Learning and Low-Code/No-Code Approaches are Ushering in the Next Generation of Future-Proof BNPL Initiatives

AI, Machine Learning and Low-Code, No-Code approaches are ushering in the next generation of future-proof Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) initiatives. As the BNPL space expands rapidly, organizations need to infuse their go-to-market strategies with advanced technology to make these programs sustainable – to manage risk and respond quickly to market needs, and to be agile to shift as needed to adapt and keep pace with the evolving regulatory environment.

In this Payments Journal article, our CTO Veejay Jadhaw outlines the key technology considerations that will have a direct and tangible impact on the future adaptability, growth and longevity of BNPL offerings.

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Futureproofing Buy Now, Pay Later Offerings with AI, Machine Learning and Low-Code/No-Code Approaches

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Futureproofing Buy Now, Pay Later Offerings
with AI, Machine Learning and Low-Code/No-Code Approaches

The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space is expanding and evolving rapidly. Do you have the right technology to adapt to any and all changes in this emerging industry?

The technology decisions you make now will have a direct and tangible impact on the future adaptability, growth and longevity of your BNPL products. So, how do you know which technology can help you prepare for the future of BNPL?

In this Financial IT article, our CTO Veejay Jadhaw shares key technology considerations that will give you the agility and flexibility needed to innovate and iterate to stay ahead of growing competition and changing regulations.

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Provenir Appoints New Executive Vice President and General Manager to Lead Latin America Expansion

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Provenir Appoints New Executive Vice President and General Manager to Lead Latin America Expansion

The appointment reinforces Provenir’s commitment to support financial institutions in simplifying their risk decisioning and driving innovative products to market faster

PARSIPPANY, NJ–Sept. 1, 2021 – Provenir, a global leader in data analytics software and risk decisioning, has appointed José Luis Vargas-Favero as its new executive vice president and general manager for Latin America. In his new role, Vargas-Favero will be responsible for leading Provenir’s ambitious expansion plans to triple its footprint in the region by the end of 2021.

Vargas-Favero brings more than 25 years of financial services experience in management, sales, business development, consulting, data analytics, decision management technology, digital transformation and risk management to Provenir. Prior to joining Provenir, he held several global senior leadership roles at FICO.

“José’s deep industry knowledge and global experience will be invaluable as we seek to become the leading trusted risk decisioning partner across Latin America,” said Larry Smith, founder and CEO of Provenir. “We see tremendous opportunity to help financial institutions in the region provide a superior and more inclusive customer experience by providing them with access to alternative types of data to assess risk and make smarter decisions.”

Latin America is producing a large and rapidly growing number of innovative and disruptive fintechs, which are raising record amounts of investment as they seize the opportunity to provide a superior and more responsive customer experience to a region with a population of more than 650 million and a combined economy of over 5 trillion USD. According to estimates, more than 70% of adults in the region have a smartphone yet only 30% have a banking relationship. Under Vargas-Favero’s leadership, Provenir will enhance its ability to support financial and non-financial institutions in providing better credit options to this unbanked population through alternative data powered technology.

“I am honored to join a company that shares my passion for using data, analytics and decisioning technology to improve the financial services landscape for all, and to contribute to eliminating financial exclusion for the vast population of underserved and unbanked individuals in the region,” said Vargas-Favero. “Provenir has distinguished itself as a global leader in risk decisioning processes with its amazing cloud-native technology, and I am excited to join at this pivotal time to help accelerate the company’s existing growth trajectory.”

The company is actively recruiting talent to expand the team in the region and is establishing alliances with local data partners to continue developing the Provenir Marketplace and better service the region.

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In Pursuit of a Loan: The Difficulties Faced by Small Businesses

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In Pursuit of a Loan: The Difficulties Faced by Small Businesses

The importance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to the UK economy can’t be overstated. Accounting as they do for 99.9 per cent of private sector companies, they have a combined annual turnover of £1.6 trillion and provide 60 per cent of private sector jobs in the UK.

To build and grow their businesses SMEs need access to affordable capital financing. Many apply to banks for a business loan. However those loans have been harder to come by since the financial crisis and larger companies, being lower risk, have generally been more successful than their smaller counterparts.

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Provenir Named to Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

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Provenir Named to Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

The Inc. 5000 list ranks the most successful private companies demonstrating standout growth

Parsippany, NJ, Aug. 17, 2021– Provenir,  a global leader in risk decisioning and data analytics software, today announced it has been named to the Inc. 5000 list, Inc. Magazine’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private U.S. companies based on company revenues over the past three years. Provenir is one of only 572 software companies included in this year’s list.

In 2020 alone, revenue for Provenir’s software-as-a-serve (SaaS) solutions increased 25 percent year-over-year, driven by a 22 percent increase in its customer base of disruptive financial services companies, and its increasing presence in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNBL) and challenger bank markets. The company also expanded into new geographic markets including Latin America, UAE, and Asia, and now serves clients in more than 40 countries worldwide.

For those companies included in the Inc. 5000 this year, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Collectively, those companies added more than 610,000 jobs to the economy over the past three years.

“Provenir is honored to be included in this prestigious list of companies that are driving innovation and change to be leaders in their respective markets,” said Larry Smith, founder and CEO, Provenir. “We are proud of our growth over the past three years in both new customers and expansion into new markets to meet the burgeoning need for real-time risk decisioning solutions.”

“The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” said Inc. Editor-in-Chief Scott Omelianuk. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

Provenir’s technology enables fintechs, financial institutions, and payment providers to easily design, build, and deploy solutions to solve complex business challenges such as digital onboarding, retail financing, Buy Now Pay later (BNPL) approvals, SME lending, insurance, credit card management, eCommerce, eWallet, digital banking, alternative data and fraud. Its flagship product, the Provenir AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Platform, is a cloud-native data, decisioning and analytics platform, providing one unified digital experience powering four cloud products — decisioning, data, insights, and solutions — enabling users to create the platform-as-a-service cloud that best fits their needs.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.

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Provenir Named Finalist for 2021 SaaS Awards for Best SaaS Product for Financial Services

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Provenir Named Finalist for 2021 SaaS Awards for Best SaaS Product for Financial Services

The Provenir AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Platform is an industry leading credit decisioning SaaS offering that automates the entire credit lifecycle for financial institutions

Parsippany, NJ, July 27, 2021– Provenira global leader in risk decisioning and data analytics software, today announced that it has been named a finalist for the the 2021 SaaS Awards Program in the “Best SaaS Product for Financial Services” category.

Final SaaS Awards winners will be announced on Aug. 31.

Provenir’s technology enables fintechs, financial institutions, and payment providers to easily design, build, and deploy solutions to solve complex business challenges such as digital onboarding, retail financing, Buy Now Pay later (BNPL) approvals, SME lending, insurance, credit card management, eCommerce, eWallet, digital banking, alternative data and fraud. 

The Provenir AI-Powered Risk Decisioning Platform, a cloud-native data, decisioning and analytics solution, provides one unified digital experience powering four cloud products — decisioning, data, insights, and solutions — enabling users to create the platform-as-a-service cloud that best fits their needs. It’s a no code, cloud-agnostic data science platform that supports a wide range of AI and machine learning capabilities that business users can use to develop automated decisioning workflows across the entire customer lifecycle with real time business insights.

“It is an honor to be a finalist for the SaaS Awards, which recognizes our team’s innovation in developing SaaS technologies,” said Larry Smith, founder and CEO, Provenir. “Our SaaS solutions help customers realize shorter implementations and lower upfront expense resulting in a faster ROI and a lower ongoing cost of ownership. We see continued rapid transition to the cloud combined with the need for a rich customer experience driving increased adoption of our capabilities.”

“The shortlisted candidates announced today have made it through that first round and represent truly innovative thinkers in the SaaS industry, whether they’re freshly-funded disruptors or established names,” said James Williams, head of operations, SaaS Awards. “Just as SaaS technologies have been vital in pivoting organizational functions to respond to global crises, they will be essential as we look forward to returning to normal levels of productivity.”

About Provenir

Provenir helps fintechs, financial institutions, and payment providers make smarter decisions faster by simplifying the risk decisioning process. Its no-code, cloud-native SaaS products make it easy to rapidly create sophisticated decisioning workflows. With a global data marketplace for seamless integration, powerful AI and machine learning models, and real-time insights, Provenir has supercharged decisioning speed. Provenir works with disruptive financial services organizations in more than 33 countries and processes more than 2 billion transactions annually.

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Eight Key Technology Requirements to Build a Buy Now, Pay Later Offering Built for Speed, Agility and Sustainability

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to Build a Buy Now, Pay Later Offering Built for Speed, Agility and Sustainability

The rise in consumers using Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions has led to the rapid expansion in providers offering BNPL services for a variety of markets, including retail, rent, travel, utilities and healthcare. To thrive in this increasingly competitive and growing market, BNPL providers must put in place the right technology framework for today while looking ahead to the future. The technology decisions BNPL providers make now will have a direct and tangible impact on the future adaptability, growth and longevity of their BNPL offerings.

In this Fintech Times article, our SVP of Global Marketing, Kim Minor, shares eight key technology requirements BNPL providers should consider.

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