8 Results from 2023
Steve Sabin SVP, Division Executive, Lending at FIS
On the face of it, the future is looking rosy for the commercial loan syndication market. But behind the scenes, you’ll find systems and processes that are firmly stuck in the past. And for fintech providers, it’s a problem that can’t be solved alone. Business booms – but operations stall At October’s 2023 Loan Syndication and Trading Association (...
15 November 2023 /retail /wholesale Banking and Lending Solutions
Even in tough macroeconomic times, commercial lending keeps markets moving and banks growing. And on the face of it, there are few better places to drive growth than Europe, where a multitude of bustling economies provide big opportunities for cross-border expansion. But loan servicing operations can be complex and costly when you’re lending to bu...
13 September 2023 /markets /predictions Banking and Lending Solutions
As interest rates rise and growth slows for commercial lenders, investment in the back office is back with a vengeance. That’s great news for loan servicing operations, which look set to benefit in more ways than one from a renewed focus on cost cutting and efficiency. In the boom times, when lending is one of the biggest drivers of top-line re...
01 August 2023 /wholesale /markets Banking and Lending Solutions
In challenging times for banks and other commercial lenders, it’s more important than ever for fintech providers to understand how their clients’ requirements are evolving. So, at FIS, we always make it our business to ask. Our recent educational and networking event, Emerald, gave us an excellent opportunity to do just that. And as clients from a...
27 June 2023 /wholesale /predictions Banking and Lending Solutions
Ever since its launch in November 2022, OpenAI’s text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, has been making headlines as a revolutionary technology. But with business use of AI growing all the time, what makes ChatGPT and other so-called generative AI tools such good news for commercial lending? The story so far Previous incarn...
25 May 2023 /markets /predictions Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining,” said John F. Kennedy in his State of the Union address in 1962. More than 60 years later, this reminder to prepare for any eventuality rings truer than ever for banks and other commercial lenders. As clouds gather over the global economy, it’s hard to know what to expect from the next 1...
25 April 2023 /wholesale /markets Banking and Lending Solutions
As regulatory requirements for corporate responsibility, environmental, social and governance (ESG) continue to take shape around the world, commercial lenders are now turning their attention to the most immediate challenge – compliance. But ESG principles deserve more than a short-term, tactical solution. The priority for lenders should be to driv...
23 March 2023 /sustainable /predictions Banking and Lending Solutions
Digital technology has turbocharged the commercial lending process, with fast, highly automated decisions seriously slashing the time to “yes.” But to navigate the uncertain times ahead, lenders will need more than speed from their fintech. While traditional banks can now make simple credit decisions as quickly and efficiently as technology-driven ...
02 March 2023 /wholesale /predictions Banking and Lending Solutions
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