Lending Supplement

IBS Journal | Lending Supplement

IBS's supplements give us the opportunity to dig around our chosen subject areas and, before we start, it isn't always predictable what we will find. When looking for interesting lending system stories, for instance, we weren't expecting cloud computing to be prominent. However, when scrutinising at the low end of the market, it seems clear that this model is starting to have an impact.

IBS Journal | Lending Supplement

The two syndicated lending utilities, Euroclear's LoanReach and DTCC's Loan/Serv, have struggled to make much of an impression against the backdrop of financial crisis. Will the appetite for loans as collateral now mean that their time has come?

IBS Journal | Lending Supplement

Can Mexican micro-lender, Compartamos Banco, succeed with SAP where it failed with Temenos? It is mid-project as it seeks to implement a new core system and, while running late, believes there is the commitment from the supplier to succeed this time around.

IBS Journal | Lending Supplement

SAP claims it is fully committed to a successful project at Compartamos Banco in Mexico and to greatly improving its delivery in banking as a whole. The jury is still out but it is making the right noises.

IBS Journal | Lending Supplement

As the payday loan industry continues to boom, LendProtect UK and InnoTech have partnered to launch a new online lending solution for the short-term lending market, LendFusion. How and why did they seek to join forces?

IBS Journal | Lending Supplement

When two new microfinance institutions wanted to provide broader access to consumer credit and support their plans for rapid expansion, they launched on Temenos' T24 for microfinancing, hosted in the cloud. In doing so, Renaissance Credit Nigeria and Kenya-based Fountain Credit Services became the first institutions in their countries to adopt cloud-based core banking software services. IBS talks to the greenfield users about slow starts and rapid progress.