Fintech Magazine August 2026 | Page 14

STATISTICS

WRITTEN BY: RITHULA NISHA

87 %

of lenders plan to invest in AI decisioning models in the next two years

64 %

of lending institutions say bank and card transaction data are most helpful in evaluating thin‐file SMB applications

83 %

of SMB borrowers have experienced pain points with business credit applications in the last two years

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