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You Won’t Find a Better SBA Lending Platform

At SPARK, we’re obsessed with SBA. We’ve seen its inner workings. We’ve built a product centered around it. We understand the positive impact SBA lending can have on our communities, particularly in challenging times.  That’s why we challenge anyone to find a platform better suited to SBA than SP...

The True Cost of Digital Resistance? Opportunity

There’s a cost to everything. Sometimes, we’re willing to pay more for a greater reward. Other times, we don’t see the hidden costs until it’s too late.  As an inherently risk-averse industry, banking has held out on digital transformation far longer than other sectors. The potential costs a...

The Benefits of a Nimbler Lending Partner

Adaptability isn’t something we take for granted anymore, especially after the pandemic. Companies were made or broken based on their ability to quickly scale and conduct business digitally. Lending was one of the most impacted industries — not only because of the millions of business loans it st...

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You Won’t Find a Better SBA Lending Platform

At SPARK, we’re obsessed with SBA. We’ve seen its inner workings. We’ve built a product centered around it. We understand the positive impact SBA lending can have on our communities, particularly in challenging times.  That’s why we challenge anyone to find a platform better suited to SBA than SP...

When Rookies Become Rivals

In this report, we expose the reasons fintechs and non-banks are poised to succeed in the market, what threats they pose for traditional lenders, and how digital transformation not only ups your game, but keeps you in it.

Ignoring Underserved Markets Comes at a Cost

In this report, we take a look at the key challenges that underserved markets face, how technology plays a crucial role in correcting the disparity, and what banks stand to gain from mission-based and anti-discriminatory lending.