Lenders will eventually evaluate business borrowers by merit rather than collateral
Keren Moynihan · BossInsights 2x YoY to 5 Customers Helping Lenders Capture Data · Dec 26, 2020 · at 18:25
Keren Moynihan, CEO of commercial lending data platform Boss Insights, shares her outlook on the future of business underwriting.
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“There's going to be a point in time where we can measure business owners on their merit, not their collateral.”
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