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Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

since 2013 , and shrank by more than 1,700 in 2017 alone. As opposed to meeting with entrepreneurs, this model is largely based on financial reporting information, credit scoring, and the quality of accessible assets as collateral. In the United States, the total number of bank branches has dropped by 8.2%