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September 10, 2016 @ 5:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Foreshadowing the inevitability for all forms of finance moving online, Moody’s has published a report stating the Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) will soon be issued by marketplace lending platforms. They also believe that current regulatory and securitization frameworks will reduce additional risk with RMBS… Read More

July 16, 2016 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s confirmed ratings on securities backed by pools of unsecured consumer installment loans originated by Prosper. The bonds which were sold by Citigroup got hit by a downgrade warning earlier this year. Moody’s has now removed the warning in a rating action this past Thursday. According to… Read More

May 22, 2016 @ 11:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the marketplace or online lending industry has been hammered recently with negative news, WSJ.com is reporting that Moody’s has delivered the highest rating possible for a new bond deal coming out of SoFi. According to the report, the most recent bond securitization deal merited a… Read More

May 6, 2016 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Rating’s agency Moody’s has published a report that is critical of the marketplace lending sector. Pointing to the class action lawsuit filed in a US District Court against Lending Club (NYSE:LC) on April 6th, Moody’s states that owners of Asset-Backed Loans (ABS) face legal challenges… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 5:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Moody’s Investors Service avers that the development of domestic securitization markets will help India and China achieve their common goal of building inclusive financial systems that will ultimately bring affordable credit to the underprivileged segments of their societies and which are usually excluded from the conventional banking… Read More

November 23, 2015 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s assigned definitive rates to the  SoFi Professional Loan Program (2015-D).  According to Moody’s, approximately $536 million in asset backed securities were rated. The securities are backed by student loans.  Moody’s said cumulative expected net loss for the loan pool was about 4.7%. The rating… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 1:08 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  Moody’s Investor Service on Monday said that tighter regulations in China, which is Aa3 stable, have been successful in slowing the growth of core “shadow banking” activity. However, other alternative banking activities have been expanding more rapidly–a situation akin to pushing down on an inflating air mattress and watching the surrounding space rise… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

SoFi received provisional ratings from Moody’s on over $411 million in post graduate loan backed notes on Monday. The notes were rated from Baa3 to Aa3 – the highest rating received to date according to Bloomberg. According to Moody’s the provisional ratings were assigned to… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 9:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lending Platform Achieves “A” Rating from S&P and “A2” from Moody’s Social Finance or “SoFi”, a leader in P2P or marketplace lending, today closed a $303 million+ securitization of refinanced student loans for graduate borrowers. The senior notes were rated “A” by… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 5:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Numerated and Moody’s Analytics are collaborating to expand the end-to-end capabilities of Moody’s Analytics Lending Suite across all commercial and small business asset classes. The Lending Suite combines Moody’s Analytics data, analytics, and credit assessment capabilities with Numerated’s user experience and automation “to provide a… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, after an extended deliberation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eleven Bitcoin ETFs. CI has received multiple comments on the approval which is a seminal event for the crypto industry. Rajeev Bamra, SVP of Digital Finance at Moody’s… Read More

December 8, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiverse Computing, a firm focused on value-based quantum computing solutions, and Moody’s Analytics, a global integrated risk assessment firm, are combining quantum algorithm expertise with leadership in risk management “to launch the QFStudio platform, an easy-to-use Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that provides a… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial technology, or Fintech, is expected to be the sector of the industry that will lead the charge in regard to Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption according to a global study. AI jumped into popular interest with the emergence of ChatGPT and widespread utilization – much… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Greenly, the carbon accounting platform that helps 1,500+ companies worldwide measure and then reduce their carbon footprint, has announced its new Climate Rating System, using a points and medal system– Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum – in order “to measure the reality of their customers’… Read More

September 29, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital on Tap, the Fintech company which says it is focused on democratizing small business funding, opened the London Stock Exchange market recently in order to mark the launch of its £250 million securitization facility. The securitization, called London Cards No.1, is reportedy among the… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

European online investment platform EstateGuru says crowdfunding is back after booking two solid months of activity. According to the platform, investors committed €18.9 million to new projects during the months of July and August. At the same time, €30.4 million was returned to investors, including … Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 6:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Assets Week is 19-20 September 2023, and the agenda is very nearly full! Topics include: Bringing the traditional funding and listing players together with the new digital exchange and platform opportunities. Exploring both listed securities and private tokenization of securities along with educating investors… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alviere, the global embedded finance platform, is proud to announce that it is partnering with Array to offer Alviere’s enterprise clients customizable digital credit and identity tools “to increase digital engagement, generate revenue, and help end customers own their financial future.” Alviere enables enterprises worldwide… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The troubled banking system continues to struggle to regain its footing following the collapse of several banks that found themselves upside down after a rapid rise in interest rates. The banks holding long-duration assets saw their value tank adding stress to the overall financial system…. Read More

July 2, 2022 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Innoveo, a global tech firm and “pioneer” in no-code platform-as-a-service, announced that Oman Insurance company, one of the largest publicly listed insurers in the United Arab Emirates, has successfully gone live with its ZeroCode ‘KUDOS’ platform “leveraging Innoveo Skye, driving near-immediate efficiencies and enhancing the… Read More