Search Results for: long-term financing

March 15, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia-based Validus’ subsidiary Batumbu has obtained regulatory clearance to serve as a licensed and authorized online financing platform. The approval has been given by the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK). Since it first began offering services in 2019, Batumbu has reportedly issued more than S$207… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuania-based Debitum, which offers borderless small business financing, notes that December 2020 was the month that “concluded a great year” for the platform. During 2020, Debitum managed to reach several key milestones: more than 3 million EUR outstanding portfolio, more than 20 million EUR of… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform using Reg A+ to provide access to “eREITs and eFunds,” notes that it’s hard to imagine a single person or industry who may have been left untouched by the unprecedented events of 2020 (following the COVD-19 outbreak). Fundrise is… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer to peer lender facilitating secured loans, has revealed that it closed 2020 with solid results and performance in December during which the platform’s investors financed a total of €18.3 million worth of loans. EstateGuru confirmed in its loan portfolio overview for… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Liberis, a UK-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured £70 million in financing from long-term partners British Business Investments, Paragon Bank, BCI Europe, as well as financing and venture debt from new partner Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The newly acquired funds brings Liberis’ total… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SME funding provider Accelerated Payments  (AP) announced on Monday it secured a €20 million senior debt line from leading asset manager Channel Capital Advisors to expand AP’s receivables financing capability. Founded in 2017, AP provides finance to businesses with an immediate need for working capital… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

October, a top European online lender, recently raised €258 million to lend to European SMEs. The additional financing was provided by institutional investors including Intesa Sanpaolo, CDC, FFA and six major insurance firms. The lending platforms management noted in a blog post that its lenders… Read More

August 8, 2020 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Honeycomb Investment Trust (LON: HONY), a company specializing in investing in credit assets originated by non-bank lenders and other originators of various lending assets, mainly in the UK, is reportedly considering a potential £1.5 billion merger with Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL), in order to… Read More

January 20, 2020 @ 11:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrediTú has had mortgage assets placed in the market via a AAA long-term bond. The placement totaled $30 million with a 30-year term. The mortgage-backed bond was said to be the first from a nonbank entity in Chile since 2009. CrediTú is described as a… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global Fintech-as-a-service provider, announced on Tuesday it secured $100 million through its latest financing round, which was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from Tiger Global, Coatue, General Catalyst, Target Global, Stripe, and Entree Capital. The latest funding round comes just months after Rapyd… Read More

April 8, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fresh from its new partnership with Nationwide, BlueVine, a provider of online working capital financing for small and medium-sized businesses, is adding term loan financing to its suite of online financing solutions. The BlueVine Term Loan seeks to provide small and medium-sized business owners fast… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  RealtyShares, a leading online marketplace for commercial real estate investing, today announced it is featured by Airbnb as a financing resource in its Multifamily Properties Toolkit, which is described as a website that gives owners, operators, and developers of multifamily buildings resources to support long-term… Read More

August 18, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the Coalition Government’s announcement of its first stage of reforms to strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, FinTech Australia’s CEO, Danielle Szetho, issued a statement on the situation.  According to a press release issued by the Australian Minister of Justice, the new bill… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender  Fellow Finance has added a new invoice financing option for SMEs in search of finance. Fellow Finance, which is based in Finland, said this move established their company as the most comprehensive crowdfunding platform in Europe for long-term business loans and… Read More

May 19, 2017 @ 8:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LevelUp, a Boston-based mobile app fintech firm, has secured $50 million in finance from long-term investors JP Morgan Chase and U.S. Boston Capital and from newcomer CentroCredit Bank, bringing the total raised by the startup so far to just over $85M, according to CNBC. LevelUp aims to… Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Bizfi announced it hit a new milestone by surpassing $2 billion in financing, through both growth and working capital, to more than 35,000 small businesses across America. Launched in 2015, Bizfi’s marketplace provides small business owners with access to multiple finance options from over… Read More

October 5, 2016 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, digital payments company Payoneer announced it raised $180 million during a financing round led by TCV with participation from existing investor, Susquehanna Growth Equity. According to Payoneer, TCV committed to purchase shares from existing shareholders, pending regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions with… Read More

October 3, 2016 @ 2:38 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Managing short-term cash needs is one of the top challenges faced by SMEs everywhere in the world. However, the problem is more acute in some regions than in others. A European Payment Directive that came into force three years ago tried to tackle the issue,… Read More

May 17, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Bizfi, a FinTech platform that combines aggregation, funding and a marketplace for small businesses, announced its origination of more than $144M in financing to 3,605 small businesses in the first quarter of 2016, claiming a record in originations for any one quarter,  a 49 percent year-over-year increase over… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Patch of Land, one of the trailblazing real estate crowdfunding platforms that has helped to establish the emerging marketplace, has topped $100 million in real estate financing. Patch of Land has targeted its platform at short term debt finance that is utilized to purchase, refinance… Read More