Search Results for: long-term financing

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

February 17, 2016 @ 9:15 pm By Ethan Senturia  |  

I just returned from the Prosper Show in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is a two-day continuing education event for more than 700 Amazon sellers, focused primarily on education, rather than sales.  Using moderated panels of competitors, the event is focused on key business practices… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bizfi, a premier FinTech company with a platform that combines aggregation, funding and a participation marketplace for small businesses, announced it originated over $142 million in business financing in the fourth quarter of 2015 – a record for any one-quarter since the founding of the company… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday,  marketplace lender College Ave Student Loans announced it secured $20 million in financing from Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast NBCUniversal, with participation from Fenway Summer Ventures (headed by former CFPB Deputy Director Raj Date), DW Partners, former SLM Corp. CEO… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Creditera has not only launched an enhanced marketplace for small business financing with recommendations based on their credit data and needs, but also a personal and business credit dashboard that guides business owners with personalized action plans. The launch of these features aligns with the company’s… Read More

January 25, 2015 @ 11:31 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Chinese online ventures rushing into the online lending industry may need to prepare themselves for a Groupon-style fall, suggested Soul Htite, co-founder of the world’s largest online loan broker, Lending Club, in a recent Bloomberg interview. Htite is also the CEO of peer-to-peer lender Dianrong.com,… Read More

August 7, 2014 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a crowdfunding marketplace connecting accredited investors with institutional-grade real estate investment, announced Thursday (August 7th) it has listed a mezzanine financing for 30 Knightsbridge Road, a four-building class B+ office complex in Piscataway, N.J., sponsored by EverWest Real Estate Partners, a privately held Denver-based real… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

LONG-TERM FINANCING NEEDS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY The European Commission has adopted a package of measures that it hopes will address the long term financing needs of the European Economy.  As part of the communication the EC put forward a communication on crowdfunding as they… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Data provided by Peer-to-Business (P2B) crowdfunding platform rebuildingsociety.com indicates that small business owners continue to use their personal credit cards to finance their companies.  The UK based lending platform shared their research showing: Nearly two out of five (37%) SME’s planning to borrow in next 12 months… Read More

April 11, 2013 @ 9:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

In new research report, “Capital Reformation: Alternative Financing and the Fate of Intermediaries,” TABB Group examines the emerging business models that are enabling smaller investors to provide short- and long-term funding for small- and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) that account for over 99% of the companies… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 9:26 am By Bryan P. Bylica, Philip Kassel and Danny H. Harris  |  

The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program enables private equity fund managers to access government leverage at rates typically lower than traditional lending sources. The SBIC Program aims to grow small businesses by facilitating access to growth capital for lower middle-market companies. The U.S. Small… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 6:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

British Patient Capital has reportedly made a £7m investment in Wagestream – a financial benefits provider – as part of a £17.5m funding round. The investment was alongside other co-investors “including Lombard Odier Investment Managers and existing investor, Northzone.” With investment from social impact funds… Read More