Tagged: alternative finance

Capify: AUSvance Rebrands, Forms Partnership with Alibaba.com, Lends Capital to Australian SMEs

Capify, formerly AUSvance, will serve as an international conglomerate provider of unsecured alternative finance solutions to SMEs. Capify,  powered by a proprietary technology and analytics platform, today announced its global rebrand aiming to become the most diverse, worldwide alternative SME financing platform. Headquartered in the… Read More

LendKey Announces $8M Venture Debt Line from Silicon Valley Bank & $125M Commitment from Credit Union Network

LendKey Grand Slam: Hits 35,000 Customers, Expands Management Team, $8M venture debt line from Silicon Valley Bank and Raises Additional $125M Commitment From Network of Credit Unions LendKey, the Lending-as-a-Service platform that connects borrowers with credit unions and banks, today announced several key growth milestones. The… Read More

Fintech Provider and Alternative Lender eProdigy Closes $100M Commitment from Single Private Equity Firm

eProdigy, a fintech holding company with several subsidiaries serving the alternative finance space, announced today that an undisclosed private equity firm has made an agreement to provide $100 million to eProdigy through a term loan, a convertible note feature and participation rights. “This deal changes our entire… Read More

Metro Bank Partners with Zopa to Lend Funds: UK Finance Disruptors Join Forces

Peer-to-peer lending pioneer Zopa today announced a partnership with leading challenger bank, Metro Bank, to lend funds through Zopa’s online marketplace.This innovative deal is the first of its kind in the UK and a clear signal that some parts of the UK banking sector are embracing… Read More

EY Publishes Survey Findings: Frequent Banking Errors Push Canadian Companies to Alternative Finance

Poor service is pushing companies to look for alternative banking options, according to EY’s global commercial banking survey, advancing service in a digital world. Nearly a third (28%) of Canadian commercial banking customers experienced an error with their primary bank in the past 12 to… Read More

Dr. Richard Swart Named Chairman of Reality Crowd TV’s Newly Formed Advisory Board

Since its inception in 2013, Reality Crowd TV’s (RCTV) goal has been to teach and help people learn about the many nuances involved with crowdfunding. In 2014, The Company engaged in a nationwide multi-state tour in an effort to promote the nascent crowdfunding industry and has posted… Read More

Also Sprach Zopa: A Decade of Reflection, Current Research Findings & a Slick Video

2005: A Zopa Odyssey In these weeks, Zopa has celebrated a decade as a innovative and disruptive alternative financial leader.  Led by CEO Giles Andrews,  Zopa has lent over £750 million and predicts it will top £1 billion within the next couple of months.  To recap, in… Read More

Corporate Finance Reaches Record $6 Trillion in 2014: AltFinAccounts for 41% of Funding Mix

“While, on average, bank lending remains the single biggest source of funding among European corporates, alternative finance now accounts for 41% of their total funding mix. Furthermore, the size of deals that alternative providers have taken on has been steadily increasing from around EUR100 million–EUR150m to around… Read More

New Media Pioneer / Entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner Reflects on Career, Shares Poignant Advice & Considers Favorite Weissenhaus Spot

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Look for Team, Team, Team. Stay away from too early stages where there is nothing you can really base you judgment on. Get a bad cop integrated in your investment decision making who will stop you when… Read More

Oliver Gajda, Co-Founder & Executive Board Chairman of the European Crowdfunding Network, Creates Transparency and Accountability in EU Crowdfunding Market

As many Crowdfund Insiders know, when The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey, the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in Europe was initiated. This benchmarking survey, which closed on 6 January 2015,  seeks to capture the size,… Read More

Tommaso D’Onofrio, CEO of Assiteca Crowd & President of European Equity Crowdfunding Association Incites Change in Alternative Finance in Italy and Abroad

European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey UPDATE Since late November, the University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest study to date on crowdfunding,… Read More

Interview: Financement Participatif France President & Unilend Founder/CEO Nicolas Lesur Analyzes Alternative Finance in France & Europe

The European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey deadline is today, 6 January 2015. Since late November, The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest study to date on… Read More

Crowdfunding Author Marianne IIZUKA Examines French Crowdfunding Industry: ANACOFI and AFIP Member Shares Expertise

In November The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in Europe.  This benchmarking… Read More

Asociación Española de Crowdfunding President Daniel Oliver: Spanish Thought Leader on New Forms of Finance

As readers know,  The University of Cambridge has teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative finance in Europe…. Read More

CrowdfundingHub Founder Ronald Kleverlaan: Dutch Thought Leader on Alternative Finance Benchmarking Research

As reported last week in Crowdfund Insider,  The University of Cambridge has teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. This is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other… Read More

Cambridge’s Dr. Mia Gray Clarifies Collaborative Nesta Report: UK Economic Geography Update

Dr. Mia Gray opines about the recent Nesta and University of Cambridge report.   To recap, Nesta, a UK based innovation charity and staunch proponent of entrepreneurship and creativity, recently published an update on the alternative finance industry in the United Kingdom.  Crowdfund Insider JD Alois explains, “The report notes… Read More

Send this to a friend