Tagged: china rapid finance

March 27, 2020 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced earlier this week that it has reached a non-binding letter of intent on investment and cooperation with SOS Health Rescue Services Ltd. According to China Rapid Finance, the duo may enter into… Read More

November 16, 2019 @ 7:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced on Thursday two developments that mark significant progress in regaining compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s Continued Listing requirements. China Rapid Finance reported that it completed its 2018 financial statement audit… Read More

October 8, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new strategic partnership with Chengdu Qiye Technology to offer services for institutionally-funded lending to small and medium-sized businesses. According to China Rapid Finance, the partnership marks… Read More

May 17, 2019 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced on Friday changes in its business operations and to its board of directors. The lender revealed that it has acknowledged its inability to file its annual report on Form 20-F in a… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced last week that it submitted its P2P Compliance Self-Inspection Report to its local P2P regulatory office. According to the online lender, this new report is considered the first of three steps mandated in the… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced earlier this week the launch of its new share repurchase program, which allows the lender to authorized the repurchase of its ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares with an aggregate… Read More

October 24, 2017 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Zhou Ji‘an, the Executive Director and General Manager of China United SME Guarantee Corporation (Sino Guarantee), to its board as a non-executive independent director. According to China Rapid Finance, Ji’an brings… Read More

July 10, 2017 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance announced on Monday it has exceeded 20 million cumulative loans facilitated since its marketplace lending platform launch. According to the lender, this new milestone demonstrates accelerating the growth of its consumer marketplace due to the fact that the number of facilitated loans… Read More

June 3, 2017 @ 5:00 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Chinese Tech Giant Baidu to Quit Crowdfunding Market Search engine giant Baidu Inc. is to quit crowdfunding market and pay more attention on artificial intelligence”]. Users will not see the “Baidu Crowdfunding” channel when they log in their Baidu Finance account, but will still be… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lender China Rapid Finance (NYSE: XRF) that the underwriters of its previously announced initial public offering (IPO) have exercised in full the option to purchase an additional 1.5 million American depositary shares (“ADSs”) from China Rapid Finance to cover over-allotments. According to… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 7:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender China Rapid Finance announced on Friday the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) for 10 million American depositary shares (ADS). The company revealed each ADS was priced at $6.00,  with a total offering size of US$60 million. According to the Asian online lender, each… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dr. Zhengyu (Zane) Wang, founder, chairman and CEO of China Rapid Finance Limited, revealed at the 2017 LendIt USA 2017 conference the challenges to expanding consumer finance in China’s population. According to Wang, the country has emerged from being a market that in 2000 featured… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 7:09 pm By Xu Gao  |  

CBRC Releases “Guideline” to Regulate Funds Custody of Online Lending Platforms On February 23rd, the China Banking Regulatory Commission（CBRC)released new guidelines to regulate funds custody of online lending platforms. According to the guidelines, online lending platforms and banks must follow the regulation to restructure their funds… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, China Rapid Finance, announced on Wednesday its CEO, Dr. Zhengyu (Zane) Wang will deliver a keynote speech at LendIt USA 2017. The event will take place on March 6th and 7th at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. China Rapid Finance noted that… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, China Rapid Finance, announced on Sunday it has teamed up with Tencent’s wealth management platform, Licaitong, to provide new investment products for individual investors. The online lender stated that with it as the screening party for the underlying assets, the first-phase products on… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, China Rapid Finance, announced on Tuesday it has formed partnerships with two financial institutions, China United SME Guarantee Corp. (Sino Guarantee) and Bank of Shanghai. The lender stated Sino Guarantee would provide ongoing lending capital for loans that will originate on its platform, with… Read More

November 10, 2016 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Wednesday its platform has exceeded one million borrowers and it facilitated 8.8 million loans in total as of October 31st. Sharing details about the new milestone, Dr. Zane Wang, CEO of China Rapid Finance, stated: “Serving more than one million borrowers is… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Huaqiao (Joe) Zhang an independent non-executive director to its board. Previously, Zhang had served as an advisor to the website since August 2013. According to the lender, Zhang brings industry knowledge and experience after having spent more than… Read More

April 20, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, China Rapid Finance Limited announced that an investment by global private equity firm Broadline Capital in the company was honored as “Technology Deal of the Year” at the 2016 International Financial Forum’s 8th Annual International M&A Awards. This event recognizes excellence in deal-making and celebrate the… Read More

March 29, 2016 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Tuesday it has become a sponsor and founding member of the National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA). According to the company, the NIFA was founded with the approval of China’s State Council. It has been led by the People’s Bank of China,… Read More