Tagged: fintech lending

June 15, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global investment firm Carlyle and banking giant Citi have entered into a strategic collaboration to explore asset-backed financing and co-investment opportunities in the fast-growing fintech specialty lending sector. The partnership formalizes a framework for both firms to exchange market intelligence and jointly pursue deals that… Read More

May 9, 2024 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fasanara Capital Ltd, a global asset manager with around $4 billion in AUM and a market leader in the fintech lending space, is pleased to announce a $100 million credit facility to Mexican credit card lender, Plata. Plata aims to transform the financial ecosystem for… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Channel Capital Advisors LLP has closed a mezzanine funding facility with TP24, a European fintech lending platform. Channel is an FCA-regulated alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) “specializing in fintech, working capital and trade finance investments.” Since 2014, the London-headquartered company has “deployed more than $9… Read More

January 7, 2023 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bengaluru-headquartered Fintech lending platform KreditBee has reportedly extended its Series D funding round with a $100 million investment from private equity firm Advent International. The Advent funding has now topped up the first tranche of the Series D investment round, which also netted $100 million… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Channel Capital Advisors LLP is pleased to announce “the launch of its specialist Fintech Lending Strategy, with commitments from global institutional investors.” The first $100m tranche of the $300m strategy will be “deployed immediately to leading fintech lenders.” Channel’s fund will be “deployed to digital… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sydney-headquartered Fintech firm Lumi has acquired an additional $10 million in funding from existing investors Arbel Fund and Melbourne’s Perennial Partners in order to capitalize on the faster than anticipated growth in certain market segments. The SME lender has acquired a total of $30 million… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 8:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Milo, a venture-backed Fintech company that offers direct lending mortgage solutions for foreign nationals, has unveiled a new broker channel for wholesale mortgage partners throughout the US. As mentioned in a release: “With a complete, online lending solution, Milo brings more than 50 years of… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small businesses’ average total sales reached 80% of pre-COVID levels, according to a recent Kabbage Survey. COVID-19 vaccination rates among small business owners have outpaced the US national average while issues with recruitment and reopening protocols “persist,” the Kabbage team noted earlier this month. Kabbage,… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Teslar Software, a provider of portfolio management tools that aggregate and automate the lending process and deposit operations for community financial institutions, reveals that it has teamed up with Citizens Bank & Trust in order to enhance lending processes from “beginning to end.” This should… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 2:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy, a back-end Fintech that provides SaaS banking services, recently welcomed David Ortiz to their team. Alchemy confirmed in an update on March 26, 2021 that they’re planning to continue to expand their business operations in Latin America (LatAm). As noted in the release, Alchemy… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finch Capital, a venture capital firm, recently finalized a €150 million fund to invest in Series A and B deals across Europe. The firm with its Amsterdam and London offices currently has €85 million in capital that is ready to deploy for its “Europe III”… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Blend, which claims to offer market-leading digital lending technology that makes the process of acquiring a loan simpler, faster, and safer, suggests that service providers should make Fintech lending their identity, and not necessarily their “competition.” During the past few years, the digital… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forward Financing, a Fintech firm that aims to offer “flexible” and revenue-based financing to SMBs, revealed recently that it has provided $1 billion in funding since its inception back in 2012. According to Forward Financing, the majority of this funding has been allocated towards  “underserved”… Read More

February 28, 2021 @ 5:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender JustUs says it aims to “disrupt” the lending landscape and become an established provider of crowdfunded financial products for consumers with the JustUs ISA. To undertake Peoples Mortgages, JustUs noted that it will be “required to gain regulatory approval which is… Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bengaluru-based Fintech lending firm KreditBee has finalized a $75 million Series C equity round which included participation from Premji Invest, Mirae Asset Naver Asia Growth Fund, Alpine Capital and Arkam Ventures (consisting of both primary and secondary investment). Madhusudan E, Co-Founder & CEO of KreditBee,… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Equifax (NYSE: EFX) have released the second edition of “Fintech Pulse,” a quarterly publication that covers major trends in the fast-growing NBFC (Non- Banking Financial Company) Fintech segment. “Fintech Pulse” plans to offer key insights on… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Blend, which claims to offer market-leading digital lending technology that makes the process of acquiring a loan simpler, faster, and safer, has shared insights on how to unlock better online lending development with their products. Blend acknowledges that creating useful financial products can… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Demand for Fintech services and loans have surged in India this year, according to local news outlet Live Mint. The credit flows of Fintechs and Big-tech firms have increased significantly during the past few years in highly developed countries. Commercial banks have emerged as leaders… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zopa, formerly a peer to peer lender and now a regulated digital bank, is planning to generate sizable profits in 2021. Jaidev Janardana, CEO at Zopa, will aim to leverage his 15 years+ of experience working in the lending sector to give the platform a… Read More

November 17, 2020 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian Fintech U GRO Capital, an online lending platform for SMEs, has released its Q2 FY21 financial results and posted a (profit after tax) PAT of INR 17.2 Crores (appr. $2.28 million). The BSE (formerly called Bombay Stock Exchange) stock exchange-listed, technology-focused platform noted that… Read More