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SocietyOne Change Up: Jason Yetton Steps Down As CEO & Managing Director; Mark Jones is Named Interim CEO

Australia-based marketplace lender SocietyOne recently announced that Jason Yetton has stepped down as CEO/Managing Director and will be leaving the company in July to pursue other opportunities. The lending platform reported that Board has appointed Mark Jones, Chief Financial Officer and Commercial Director, as the Interim CEO… Read More

SocietyOne Takes On Comprehensive Credit Reporting Role in Australia

Marketplace lender SocietyOne announced on Monday it is set to provide positive consumer credit information to credit bureaus as part of the move to establish a fully-fledged comprehensive credit reporting (CCR) regime in the country of Australia. The online lender stated it will start sending… Read More

New Milestone: SocietyOne Achieves $350 Million in Total Loan Originations

Australia-based online lender SocietyOne announced on Tuesday it has secured $350 million in total originations. This news comes less than two months after the lending platform celebrated its fifth birthday. According to SocietyOne, the company topping $350 million as the current loan book also reached $200 million… Read More

SocietyOne Celebrates Five Year Anniversary Of Helping Customers

Australia-based online lender SocietyOne announced on Monday it is celebrating its five-year anniversary of helping customers achieve their lending needs. This celebration comes less than two months after the lending platform surpassed $300 million in total originations. The lender revealed that more than 13,000 customers thanks… Read More

New Milestone: Australian Peer-to-Peer Lender SocietyOne Surpasses $300 Million in Total Originations

On Monday, Australia-based online lender SocietyOne announced it not only celebrated its five year anniversary, it has also surpassed $300 million in total originations. The platform revealed it advanced over $100 million of new lending during the first half of 2017 and its loan book increased… Read More

John Cummins Appointed New CIO for Australian Marketplace Lender SocietyOne

The Australian largest marketplace lending platform SocietyOne announced John Cummins has joined the group as CIO, according to The Advisor. Reporting to SocietyOne CEO and MD Jason Yetton, Cummins will be responsible for SocietyOne’s funding requirements to support demand from an expanding number of borrower customers, including building on SocietyOne’s existing network… Read More

Beyond Bank Snags A$1.5M SocietyOne Equity, Moves into Fintech

Beyond Bank Australia has announced its equity stake in SocietyOne, reported Australian Broker, having acquired A$1.5 million worth of shares in marketplace lender, as well as agreeing to increase its funding arrangement to A$10M. Earlier this year, SocietyOne raised A$25M capital from traditional financial firms G&C Mutual Bank and the Maritime, Mining… Read More

Executive Shakeup at SocietyOne as Founders Take on New Roles

SocietyOne, Australia’s largest marketplace lending platform, has rearranged the executive bench according to multiple reports. Founders Co-founders Matt Symons and Greg Symons (not related) have recently updated roles. Matt Symons will now become a non-executive director of the online lending firm. He is currently listed as… Read More

SocietyOne CEO Jason Yetton: in 2016 AUS$50M in Personal Loans and Counting

SocietyOne chief executive Jason Yetton, a former senior Westpac banker newly hired in March, shared some exciting updates with the Sydney Morning Herald: since the beginning of 2016, the Australian P2P lender has arranged AUS$50 million in personal loans on its online platform, nearly double the AUS$26 million of new lending in the December half of… Read More

SocietyOne Tops $100 Million in Loans, Closes $25 Million Funding Round

SocietyOne, has now originated over $100 million in loans according to a release by the company this week.  SocietyOne is the largest Aussie marketplace / P2P lending platform. Australia’s “first” marketplace lending platform has also closed a $25 million funding round, according to a report… Read More

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