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February 25, 2016 @ 5:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Conexus, Saskatchewan’s largest credit union, announced a partnership with Grow (formerly Grouplend), Canada’s fast growing fintech company, to bring online lending to Saskatchewan. This new partnership will allow residents of Saskatchewan access to Grow through one of Canada’s “most trusted and forward thinking” financial institutions…. Read More

November 19, 2015 @ 9:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Grouplend, Canada’s leading online lending platform, announced today that it has rebranding itself as Grow Financial. Since launching in 2014, the company’s model has evolved from marketplace lending to a fintech platform, using cutting-edge software and advanced data analytics to create revolutionary financial services that extend far… Read More

August 19, 2015 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Grouplend, Canada’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, announced on Wednesday that it has closed an additional round of financing, having raised $10.2 million since launching ten months ago. The round is being led by Markus Frind, CEO of PlentyofFish, and Lance Tracey, founder of Peer 1… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Bret Conkin  |  

The consumer loan experience is getting an upgrade in Canada courtesy of some new players that are targeting the long waits and paperwork hassles of traditional loans and the high rates of alternative providers like payday loans.  Experience in other markets like the US and UK… Read More

March 17, 2015 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Grouplend, Canada’s first peer to peer or marketplace lender, says demand is soaring for its services. Grouplend has just passed $30 million in consumer loan applications. “With unprecedented demand for our fast, convenient and cost-effective borrowing platform, we’re excited to announce that we’re making our… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Across the globe traditional banking operations are under attack by more nimble and user friendly companies that see opportunity in an industry that is in dire need of change. The internet and technology has completely altered so many different industries with its creative destruction. The… Read More