Tagged: lending

October 11, 2023 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) fell again, dropping from 13.2% in August to 13.1% in September, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Big bank lending to small businesses “has dipped every month since June 2022.”… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Versana announced that founding investor Citi (NYSE: C) is now connected to its transformative digital data platform, “enabling syndicated loans agented by Citi to be available to Versana’s growing subscriber base in real-time.” Citi joins Versana’s other three founding investors – Bank of America, Credit… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scottish digital bank Alba Bank announced that it will migrate to Mambu’s cloud banking platform to manage its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending services, as well as its retail and business deposits. Alba bank has been approved for a UK banking licence. Alba Bank… Read More

October 10, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Point Predictive, the firm focused on AI-powered fraud solutions for the auto lending industry, has joined forces with Metro Jobber’s, Inc., a wholesale automotive distributor, to tackle the growing issue of auto loan fraud in the Detroit Metropolitan area. This strategic partnership is set “to… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Perenna says they’re pleased to announce their exclusive partnership with London & Country Mortgages as they begin lending. Perenna received their full banking license from the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) at the start of September and… Read More

September 29, 2023 @ 3:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from business data API provider Codat shows that business lenders continue innovating and evolving their offerings despite current economic challenges. The study of 115 business lenders in the United States and the United Kingdom shows providers are adapting their strategies and priorities to narrow in focus… Read More

September 29, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One more business partner, Smartcredito from Spain, joins the PeerBerry platform. Smartcredito will offer PeerBerry investors investments “in short-term loans with a 10% annual return.” Loans provided by Smartcredito to PeerBerry investors “include a buyback and a group guarantee.” Smartcredito (legal name Arena Finance Spain… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ChargeAfter, the embedded lending platform for point-of-sale financing, announced that Removery, the world’s tattoo removal service providers, chose ChargeAfter in order to power its upgraded consumer financing offer. ChargeAfter was selected to enhance Removery’s client experience by “offering a fast, seamless, and transparent financing process… Read More

September 28, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TruStage, an insurance, investment and technology provider, built on years of experience providing payment protection solutions to credit unions, announced the availability of its newest lending solution–Payment Guard Insurance. The Payment Guard product is a key innovation in the digital lending / insurance space. It… Read More

September 27, 2023 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ocrolus, a firm focused on AI-driven financial document automation, announced the launch of an enhanced dashboard for mortgage lenders featuring the ability to automate income calculations for both traditional and self-employed borrowers. The solution combines three trusted Ocrolus capabilities – Classify, Capture and Analyze –… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 10:59 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to bolster Indonesia’s progressive endeavors in streamlining investment climates, fortifying trade, and advancing enterprises. The approval is an extension of the Competitiveness, Industrial Modernization, and Trade Acceleration Program (CITA), following the success of its… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During August 2023, Debitum says that it continued to implement the platform’s long-term development plan. Last month: the change in ownership of Debitum was announced (expect more details soon). As noted in the update from Debitum, Ukrainian asset management was “restructured and announced new investment… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 19 months of the war (since February 24, 2022), PeerBerry business partners Aventus Group and Gofingo Group have, in total, “repaid PeerBerry investors €45.52 million or 90.64% of the total outstanding war-affected obligations.” Compared to other war-affected platforms, PeerBerry claims that it is the… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:10 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Recent preliminary data reveals that in July, outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs), excluding reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), witnessed a 7.7% year-on-year growth, a slight decrease from the 7.8% reported in June. When assessed on a… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The growth that kickstarted in July has continued into August, “with increases across the board,” the team at Bondora noted. Loan originations, as well as investment product funding, “totaled over €15M each in August. Cash recoveries and collection efforts also increased to over €1M.” Bondora… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ThinCats, an alternative lender, has agreed a new warehouse facility with Citi and Barclays Bank PLC supported by a guarantee through the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee program. This new facility supports lending of “up to £696m for mid-sized smaller businesses in the UK, making… Read More

September 14, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the summer, the number of monthly visits to the most popular European continental P2P platforms grew by 22.5%, according to an update shared by UnaFinancial (formerly doing business as Robo.cash). The analysis of monthly traffic by UnaFinancial of the websites of leading European P2P… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, is reporting solid progress on-site at one of the schemes that they recently funded in Cambridge, where the borrower “intended to acquire, convert and extend an existing building into nine apartments.” At Blend Network, they are supporting… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, the UK’s newest licensed bank, has rolled out a new loan system for its SME Lending division, transitioning to the cloud-based banking system of its SaaS partner, Tuum. This move consolidates the bank’s architecture, “enhances resource allocation, and establishes a robust futureproof framework,… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra announced that LaserPro, its loan document preparation system used by more than 2,500 financial institutions, is now available in the cloud. This strategic launch of LaserPro in the cloud streamlines loan document compliance management capabilities “for financial institutions with a Software as a Service… Read More