Tagged: lending

September 7, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Mexico announces the launch of its new product: personal loans. Like all Nu products, the launch will follow “a phased rollout process, starting in the coming days with a group of employees who will begin testing the product, to then expand the offering to… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Momnt, a Fintech company specializing in real-time lending and payment solutions for businesses, is announcing the closing of its latest capital raise, “totaling $15 million.” TruStage Ventures led the investment round “with participation from Saluda Grade Ventures, existing investors, and a new investment from a… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum is pleased to announce that Debitum-affiliated Loan originator Sandbox Funding has issued its 1st million euros in loans. Loans have been issued “to Latvian companies from forestry and agriculture, energy, and eco-house construction industries.” Henrijs Jansons, Debitum CEO, said: “We started to test Sandbox… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In August, PeerBerry reportedly crossed two key milestones. PeerBerry investors funded “a record amount of EUR 75.36 million in loans, exceeding a pre-war level”. It is the largest amount funded “in one month on the platform in PeerBerry’s six-year history.” At the end of August,… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new Experian report shows consumers are continuing to opt for shorter term loans. In the second quarter of 2023, captives reportedly “regained the lion’s share of total vehicle financing, outpacing banks and credit unions.” According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report:… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P platforms used to take about 5 years to reach key metrics, whereas in current conditions, new companies need just 3 years to do so, according to a recent update shared by Robo.cash. Robocash platform analysts have reportedly looked into three parameters “as the main… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based SME funding advisors are reporting significantly lower levels of activity and fewer business pipelines when compared to earlier this year. This, according to a survey conducted by the team at ThinCats. The firm reported that over 55% of advisor surveys reveal that there are… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The funding initiates a multi-year, comprehensive growth roadmap designed to see Maple establish itself beyond DeFi and into the world of traditional finance “as a lending marketplace and technology provider.” As noted in a blog post, Maple has closed “a $5 million strategic funding round.”… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance is boosting its mortgage lending: the financial service provider is acquiring a stake in Credit Exchange Ltd (CredEx) and taking a seat on its Board of Directors. The two parties have “signed a contract to that effect.” This partnership with the mortgage marketplace CredEx… Read More

August 16, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tietoevry is pleased to announce its collaboration with The Savings Banks Group Finland in order “to renew its lending platform, where Tietoevry’s Lending Suite, the leading credit solution in the Nordic markets, will serve as the foundation.” This strategic partnership is part of “a broader… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FOLK2FOLK, which claims to be the UK’s leading peer-to-peer lending platform connecting Investors with regional and rural businesses, is pleased to announce that its dedicated community of Investors “earned £14.2 million in interest during the last tax year (2022/2023).” According to the firm, this achievement… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zirtue, the relationship-based lending app with a mission to drive financial inclusion, announces today its partnership with TruStage, a financially strong insurance, investment, and technology provider, built on the philosophy of people helping people. Formally known as CUNA Mutual Group, TruStage was “born out of… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has committed 10 Million USD to Helio Protocol, a project “combining over-collateralized lending of its native decentralized stablecoin, HAY, with staking-as-a-service (StaaS) and LSDfi infrastructure, with approximately combined 300 million USD in total value locked… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netbank and UBX have signed an agreement to issue loans to sellers on ecommerce platforms, and started to issue these loans. Netbank expects to rapidly “expand its lending to e-commerce sellers in the next year.” Many sellers on e-commerce platforms “require additional working capital to… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink Price Feeds are live on Base—a fast and “highly scalable” layer-2 blockchain incubated by Coinbase and secured by Ethereum. With this integration, developers building on Base can “have access to industry-standard Chainlink Data Feeds and other web3 services.” The native integration of Chainlink Price… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 2:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora notes that we are more than halfway through the year. Like with any goal, it’s essential to acknowledge achievements along the way to stay motivated on the path to success, the team at Bondora noted while adding “that a lot has happened already, and… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry investors funded €67.6 million of loans in July and received €835 412 in interest. The amount of funded loans on the platform “was about 4% higher than the previous month.” PeerBerry’s portfolio “amounted to €115.83 million at the end of July.” 1088 new investors… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bridgecoin Capital unveiled the launch of their new lending platform, which is the first of its kind to lend customers’ crypto into traditional real estate assets. This novel model, “designed by the partnership of real estate and crypto professionals, is the first tax efficient method… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capco, the global technology and management consultancy, and Celonis, the “pioneer” and global leader in process mining, announced a new mortgage pipeline management solution offering lenders “a data-driven approach to manage their mortgage loan pipeline, resulting in continuous process improvement, risk mitigation and cost reduction.”… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stavvy, the Fintech company reshaping digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate, announced its strategic acquisition of Brace, a servicing technology company addressing the long-standing inefficiencies and lack of transparency stemming from outdated technologies in mortgage servicing. Through this strategic acquisition, the collective… Read More