Tagged: loans

July 13, 2021 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s digital payments giant Paytm recently introduced Paytm Postpaid Mini, which allows users to acquire small ticket instant loans to help them with managing their monthly or everyday expenses The Paytm team notes in a blog post that their goal is to bring clients the… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Creditspring, the Financial Conduct Authority-regulated consumer credit solution provider, now claims around 50,000 members since it launched operations back in 2016. This is a key milestone for Creditspring, a company that aims to improve the financial wellbeing of 100,000 members by the end of… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank CTBC Indonesia, which operates as a special unit of CTBC Bank, an established private bank in Taiwan, recently revealed that it has introduced a digital lending platform for a personal loan product, known as KTA Dana Cinta. The KTA Dana Cinta product lets you… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 11:39 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

London-based digital lender White Oak has facilitated loans worth £400 million to SMEs impacted by the pandemic under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Talking about the adverse impact of the pandemic on small businesses across the UK, Andy Davies, Managing Director of White… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 5:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME lender that facilitates loans in both the U.S. and parts of Europe, announced on Friday it has teamed up with Atom Bank to provide £300 million of new funding to small businesses. Through the collaboration, Atom will use… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest, a property finance Fintech, notes that embedding technology throughout their lending process has been “key to making your deals complete quicker and more efficiently.” During the past few months, LendInvest has been working on bringing its clients a broker portal that will see the… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday its latest Small Business Lending Index reported small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) dipped slightly to 13.4% in April from 13.5% in March 2021. The Index also revealed that small banks’ approvals have dropped to… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-based digital banking challenger ZA Bank has revealed that it’s providing a financing guarantee facility of as much as HKD 18 million (appr. $2.32 million). The plan is referred to as the “ZME $18M Loan.” The new product is described as a business revolving… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer-to-peer lending marketplace Mintos revealed, earlier this week, that the lending firm E-Cash has informed them of its intentions to “wind down” the business. The Mintos team noted that E-Cash is currently in the process of “working out the details” of how it plans to… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech company Fintern has secured £32 million in funding in order to expand access to affordable loans in the United Kingdom. On the back of their official launch last month, the London-headquartered startup has confirmed that it raised £32 million in equity and debt… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based money experience company MX announced on Tuesday it has partnered with digital asset verification platform FormFree to speed up loan approval processing and close more than one million loans. According to MX, FormFree improves lenders’ ability to make more informed decisions about borrowers… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  SoFi, one of the most successful fintechs in the U.S., announced on Tuesday it has launched auto loan refinancing through its financial services product comparison platform, Lantern. SoFi reported it launched auto loan refinancing through its partnership with MotoRefi, an auto fintech startup on a… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Virgin Money announced on Tuesday it is launching sustainability-linked loans (SLL) for all UK companies. According to Virgin Money, the SLLs will reduce the cost of finance for those businesses whose core activities proactively help the economy transition to a more sustainable model. Virgin Money… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 7:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PowerPay, a provider of home improvement financing, recently announced it has surpassed $1 billion in loan originations following its launch in December 2019. The company reported that through its network of 7,000 home improvement contractors, it has financed more than 50,000 projects nationwide with an average project… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) confirmed that consumer credit activity keeps rising from the COVID-19 pandemic lows, but some areas like automobile loans (subprime) performance have lagged. As noted in an update published on February 18, 2021, by TransUnion, the company’s Q4 2020 Industry Insights report looks… Read More

February 21, 2021 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OnDeck notes that the Small Business Administration (SBA) and US Treasury Department have resumed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for First Draw Loans (on the week of January 11, 2021, and on January 13, 2021). OnDeck, which was acquired by Enova (NYSE:ENVA) last year, has… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Yann Murciano, CEO at online peer to peer lender Blend Network, who had previously explained in an interview with CI last year that we’re witnessing the “democratization of property investing” in the 21st century. As covered in December 2020, the Blend… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateSetter, a leading UK based peer to peer lender, announced on Tuesday that Metro Bank is purchasing its loan portfolio in line. RateSetter reported that Metro Bank has been funding all-new consumer lending following the RateSetter acquisition, which took place in September 2020. “Today’s announcement… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 9:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA announced on Wednesday it has signed the sale of a portfolio consisting of loans and real estate assets from Unnim for a gross total of approximately €700 million. BBVA reported it closed an agreement with global investment fund company KKR (primarily through its KKR… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small Business Administration (SBA) lender Fountainhead recently announced it has signed a new deal to license Bix2X SBA platform for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as well as other SBA programs. Founded in 2015, Fountainhead describes itself as a nationwide direct lender specializing in SBA 504,… Read More