Tagged: marketinvoice

UK P2P SME Lending at £3 Billion by End of Year

Cumulative lending to SMEs from Peer to Peer platforms will hit £3 billion before January 1st, according to a report from MarketInvoice. The company states that funding raised by SMEs via P2P lenders was up over 50% from year prior. The total lending to SMEs… Read More

Quotes From #LenditEurope: About China’s 2,000 Lending Platforms & More

Part II: Seen & Heard at Lendit Europe If you missed attending Lendit Europe, you missed a great event. You can catch up on a selection of presentations on Lendit . For short skimming, we’ve selected a few thought-provoking quotes from day 2. You may also… Read More

MarketInvoice Raises £6 Million in Series A: “Time to Put Our Foot on the Accelerator”

UK-based peer to peer lender MarketInvoice has raised a solid £6 million in a Series A funding round.  MarketInvoice is a direct lender that provides interim funding to firms via invoice financing.   MarketInvoice previously raised £5 million in December 2014. Launched in 2011 the… Read More

CBR Posts 2015’s Biggest UK Fintech Fundraising Rounds; Funding Circle and World Remit Top the List

Today CBR‘s Jimmy Nicholls posted research regarding London’s fintech scene, highlighting which companies have drawn the most money in their funding rounds. His results follow: 1. Funding Circle – £96m Perhaps the largest peer-to-peer lender in London is Funding Circle a technology start-up that began life… Read More

KPMG Links with MarketInvoice: Using Alternative Finance for Accounting Software & Business Education Programming

KPMG has linked with peer-to-peer business lender MarketInvoice, a partnership that will enable customers of KPMG’s Small Business Accounting Service to access MarketInvoice finance directly through their accounting software and will also include a business education program incorporating regional events, webinars, e-books and online ‘accountancy clinics’… Read More

AltFi Awards Recognizes New Financial Innovators

AltFinance News celebrated innovation in finance yesterday with their AltFi Awards 2014. The ceremony was held at the Vinopolis in London and recognized a diverse group financial industry participants including crowdfunding and peer to peer lending sites.  The big winner for the night was RateSetter… Read More

Seven UK Crowdfunding Power Players Team Up On New Web Portal, Outreach Initiative

Seven of the UK’s largest crowdfunding platforms have teamed up to launch alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk, a new web portal aimed at providing SMEs with “a free and easy way for SMEs to find alternative business funding.” Crowdcube, Seedrs, Zopa, Funding Circle, MarketInvoice, Platform Black and Pensionledfunding.com are… Read More

The Rise of Non Bank Financing Can Fill Demand Need

Regulations and banking go hand in hand.  The need to regulate and save the unwitting from scurrilous businesses or poor operating approaches has always been the charter of most governments.  In a time of uncertainty there is a tendency for regulations to be more overbearing… Read More

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