June 15, 2018 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German mobile bank N26 recently announced serves more than one million customers across the continent. The company reported that it has doubled its customer base over the last nine months. According to N26, the monthly transaction volume exceeds €1 billion, signaling high levels of user activity and… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingCrowd, one of the UK’s fastest-growing alternative finance lenders to the SME market, announced on Friday it is on course for continued expansion after completing loan deals totaling to more than £3 million during May, marking the p2p lending platform’s best month ever. The company also reported… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, an online platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced on Wednesday that one billion in loans have been funded through its marketplace since launch. This announcement comes after the investment portal announced the close of its $30 million Series B last month. PeerStreet reported that… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Santander announced its Changemaker Fund has surpassed £1 million in matched funding and support from the crowd for charities, social enterprises, and community projects across the UK. According to the bank firm, The Fund, which is in partnership with Crowdfunder, supports organizations looking to deliver social… Read More

May 11, 2018 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Cross River announced it set a new monthly loan origination record of more than $600 million in April. The company reported that this loan origination achievement puts its growth into “impressive context” due to the fact that the April 2018 volume represents approximately 60%… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Lending Works announced this week it surpassed £100 million in online lending. According to Lending Works, the milestone comes just a little over a year after the platform surpassed £50 million. The lender also reported that 20,000 customers (over 16,000 borrowers and nearly 4,000 lenders)… Read More

April 9, 2018 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, new CEO of SoFi, Anthony Noto, announced on Twitter that the online lender has surpassed 500,000 in members. This news comes less than a month after Noto assumed his new role at the online lender’s team. Noto confirmed the exciting membership growth news by… Read More

April 6, 2018 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Assetz Capital announced it has reached a record number of loans available to investors using our Manual Lending Account (MLA), with well over 200 live loans with loan parts available for immediate investment on the secondary market. According to the online lender, the MLA allows hands-on… Read More

March 5, 2018 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elevate Credit, Inc. (Elevate), a tech-enabled provider of innovative and responsible online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, announced on Monday its customers have saved more than $3 billion to date, versus what they would have paid for payday loans. $1.3 billion was saved in 2017… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate marketplace Roofstock announced it has surpassed $1 billion in property transactions since the launching of its marketplace in 2016. The online lender also revealed it has upsized its Series C funding round to $42 million, which represents a 20% increase over the initial… Read More

January 3, 2018 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lender Money360 announced on Wednesday it has surpassed $500 million in commercial real estate loans closed since inception, which includes $357 million in loans closed for 2017. According to Money360, the milestone comes on the heels of other recent successes, including the initiation of… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, mortgage marketplace lender LendingHome announced it has originated more than $2 billion in mortgage loans for homeowners and real estate investors. The online lender revealed that the first billion of originations occurred over the course of 30 months, while it took just 12 months for the… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, recently announced it has surpassed $200 million in originations. This news comes just six months after the investment platform achieved its $100 million in origination milestone. As previously reported, YieldStreet launched in 2015 and is… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

South African crowdfunding platform BackaBuddy recently announced its campaign has successfully raised a total of R50 million since its launch from more than 70,000 donors. Founded in 2007, BackaBuddy revealed that its online fundraising functionality is designed to help individuals raise funds for causes they… Read More

November 11, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, SoFi announced it has completed a $727 million issuance of SoFi Consumer Loan Program 2017-6 (“SCLP 2017-6”) notes, making it the largest offering of securities backed by consumer loans and is SoFi’s 11th ABS transaction this year, bringing the lender’s total issuance for… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer business lender Growth Street has successfully surpassed £100 million in online lending. The platform, which was launched in 2013, allows investors to lend to small-and medium-size businesses using a flexible working capital solution. According to Peer2Peer Finance News, along with its lending milestone, Growth… Read More

October 17, 2017 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced more than $10 million has been pledged towards journalism projects on its funding portal. The crowdfunding platform revealed in a blog post: “Since Kickstarter launched eight years ago, writers, photographers, and podcasters have used it to forge their own paths in… Read More

October 10, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based online lender SocietyOne announced on Tuesday it has secured $350 million in total originations. This news comes less than two months after the lending platform celebrated its fifth birthday. According to SocietyOne, the company topping $350 million as the current loan book also reached $200 million… Read More

July 27, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendio announced on Thursday it surpassed $500 million in business loans to over 21,000 small businesses across the U.S. through its marketplace lending platform.The growth milestone comes after a 141 percent increase in loans originated through the lender in the last fiscal year. The marketplace… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 5:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Crowdcube not only announced its equity crowdfunding platform surpassed its £250 million investment milestone, it also welcomed its new investor, GuanQun Investment. According to the funding portal, the China-based investment firm has already invested £1 million into its London arm. The Crowdcube team revealed:… Read More