Tagged: milestone

January 15, 2019 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter announced on Tuesday it has surpassed £3 billion in online lending. RateSetter reported that the milestone follows a successful year, with the lender originating more than £700 million of new lending and active loans under management grew to £820 million…. Read More

January 14, 2019 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayActiv, a U.S.-based provider of employment-based holistic financial wellness services, announced on Monday it has surpassed $1 billion in processed funds for timely earned wage access to the underserved and underbanked workforce. Speaking about the milestone, Safwan Shah, Founder and CEO of PayActiv, stated: “Financial stress is at… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lender Money360 announced on Monday it has surpassed $1 billion in loans originated and closed since inception. The announcement comes just 11 months after the lending platform revealed it had hit $500 million. Launched in 2014, Money360 is described as a vertically-integrated, nationwide… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after surpassing £40 million in online lending, UK based peer to peer lender in the property space, Proplend, announced on Monday it has now reached £50 million in online lending. According to the lender, all loans are commercial property backed, comprising a… Read More

November 19, 2018 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ApplePie Capital announced on Monday it recently surpassed $300 million in loans originated to franchise entrepreneurs opening or expanding their businesses. Founded in 2014, ApplePie Capital described itself as an innovative financial solutions provider dedicated to the franchise industry. The company reported that it provides a wealth of… Read More

October 18, 2018 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech startup SuperMoney announced on Thursday it has processed more than $1 billion in loan requests since launching in April of 2017. SuperMoney reported that in the past six months it has doubled the financing request volume generated in the previous year. Founded in 2013,… Read More

October 15, 2018 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online small business lender Lendio announced on Monday it has facilitated $1 billion in financing to more than 51,000 small businesses across the U.S. since its inception in 2011. The lending platform reported that its small business clients have burgeoned, generating an estimated $3.8 billion in… Read More

October 11, 2018 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yolt, an ING created smart thinking money app, has hit a new milestone. The fintech startup reportedly now has 500,000 users signed up for its services. Launched in the UK last year, Yolt is on a mission to innovate and collaborate in order to give… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tipalti, a global payables platform announced on Tuesday it surpassed $5 billion in annual transactions, with over 3 million suppliers onboard on the platform. According to the company,  these milestones follow its more than doubled new business bookings in Q2 2018 versus Q2 2017 and became… Read More

June 27, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced it has funded more than $112 million in loans in less than two years. The online lender reported that accredited investors choose from its vetted loan offerings on a deal-by-deal basis. Alexander Schoenbaum, CEO of CrowdOut… Read More

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

German mobile bank N26 recently announced it serves more than one million customers across the European 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… 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