Tagged: oleg boyko

December 13, 2017 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Asia is a hotbed of innovation when it comes to Fintech disruption. China is the largest Fintech market in the world and both Singapore and Hong Kong are battling to become the leading Fintech hub for alternative finance. This is not to mention Australia which… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Finstar Financial Group has announced it will dedicate $150 million into Fintech startups over the next five years. Finstar is a private equity founded by Oleg Boyko who launched the firm in 1996. Finstar invests in IT, consumer retail and real estate. In recent years… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

4finance Group, a lender that claims the title of Europe’s largest online and mobile consumer lending company, has surpassed €4 billion in loans since its f0unding in 2008. 4Finance says the milestone was passed in January following a year of solid growth.  During 2016, 4Finance issued… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finstar Financial Group, a fintech-focused international private equity group, announced on Wednesday it invested $3 million in Rocket10, a mobile marketing agency. Finstar also secured the right to further increase its equity stake in Rocket10. Finstar revealed it would utilize Rocket10’s mobile marketing technology across the Group’s portfolio… Read More

November 14, 2016 @ 7:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Mark Ruddock has been appointed CEO of FinstarLabs. This appointment was described as a “major statement” and reflecting the commitment of Oleg Boyko, Founder and Chairman of Finstar Financial Group, to the continued growth of Finstar’s fintech and financial services investment program. FinstarLabs was created… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Finstar backed peer to peer lender Viventor has released a statement saying it is experiencing 60% average monthly growth during its first year of operation. The online lender launched in October 2015.  The company also shared that initial results after launch in 2015 were disappointing but said… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last spring, Finstar Financial Group announced the appointment of Paul Muhr, previously a Vice President at Citi and before that at Goldman Sachs. Today, Finstar is announcing three new hires as it prepares for additional investment in the Fintech sector. Finstar has hired Eugene Timko as… Read More

March 29, 2016 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Finstar Financial Group wants to build its Fintech portfolio and has hired Paul Muhr, an experienced investment banker to boost M&A and capital markets projects. Until recently Muhr was a Vice President at Citi and before that at Goldman Sachs. Muhr’s hiring is said to… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Moscow-based Finstar Financial Group has acquired a controlling stake (51%) in Prestamos Prima. According to the company, Prestamos Prima has been operating in the non-bank lending and alternative finance market, specifically Spain, since 2012. Prestamos Prima operates Viventor, a peer to peer investing platform open… Read More