Tagged: online lending

The Jifiti Group CEO Comments on How Lenders Can Create Financing Offerings that Resonate with Consumers’ Preferences

As US consumers had prepared to spend an estimated $18.5 billion on BNPL services this holiday, banks had faced a crucial challenge: how can they offer flexible lending without contributing to worsening debt cycles? With over 10 years of experience in the Fintech world, and… Read More

India’s Government Plans Legislation to Combat Illegal Lending Apps

The Indian government is set to introduce a comprehensive legislative framework aimed at curbing the rise of illegal lending applications, the New Indian Express reported. The Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance has drafted a bill that imposes severe penalties on individuals… Read More

SoFi Technologies Says It Now Serves Over 10 Million Members Across its Suite of Financial Products

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a “one-stop shop” for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, announced that it now serves more than 10 million members across its suite of products and services. In 2024 to-date, total members… Read More

Affirm Gains $4 Billion Funding Commitment from Sixth Street

BNPL provider Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) has inked a deal with Sixth Street where the investment firm will commit $4 billion to loans originated by Affirm. This “long-term capital partnership” is expected to ramp up over three years. Affirm says this is the largest capital commitment… Read More

Nordic Fintech SaveLend Reports Yields for Savings Products

SaveLend Group, an online lender, is reporting that its current savings products are generating average accumulated net return before tax of 6.93% for Balanced and 7.51% for Yield. SaveLend launched these products in May 2023, seeking to improve the customer experience by offering more savings… Read More

LendAPI Raises $3.2 Million Seed Round

LendAPI, part of Techstars 2024 cohort, has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. Cohen Circle led the funding round, which included the participation of Great North Ventures, AlleyCorp, Techstars, Plug and Play, and Interlock Capital. According to a release, LendAPI’s tech stack aims to provide… Read More

Embedded Lending Solution Groov Raises £1.5 Million Seed Round

Embedded lending platform Groov has raised £1.5 million in seed funding, according to a note from the firm. The Fintech says the money will drive the next generation of embedded lending, offering more options, better terms, and higher approval rates via a simple API. Fuel… Read More

Smart Lenders Partners with Pony on Loan Fund

Smart Lenders AM has signed an exclusive arrangement with Pony via its Lending Smart Fund 1. Pony is an online lender in the mobility sector operating in 21 different cities in France and Belgium. It finances scooters, bicycles, and other mobility items. The credit is… Read More

Pipe Partners with GoCardless

US-based Pipe is expanding into the UK by collaborating with GoCardless. Pipe is a Fintech that makes financial tools accessible to smaller firms, including embedded financing. GoCardless is a global payments firm with over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names. Under the partnership, Pipe’s… Read More

Estateguru Reports €14.4 Million in Repayments in Past Month, the Highest Amount in 2024

Estateguru has shared their latest loan portfolio overview for the month of September 2024. Estateguru are pleased to share the key highlights from the past month, which has been a solid period for the investment platform. Estateguru reports that they saw fairly steady / consistent… Read More

Apple Celebrates 10 Years of Apple Pay, Partners with Klarna, Highlights Lending Feature with Monzo, Affirm

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued a statement in recognition of ten years of Apple Pay. In many respects Apple is one of the largest Fintechs in the world due to its global reach and ubiquitous nature of its products – most importantly the iPhone. Apple  reported… Read More

SoFi Announces Expansion of Loan Platform Business with Agreement with Fortress Investment Group

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a “one-stop shop” for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, announced a $2 billion loan platform business agreement for personal loans with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC. The… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank OakNorth Provides Loan to JV Between Dukesmead Property Group, Kyte Property, Grosvenor Hill

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has reportedly provided a £2.25m loan to a new joint venture between Dukesmead Property Group, Kyte Property and returning customer, Grosvenor Hill. Established back in 2019, and led by a senior Management team, including Rodney Bishop, Dukesmead… Read More

Netcoins USA Teams Up with APX (US) Lending to Provide Digital Assets Backed Lending Services

BIGG Digital Assets Inc, a firm focused on the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero, announced that Netcoins USA has signed a partnership agreement with APX Lending, which is said to be a “crypto-backed” lending platform, to provide crypto-backed… Read More

Experian and Consumer Lender Oakbrook to Launch Debt Consolidation Loans

Experian Consumer Services announcing a partnership with Oakbrook, a non-bank consumer lender, to offer debt consolidation loans on the Experian Marketplace by reportedly using Paylink’s ReFi tech. This recently announced collaboration is said to mark a significant milestone in improving financial inclusion and unlocking access… Read More

Funding Circle US CEO Comments on Departure Following Sale

Funding Circle US, previously part of Funding Circle UK, was acquired by iBusiness Funding LLC, part of Ready Capital (NYSE:RC), earlier this year. When the sale was announced, Funding Circle CEO Lisa Jacobs said,: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with iBusiness Funding, one… Read More

MoneyLion and Plaid Are Now Working Together

Plaid,  a prominent open banking enabler, is now working with neobank MoneyLion to streamline the loan-making process. In a blog post, Alain Meier, Head of Identity at Plaid, said that for decades, lenders have relied on credit reports, but the lack of real-time information failed to… Read More

Online Lender Plata Finance Reports Full Year 2023 Results

Plata Finance, the Fintech that acquired Zopa’s loan portfolio, has published its full year annual report including financial statements. Plata is an online lender that originates loans while enabling institutional investors and UK-based individual “pre-screened” investors to participate in securities offerings. Plata reports that servicing… Read More

Funding Circle UK Reports Solid Business Performance with Focus on Profitability

Funding Circle UK (LSE: FCH) has released their Half Year 2024 results. Funding Circle says that they delivered “a solid financial performance, stronger than expectations, and made good progress to simplify the business and deliver profitability as set out in their Full Year Results in… Read More

Investment Platform Robocash Shares Latest Updates, Reports Steady Business Activity

Robo.cash has shared its latest August highlights. The investment platform is reporting fairly steady summer activity. The Robocash team noted in a blog post that they’re highlighting key developments of August and bid farewell to summer. It may not have been filled with standout events… Read More

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