Tagged: online lending

February 28, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ: HX) announced on Thursday its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. According to Hexindai, fiscal year refers to the 12 months ended on March 31st.  Hexindai reported that Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 Operational… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU), a US consumer credit reporting agency that profiles just about every single consumer, has just published its Q4 2018 Industry Insights Report and their data holds good news for Fintechs. According to TransUnion, Fintechs continue to increase their market share of personal loans… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Thursday it secured a $65 million credit facility from Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners.  College Ave Student Loans claimed the credit facility is another marker for it as… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, an online lender in the consumer credit sector, has closed its second securitization of personal loans. Upgrade Receivables Trust 2019-1 (UPGR 2019-1) issued $225 million in notes backed by personal loan assets facilitated through the Upgrade platform. The Upgrade Receivables Trust securitization was rated… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter recently announced its ISA has exceeded expectations in its first year, having attracted £175 million of subscriptions, and currently accounts for one-fifth of the platform’s £830 million funds under management. RateSetter unveiled its ISA in February 2018. It allows investments in peer-to-peer loans to… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

October, the European lending marketplace formerly known as Lendix, announced on Wednesday it has surpassed €100 million in loan repayment. The online lender reported that since its launch more than €250 million has been lent to European companies and nearly 40% of this amount has already been… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa announced on Wednesday its new research revealed that millions of people across the UK do not know the rate of interest on their Cash ISA, which means billions of pounds are potentially languishing in accounts earning little or no interest… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 7:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading marketplace lending platform LendingClub (NYSE: LC), released Q4 earnings today along with full year 2018 numbers, and its numbers beat expectations. LendingClub reported record loan originations of $10.9 billion a 21% increase versus the year prior. Net revenue jumped along with originations rising 21%… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital recently surpassed its £700 million lending milestone. According to AltFi, This news comes less than a year after the online lender surpassed £500 million in lending. Founded in 2012, Assetz Capital describes itself as a provider of alternative funding sources to SMEs… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Online small business lender iwoca has raised £150 million in both equity and debt capital, according to a note from the firm. This most recent investment brings iwoca’s total funding to £350 million. The Series D equity funding was led by Augmentum Fintech, a Fintech… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech CommonBond has announced that it has arranged $750 million in lending capacity from Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Barclays, BMO, and ING. CommonBond is an online lender with a mission to give students and graduates more affordable, transparent, and simple ways to pay for higher education. To… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Düsseldorf-based Fintech auxmoney has surpassed its targets in 2018. Loan volume increased by 74 percent compared to 2017. Raffael Johnen, Founder and CEO of auxmoney, commented: “While the major German banks are in crisis mode, the leading German fintechs are always setting new records. With… Read More

February 10, 2019 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Beehive announced on Saturday it has formed a partnership with Thanachart Bank to launch a new SME value chain financing program in Asia. Beehive reported this was its first bank collaboration in Asia and the digitalized supply chain will provide improved liquidity… Read More

February 7, 2019 @ 9:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Thursday the closing of its $85 million corporate revolving credit facility with a lender group, which included four banks. According to OnDeck, the new committed facility can be used for general corporate purposes and replaces OnDeck’s prior $30… Read More

February 7, 2019 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

StreetShares, an online small business lender, has filed a Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). By using Regulation A, or Reg A+, StreetShares may raise up to $50 million from both accredited and non-accredited investors. Reg A+ has been described as a… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based business lender Growth Street announced recently announced that investor returns up by 16.7% in 2018 through its peer-to-peer investment platform. Founded in 2013, Growth Street’s main mission is to help businesses grow. The platform has already matched £175 million of investors’ funds with growing businesses since… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aave, a UK-based tech company which specializes in the development of decentralized and hybrid blockchain applications, announced on Wednesday the launch of bitcoin on its crypto lending marketplace platform, ETHLend. According to Aave,  ETHLend is a lending peer to peer marketplace where users can borrow money using their… Read More

February 5, 2019 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finland based peer to peer lender Fellow Finance announced on Tuesday its platform hit a record-breaking milestone by facilitating €18.5 million of loans in January 2019. The online lender reported that the total number of investors also grew to 11,205. As previously reported, Fellow Finance was founded in… Read More

February 3, 2019 @ 6:18 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Loanboox, one of the lending platforms participating in the panel about “Improving Credit Access and Transparency,” which I chaired for Crowdfund Insider at the Paris Fintech Forum 2019, announced that it has raised CHF 22 million ($22 million) in a Series B round of financing. How Stefan… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Quicken Loans appears to be moving quickly to completely rebrand under the Rocket name. While introducing Rocket Financial some time ago, it seems that it is out with the old and in with the new. Quicken Loans is old school Fintech founded by entrepreneur… Read More