Tagged: online lending

January 2, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian banking group Sberbank announced last week it is now offering online individual lending through its mobile app, which is specifically offered to Android users at this time, with iOS functionality being available in a few months. While sharing more details about the new functionality, Managing… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ: HX) announced on Wednesday it has formed a funding sources partnership with Kunming Aotou Economic Information Consulting Co., Ltd. (Kunming Aotou).  Hexindai reported that through this agreement it will assess borrowers that are using its risk management and credit… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PINTEC) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Fullerton Credit (FC) to expand digital lending solutions to the Chinese market.  According to PINTEC, FC provides operating and consumer loans for individuals, micro businesses and SMEs, with total cumulative loans disbursed exceeding more… Read More

December 24, 2018 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Lending Works is wrapping up 2018 by celebrating the platform’s greatest achievements during the past twelve months. The online lender celebrated five major milestones throughout the year. “As 2018 draws to a close, with our bellies full of Christmas turkey, it’s only natural… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech startup Suretly has formed a joint venture (JV) with payments platform QPAGOS. A new entity will be formed called Suretly Mexico to develop Suretly’s “crowdvouching” solution for microloans in Mexico. Suretely explains crowdvouching as: The practice of financially securing a loan repayment by vouching monetary… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market,  announced on Thursday it has completed another securitization of $399.2 million in total loans. According to CommonBond, the securitization received AAA ratings from Moody’s and DBRS. The transaction was the lender’s eighth and brings its total securitized loan… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 3:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robo.cash, a peer to peer lending company with a portfolio of platforms, says it has been joined by its first lending company in Southeast Asia Robocash Finance Corp. Investors may now fund Philippine short-term consumer loans in EUR with an annual return of up to… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter announced last week the results of its 2017-2018 financial year, which ended on March 31, 2018. The lending platform reported that revenues were up by 47% (which was £34.3 million) from the previous year (£23.4 million). The company noted that the… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

INSIKT (pronounced “in-seekt”), a Lending as a Service (LaaS) company, announced on Monday it has raised $210 million through its social bond securitization program in 2018, which was backed by 174,447 of its responsible, credit-building consumer loans.  According to INSIKT, this has propelled the total securitization volume… Read More

December 14, 2018 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced last week it has entered into a definitive agreement to combine its Canadian lending operations with Evolocity Financial Group (Evolocity), a private Montréal-based online small business lender. According to OnDeck, The combined enterprise, to be branded OnDeck… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 9:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seed stage investment company Accion Venture Lab says it has successfully exited from its investment in Fintech Aye Finance. Aye is a lender providing access to credit for Indian SMEs and micro firms. Headquartered in Gurgaon, India the company has 104 branches and claims an innovative… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based marketplace lending platform LendInvest announced last week it has expanded both of its capital markets and treasury team with four new hires. According to the online lender,the hires are part of an effort to continue to build up LendInvest’s in-house capital markets capabilities, as… Read More

December 10, 2018 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora says loan originations almost hit €8 million during the month of November. This follows a record-breaking month of October In November, Bondora issued €7,894,070 of new loans, just ahead of the record set for originations in the previous month of €7,802,163. Much of… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced on Wednesday the completion of a $30 million credit facility to Personiv. According to CrowdOut, the borrower is a business process outsourcer that employs over 2,500 employees in 3 different countries and the proceeds from the loan will be… Read More

December 4, 2018 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paying for college can be complex and stressful, and that stress follows most people well past graduation – but it doesn’t have to, says David Klein, CEO and co-founder of CommonBond. The Fintech reports that it is executing on its mission having now provided lower cost lending to more than 100,000 Gen… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after reportedly shutting down its online lending operations, DealStruck has emerged restructured after the lender’s platform was acquired by what it claims to be a group of fintech experts. According to DealStruck, the restructure will it to expand its mission… Read More

November 29, 2018 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Germany based Fintech creditshelf has completed a study entitled “Industrial SMEs and Financing 4.0” (Industrieller Mittelstand und Finanzierung 4.0). Partnering with TU Darmstadt, the research queried 244 board members and managing directors to garner the results this past July. According to the study, SMEs are more… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender October (formerly Lendix) has launched in the Netherlands. Alongside this expansion, the Paris based October is providing SME financing in France, Spain, and Italy. According to a note from October, SMEs may apply for loans ranging from €30,000 and up to €3.5 million. The marketplace… 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 25, 2018 @ 5:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Progressa, a Vancouver-based financial technology company focused on helping sub-prime and near-prime Canadians seeking to improve their financial health, announced last week it is partnering with Alternative Credit Fund, a Vancouver-based specialty credit fund, to facilitate up to a $13 million forward flow whole loan purchase program… Read More