Tagged: online lending

August 10, 2017 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Asset-backed lending platform Ablrate announced it has received a rapid response following the launch of its new flexible IFISA. The online lender revealed the exciting news on Twitter. 80 IFISAs opened with Ablrate in 48 hours with £350,000 deposited. Get your tax free trading account… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 1:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Berlin based Billie will now offer SME invoice financing following an agreement inked with Wirecard. Billie will offer SMEs and freelancers the opportunity to pre-finance their invoices by purchasing all liabilities from third parties and settling the outstanding amount. Wirecard, a supplier of digital payment solutions,… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Robo.Cash, an automated peer to peer lending platform with a buyback guarantee, reports that July was a solid month for the online lender as investments jumped 30%. The young platform was launched in February.  In the first half of the year, Robo.Cash says that over… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Biz2Credit announced the release of its latest monthly analysis, which revealed that loan approval rates at big banks ($10 billion-plus in assets) increased to a new post-recession high in July 2017 and the loan approval percentages of institutional investors also set a new… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financing military veteran-owned small businesses lender StreetShares announced appointed former Capital One Senior Vice President of Small Business, Heather Tuason, as its new Chief Product Officer. According to StreetShares, in her role as Chief Product Officer, Tuason will accelerate the growth of StreetShares lending and investment products… Read More

August 8, 2017 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Better Mortgage is now available in 13 different states as it has received a license to lend to house hunters in Florida.  The Sunshine state is an important addition to the online lenders services as Florida is a popular vacation home state. Better Mortgage says it… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

zipMoney (ASX:ZML) has announced a $40 million strategic investment from Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC). The investment was paired with an agreement for the two companies to explore the integration of Zip’s products and services into Westpac’s network across Australia. The investment will be by subscription of… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) is out with Q2 numbers and the marketplace lending platform is showing a top line increase for the quarter and for the first half of the year. Loan originations in Q2 increased versus same quarter year prior as well. During Q2 top line… Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, online lender OnDeck released its second quarter 2017 financial results, which revealed a significant narrow quarterly loss along with providing an update regarding the lender’s ongoing $45 million cost rationalization plan, and reaffirmed it is on track to achieve GAAP profitability by the end of 2017…. Read More

August 7, 2017 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender  Fellow Finance has added a new invoice financing option for SMEs in search of finance. Fellow Finance, which is based in Finland, said this move established their company as the most comprehensive crowdfunding platform in Europe for long-term business loans and… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Square (NYSE:SQ) reported Q2 earnings yesterday. The company topped expectations by posting a loss of ($0.04) a share versus an expected loss of ($0.05) a share. While the company entered its existence as a streamlined payments processor for everyone, Square has quickly morphed into a… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Kabbage is out with some big news. SoftBank has committed $250 million in an equity investment into the online lender. This is a significant statement on the belief that Kabbage is on the right trajectory when it comes to the competitive online lending market. SoftBank… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 6:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateSetter recently announced its lenders have now delivered more than £2 billion in loans to people and businesses across the UK and in doing so have earned over £76 million in interest. According to the online lender, 94% of its lenders are individuals looking for… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe Malaysia (FBM Crowdtech Sdn Bhd), one of the first approved crowdfunding platforms in the country,  has created a peer to peer lending platform for SMEs. The new platform, entitled AlixCo, is designed to help finance Malaysian entrepreneurs and to address the SME financing gap in… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

PeerIQ Expands Into Traditional Lending Sector PeerIQ, a provider of data and analytics for the lending sector, has closed a $12 million Series A funding round, co-led by TransUnion, Hearst’s Financial Venture Fund and Macquarie Group. Existing investors Uprising and former Morgan Stanley CEO John… Read More

August 1, 2017 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lender Money360 announced on Monday it  closed $143 million in loans in the second quarter, marking the lender’s best quarter to date. The online lender reported it has now closed more than $350 million in total loans, is on pace to close more than… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elevate Credit (NYSE: ELVT), a non-prime online lender, is out with its Q2 numbers. Elevate only began trading on the New York Stock Exchange this past April. According to the company, revenues for the quarter totaled $150.5 million – an 18.7% increase versus year prior… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, marketplace lending platform Prosper announced it was officially discontinuing its Prosper Finance Daily app on Monday (August 31st). The online lender revealed to help its users through the transition, it has teamed up with personal finance app Clarity Money to offer some of… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

N26, a digital only challenger bank, has expanded its range of consumer loans through a partnership with auxmoney, an online lender serving Continental Europe.  As with all other products of N26 customers can access credit with just a few clicks directly on the N26. In… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and Marqeta, a payment card issuing platform that can provide consumers with immediate loans, has announced a global partnership to propel innovations in commercial and consumer payments in lending. Visa has also made a strategic investment in Marqeta and led a $25… Read More