Tagged: online lending

July 10, 2017 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance announced on Monday it has exceeded 20 million cumulative loans facilitated since its marketplace lending platform launch. According to the lender, this new milestone demonstrates accelerating the growth of its consumer marketplace due to the fact that the number of facilitated loans… Read More

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

LendingTree (NASDAQ: Tree) announced on Monday it has appointed Brad Wilson as its new Chief Marketing Officer. According to the online lender, Wilson has experience in growth and profitability of consumer brands and held the position of General Manager at Travelocity. Speaking about Wilson’s appointment,… Read More

July 10, 2017 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Australia-based online lender SocietyOne announced it not only celebrated its five year anniversary, it has also surpassed $300 million in total originations. The platform revealed it advanced over $100 million of new lending during the first half of 2017 and its loan book increased… Read More

July 10, 2017 @ 9:16 am By Therese Torris  |  

German online consumer lending marketplace auxmoney announced that it has crossed a new milestone: the marketplace has granted more than 70,000 loans worth more than €500 million in cumulated volume. Raffael Johnen, CEO of auxmoney, commented: “Half a billion euros worth of loans. This demonstrates… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Below is the copy of the letter Paul Mathieson, the CEO of IEG, sent to Scott Sanborn, CEO of LendingClub, and the LendingClub Board of Directors. In the letter, Mathieson declares his intent to commence a tender offer for up to 9.99% of LendingClub (NYSE:LC)… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) has announced that on June 29, 2017, its Board of Directors received a letter from IEG Holdings Corporation (IEG) stating its intention to acquire up to 9.99% of the outstanding common stock of LendingClub on the basis of two shares of IEG common stock… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Marlette Funding, LLC, an online consumer lending platform and service provider, has closed its third securitization from its proprietary “MFT” shelf. Marlette states that approximately $369 million of BestEgg unsecured personal loan collateral was financed via three classes of Notes and one class of Certificates with… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Landbay celebrated its third birthday. The online lender revealed that in the past three years, it has lent a total of £47.31 million, which is funding buy-to-let mortgages throughout the UK. CEO and co-founder, John Goodall shared details about the… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

While some Fintech firms have started with online lending only to push into other verticals, BNI Europa – a digital only challenger bank – went the banking route first and is now providing consumer credit. Announced today, “Puzzle“, as it has been named, is the… Read More

July 7, 2017 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a fast growing peer-to-peer finance platform, has outlined its intent to further develop its nationwide broker network, supported by its rapidly growing Regional Relationship Director team. The P2P lender explains that since 2014 brokers have played a key role in referring many small… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

CAN Capital, an online lender in the SME lending space, is back in business following a recapitalization by Varadero Capital, an alternative asset manager in New York City and currently manages about $1.3 billion. DLA Piper served as legal counsel for the financing and Jefferies acted… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The recently launched peer-to-peer lending platform, Flender, announced on Thursday it is celebrating the successful funding of its first batch of SME loans. According to the online lender, companies that received their requested funding include one of Europe’s fastest growing lingerie retailers, a café, and… Read More

July 5, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orca Money, an independent data, research, and analysis provider in the UK P2P lending market, announced on Wednesday the peer-to-peer lending industry has surpassed its £10 billion mark. While sharing details about the new milestone, Orca stated: “Peer-to-peer lending has reached a significant milestone since Zopa launched… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 1:44 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The European Investment Bank Group (EIB) through the European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced that it will provide €18.5 million to back a joint investment fund designed to lend money to SMEs through crowdlending platform Lendix. The EIB is the European Union’s bank, owned by… Read More

July 3, 2017 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Newly launched peer to peer lending platform VIAINVEST has announced topping €10 million in loans. The 7 month old Latvian platform said consumer loans issued by VIA SMS Group, came from the Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia and Spain. These loans were funded by investors from more… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

One day after we hear of the acquisition of the KissKissBankBank crowdfunding group by French bank La Banque Postale, crowdlending platform Credit.fr announces its acquisition by Tikehau Capital. These acquisitions seem to confirm the widespread view that Fintechs can’t go it alone. We asked Thomas… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just weeks after gaining full authorisation from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), social-circle peer-to-peer lender Flender announced this week it is launching an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) offering businesses and consumers a more tax-efficient way of investing. As previously reported, Flender secured £501,700 from more… Read More

June 30, 2017 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendUp, a socially responsible online lender on a mission to redefine financial services for the emerging middle class, announced on Thursday it received a strategic undisclosed sum investment from PayPal.  While sharing details about the investment, Sasha Orloff, LendUp co-founder and CEO, stated: “PayPal has… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global Debt Registry (GDR), the asset certainty company specializing in loan validation, announced this week it has developed a multi-party blockchain proof of concept (POC) that is designed specifically for the online lending industry. According to the firm, its inaugural blockchain POC lays the groundwork to provide investors and… Read More

June 27, 2017 @ 8:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LENDonate, an Oakland-based fintech company, launched a hybrid online lending platform for 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The hybrid platform enables nonprofits to source loans and donations simultaneously. LENDonate aims to unite nonprofits with lenders, including financial institutions, philanthropic organizations, and accredited investors for quick funding of high-quality, low… Read More