Tagged: prodigy finance

September 24, 2021 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prodigy Finance, the Fintech firm that’s focused on cross-border lending for postgraduate international students, has finalized a funding deal from CPP Investments – which will see the institutional investor offer as much as $500 million of financing via its wholly-owned subsidiary CPPIB Credit Investments Inc….. Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

UK-based post-graduate education lender Prodigy Finance has issued a $288 million student loan asset-backed securitization backed by $304 million of loans from its own portfolio. The issuance was rated Aa3 by Moody’s and A+ by Kroll for its $227 million of senior tranche notes Using… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 1:58 pm By Therese Torris  |  

The Paris Fintech Forum 2018 (#PFF18) was a huge event, here are a few highlights from the sessions moderated by Crowdfund Insider & friends. The conference gathered more than 2,500 delegates from more than 50 countries from the five continents at the old French stock… Read More

August 21, 2017 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based higher education lending platform, Prodigy Finance, announced it secured $240 million for international student funding. According to the online lender, the new investment includes a $40 million Series C equity round, led by international venture capital firm Index Ventures, with Balderton Capital… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 11:59 am By Therese Torris  |  

Where do you apply for a student loan if, like 29-year old Amit, you are an Indian engineer in his first job in London who has just been accepted at a business school in France? With no credit history, no local co-signer and no knowledge… Read More

July 9, 2015 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The US is a magnet for foreign students looking for a superior education and a boost to their career.  Yet these same international students frequently need to borrow to pay for school just like the legions of domestic students. CommonBond, a direct lending platform that… Read More

October 24, 2014 @ 7:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

New Bond Facilitates Developing World’s Students’ Financial Access to Higher Education Prodigy Finance, the leader in international student lending, announced the launch of a $25 million Education Note in partnership with the Credit Suisse Impact Investing and Microfinance team, led by Patrick Elmer, Philanthropy Services & Responsible… Read More