Tagged: prospa

August 20, 2022 @ 7:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Fintech firm Cape revealed that it has appointed Prospa’s former Head of Growth, Ben Lyons, as their new chief revenue officer (CRO). At Prospa, a banking-solution focused Fintech company, Lyons had helped with establishing their partner distribution strategy and expanded the firm’s online and… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL ) has topped $2 billion in lending to SMEs in Australia and New Zealand. In a public statement, Prospa said the milestone arrived after a solid increase in loan originations due to pent-up demand from small businesses. For the month… Read More

April 22, 2021 @ 10:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa (ASX:PGL), an online lender serving Australia and New Zealand, has released a Q3 2021 trading report stating that loan origination volumes have returned to pre-COVID levels faster than anticipated. According to the company, loan originations in Q3 2021 (Jan-March) stood at $121 million –… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 10:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australia reported better than anticipated GDP numbers this week with growth coming in at 3.3% in the September quarter, topping expectations of around 2.5%. The good news helped to provide some hope for the COVID battered economy. Speaking in Canberra, Philip Lowe, Governor of the… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 9:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL) has posted a trading update for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 (1Q21). Prospa is an online lender serving Australian and New Zealand SMEs. According to Prospa total loan originations during Q1 came in at $80 million up 265% on… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Prospa (ASX: PGL), an online lender operating in Australia and New Zealand, has been recognized as the Fintech Lender of the Year by the MFAA National Excellence Awards. This is the third year running that Prospa has received the accolade. Prospa also shares that some… Read More

July 31, 2020 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa (ASX: PGL), a Fintech serving Australian and New Zealand SMEs, has released FY20 unaudited results. Simultaneously, Prospa has announced that it has set aside an additional $20 million provision for credit losses, largely due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Prospa notes that… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa, an online lender serving Australian SMEs, says it did a clean sweep of the MFAA State Excellence Fintech Lender Award for the third year running. According to the Fintech, the company has received the Fintech Lender Award for QLD at the fifth and final… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa (ASX: PGL), an online lender serving Australian and New Zealand SMEs, has reported March quarter performance with $122.8 million of total loan originations, up 21.5% on the prior corresponding period, and $37.4 million of revenue – a 13% increase versus the same period the… Read More

April 14, 2020 @ 5:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL) has received access to the Australian government’s SME Guarantee Scheme to support small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fintech believes it is uniquely placed to implement the Government’s initiative. The Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprises Guarantee… Read More

March 20, 2020 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday (March 19), the Australian Government announced an investment of up to $15 billion to enable smaller lenders to continue supporting Australian consumers and small businesses due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement by The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, Treasurer of Australia, he… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 10:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading SME online lender Prospa Group Limited (ASX:PGL) has published results for the six months ended 31 December 2019 (HY20). According to the Fintech, total loan originations for the 6 month period were $306.8 million, bringing originations for the calendar year (CY19) to $583.0 million,… Read More

October 19, 2019 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

For the fourth year in a row, EY Australia has partnered with Fintech Australia to publish a “census” on the status of the Fintech industry. The census is the result of a survey of 120 different Aussie Fintechs. In this year’s report, EY states that… Read More

August 8, 2019 @ 12:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL) has established its first warehouse facility specifically to fund New Zealand small business loans. According to a note from Prospa, the 3-year facility has an initial capacity of NZ $45 million. Prospa currently provides access to capital in… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 11:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa has been admitted to the official list of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) following the successful completion of the IPO. According to a note from Prospa, the Fintech sold 29 million shares at $3.78/share raising $109.6 million. Following settlement, Prospa will have… Read More

May 16, 2019 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Australian Fintech Prospa has announced its intent to complete an initial public offering (IPO) on the ASX on June 11, 2019. Prospa was founded by Greg Moshal and Beau Bertoli in 2012 with seed funding from Entrée Capital. The online lender originated its first loan… Read More

March 19, 2019 @ 10:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Prospa has reported that loan originations have surpassed $1 billion. Prospa has now delivered the loans to over 19,000 Australian and New Zealand small businesses. The Fintech has also shared its top-level financial numbers. For the year ended 31 December, 2018 loan originations… Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian online lender Prospa has published a note reporting its services have boosted the Aussie economy by $3.65 billion in GDP. This amount apparently helps to maintain over 52,000 full-time jobs. The Fintech partnered with the RFi Group and the Centre for International Economics (CIE),… Read More

January 6, 2019 @ 9:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa, an online lender providing financing to SMEs, says that as of January 1st they will be operating in compliance with the Code of Lending Practice. The Code was created by a group of online lenders seeking to establish best practices for the sector of… Read More

November 15, 2018 @ 10:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa, an online small business lender, has been recognized by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards for 2018. Prospa ranked 20th overall and 5th for leadership. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards rank Australia’s fastest growing public or private technology companies based on their… Read More