Tagged: ron suber

September 30, 2020 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Wednesday it appointed Ron Suber, President Emeritus of Prosper Marketplace, and a leading fintech investor, to the Yieldstreet Board of Directors. As previously reported, Ron Suber is one of the better-known names… Read More

November 4, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber is one of the better-known names in the Fintech sector. Originally, Suber’s role as the President of the marketplace lending platform Prosper Marketplace brought Suber’s name to prominence as the Fintech emerged as an early leader in the US online lending market. Since… Read More

October 11, 2019 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, well-known in the Fintech sector for his leadership at Prosper and his many Fintech investments, has recently taken a board seat at Fintech startup Qwil. According to a report in the SF Business Journal, after being an investor, both debt and equity, and… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, President Emeritus of Prosper and a prominent Fintech advocate, has joined the advisory board of MoneyLion. Suber was quoted in a report explaining his interest in the online lender; “MoneyLion is seeing Facebook.com, Inc FB -like engagement with its app. Users are coming back daily. When… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

  Juvo, a mobile Identity scoring provider that wants to be a catalyst for providing access to finance for the underbanked, has announced a strategic investment from Samsung NEXT that will help provide access to the billions of prepaid users around the world who are currently financially… Read More

January 21, 2018 @ 8:02 pm By AdaPia d'Errico  |  

As Oprah Winfrey put it during her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes on January 7th, 2018. The reverberations of her words have re-ignited, for anyone who thought it was a just a trend, the importance of #metoo, the industry-agnostic movement. Actually, it is all-encompassing… Read More

January 4, 2018 @ 9:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Ron Suber is one of the best known names in the marketplace lending world and a staunch champion of the future of online lending. For many years, Suber was President of Prosper – a leading platform that targets the consumer lending sector – mainly… Read More

December 7, 2017 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Credible, a very promising early stage Fintech marketplace, has gone raised $50 million in an Initial Public Offering (IPO). While the IPO is in itself interesting, the fact that Credible listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is telling. The offering, described as the largest… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

    Launched in NYC in 2015, YieldStreet aims to allow people to invest in alternative investments that are backed by real collateral. With the ultimate mission of “prosperity for all,” YieldStreet has plans to help “millions” of investors attain financial independence. With a world-class advisory… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 5:15 pm By Timothy Li  |  

I arrived in Dallas, Texas, the night before 2017’s Lend360. A conference catering to lenders, investors and vendors in the online lending space. It started out as OLA (Online Lenders Alliance) a number of years ago. Next year, Lend360 will take place in Chicago, one… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Ron Suber has become one of the most recognizable voices in the global Fintech arena. Since officially departing the Fintech he helped to create, the former President of Prosper Marketplace has become an elder statesman for online lending and financial innovation in general. An… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Tuesday Rob Suber of Prosper Marketplace, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson of Gilt, and Mitch Jacobs of OnDeck, has joined its advisory board. While speaking about Suber, Wilkis Wilson, and Jacobs’ advisory appointments, Milind Mehere, CEO of… Read More

September 10, 2017 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Lend360 is an online lending / Fintech event taking place this coming October. As online lending and other forms of alternative finance have emerged as the future of the entire financial services sector, there have been a proliferation of conferences and events designed to tackle… Read More

August 16, 2017 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Former Wells Fargo digital marketing executive Alan Gellman has joined multi-lender marketplace Credible as Chief Marketing Officer. Most recently, Gellman was Esurance CMO and will now be Credible’s first CMO. While at Esurance, a self-directed insurance platform, Gellman was named one of “The 50 Most Innovative… Read More

August 1, 2017 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, President Emeritus of Prosper and high-profile Fintech ambassador and investor, has signed up as the Executive Vice Chairman of Credible. Suber will also become a member of Credible’s Board of Directors. Credible is a multi-lender marketplace that allows borrowers to receive competitive loan… Read More

July 21, 2017 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, perhaps the most prominent global Fintech Ambassador and President Emeritus of Prosper Marketplace, is on an extended swing across Asia visiting various platforms and presenting at events. Visiting with CNBC Asia this week, Suber explained how important transparency is for online lending and… Read More

June 29, 2017 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Suber, an iconic voice in the emerging Fintech sector and the most prominent leader in the marketplace lending industry, has announced his departure from Prosper Marketplace. First reported in a note published on LendAcademy, after five years of leadership at Prosper,  Suber has determined… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Juvo, a mobile Identity Scoring platform, has appointed Ron Suber, president of Prosper Marketplace, as strategic advisor to the company. Suber is a high profile investor in Fintech companies and is also investor in Juvo. The company said Suber’s prolific presence in Fintech and industry… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 7:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

M0ney360, a leading commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, closed more than $45 million in loans in April, bringing the company’s total production to over $250 million in closed loans, with an expected $500 million in transactions by year-end. Money360’s recent loan closings span properties… Read More

May 17, 2017 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Benzinga held its annual Fintech Awards event in Manhattan. The proceedings prior to the actual award presentations included some well known names from both traditional and alternative finance alongside a series of three minute pitch sessions. At the event, representatives from a wide range… Read More