alternative lending

Prospa Lowers Interest Rates In Second Go At IPO

Prospa Lowers Interest Rates In Second Go At IPO
Prospa Lowers Interest Rates In Second Go At IPO
May 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

More than a year after Prospa delayed its initial public offering (IPO) plans, the Australian alternative lender is once again gearing up to go public —...

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AI Leads More Than $1B In Funding For B2B Startups
AI Leads More Than $1B In Funding For B2B Startups
May 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The B2B venture capital (VC) train continues full steam ahead after last week’s lucrative deals. This week, investors placed more than $1 billion in B2B...

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Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
May 08, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Stronger-than-expected loan originations combined with increased transaction fees to push LendingClub’s quarterly earnings report past analyst expectations when the results went live shortly after the...

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AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
May 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is considering reinstating its so-called “crown preference” policy in an effort to prioritize the collection of tax payments from insolvent small businesses....

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iwoca Surpasses Santander, HSBC In Small Biz Loan Volume
iwoca Surpasses Santander, HSBC In Small Biz Loan Volume
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. alternative lender iwoca’s growth could signal ramped up competition between banks and FinTechs, according to new data. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
SMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
April 22, 2019  |  Loans

Might banks be making inroads into the hearts and minds of smaller firms as they seek out capital – as some SMBs cite at least some...

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Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
April 20, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, is pretty...

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India Alt Lenders Want Relaxed Restrictions
India Alt Lenders Want Relaxed Restrictions
April 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India’s alternative finance community is calling on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to relax regulations on the market, particularly as they pertain to lending...

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SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
April 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected, though: After all,...

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