alternative lending

Is China’s Shadow Banking Worth The Risk?
Is China’s Shadow Banking Worth The Risk?
June 26, 2015  |  B2B Payments

China’s current lending market is a complicated one. The nation’s State Council issued a statement earlier this month welcoming crowdfunding as a way to stimulate...

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Symbid Gets The Crowd Involved In SME Finance
Symbid Gets The Crowd Involved In SME Finance
June 22, 2015  |  B2B Payments

In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Korstiaan Zandvliet, the cofounder and CEO of alternative lending platform Symbid, elaborated on how the company serves SMEs in...

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FICO Willing To Take The Risk On China’s Alt-Lending
FICO Willing To Take The Risk On China’s Alt-Lending
June 18, 2015  |  B2B Payments

Credit score provider Fair Isaac Corp., more commonly known as FICO, is reportedly ready and willing to support China’s rising P2P and alternative lending market,...

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China’s Latest Show Of Support For P2P Lending
China’s Latest Show Of Support For P2P Lending
June 16, 2015  |  B2B Payments

Chinese officials may have given the stamp of approval for the alternative lending market last week, but it’s foreign alt-financers that seem to be catching...

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Ascend And Real-Time Risk Descent
Ascend And Real-Time Risk Descent
June 16, 2015  |  Controversial

Alternative lending – as has been well covered – offers a sort of dual-edged benefit/risk to its potential customer base, especially when those potential customers are...

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