In the private equity world, just as is the case in the public equity markets, the time to buy is when others are fearful. That’s...
LendUp has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its product reach and credit facility. “Over the last two years we’ve been growing rapidly...
The phrase “creative accounting” usually comes in relation to SEC investigations and court sentences, but the fact of the matter is that corporate finances aren’t...
Some Chinese investors are looking to branch out from the mainland. According to a report by VentureBeat on Tuesday (Jan. 19), a Chinese investment firm is...
So much for Barclays’ full-fledged push into Africa. As The Wall Street Journal noted on Monday (Jan. 18), the banking giant was among the vanguard of Western finance...
The much ballyhooed unicorn status may be harder to come by these days. Indeed, the $1 billion valuation threshold is elusive for at least one...
The venture capital industry logged a slowdown last year or, depending on how you look at it, may have hit a speed bump. As reported...
One of the biggest banks in Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, wants to boost the level of investments in financial technology firms once it is...