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FinTechs, AI And The Rise Of SMB Credit In Brazil
FinTechs, AI And The Rise Of SMB Credit In Brazil
December 17, 2019  |  Loans

One of the biggest tests for FinTech in the coming years is how well it can serve businesses that don’t have easy or efficient access...

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Qwil Lands $24.4M Equity Round To Grow SMB Lending Platform
Qwil Lands $24.4M Equity Round To Grow SMB Lending Platform
December 11, 2019  |  Investments

Qwil, a company that gives loans to small businesses and freelancers, has received $24.4 million in equity, as well as $200 million in debt funding,...

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Figure’s Mike Cagney On How Blockchain Is Reinventing Lending
Figure’s Mike Cagney On How Blockchain Is Reinventing Lending
December 10, 2019  |  Blockchain

Homeowners have trillions of dollars of untapped, but tappable equity in their properties. Yet, home equity lines of credit have a long way to go...

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Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
December 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

London’s digital bank startup Starling Bank has loaned just 1 percent of the amount it has pledged to give to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)...

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India’s Rapid But Rocky Transition Into Digital Financial Services
India’s Rapid But Rocky Transition Into Digital Financial Services
December 05, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

While much of the world is profoundly different at the end of this decade than at the beginning, there are few places on the planet...

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SoftBank Leads $100M Investment In Mexico’s Konfio
SoftBank Leads $100M Investment In Mexico’s Konfio
December 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SoftBank Group has made another investment in Mexico, leading a $100 million funding round for small business (SMB) lender Konfio. This marks the Japanese conglomerate’s...

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Xiaomi Offers Digital Lending Marketplace For Young Indian Consumers
Xiaomi Offers Digital Lending Marketplace For Young Indian Consumers
December 03, 2019  |  Loans

The largest smartphone company in India, Xiaomi, has started a credit platform designed to attract young professionals and millennials in the country, according to a...

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Goldman Lends MercadoLibre $125M
Goldman Lends MercadoLibre $125M
December 03, 2019  |  Loans

Goldman Sachs is loaning $125 million to Mercado Crédito, a unit of MercadoLibre. This is the bank’s third loan to a Latin American FinTech in...

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Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
November 22, 2019  |  Debt

There’s the old saying: When you owe $500,000, the lender owns you. When you owe $50 million, well, you own the lender. The scenario comes...

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