marketplace lending

Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
May 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but as Karen Webster...

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
April 30, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Benjamin Franklin is best remembered as a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a prolific inventor who created the lightning rod after...

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Why Marketplace Lending Needs Less Transparency, Not More
Why Marketplace Lending Needs Less Transparency, Not More
April 24, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Marketplace lending platforms — Lending Club, OnDeck, Prosper and the like — have inarguably and fundamentally altered the geography of the lending landscape.  In the...

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What 2018 Will Mean For Marketplace Lenders
What 2018 Will Mean For Marketplace Lenders
January 02, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

2017 was a tough year for some of the biggest names in alternative financial services in the U.S. – Prosper, OnDeck and LendingClub, in particular....

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Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act
Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act
July 18, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as the source behind the phrase, “there are no second acts in American life.” But as we all know...

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Alt-Lending Reshuffles, Auto Loan Alarm Bells And HHGregg Goes Bust
Alt-Lending Reshuffles, Auto Loan Alarm Bells And HHGregg Goes Bust
March 27, 2017  |  Data Dive

For those who are fans of big twists, stunning reversals and spectacular admissions of defeat, last week’s news cycle came as a sort of Christmas...

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‘Father Of P2P’ Giles Andrews Now Leads Two Alt Lenders
‘Father Of P2P’ Giles Andrews Now Leads Two Alt Lenders
March 21, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Alternative SME lending platform MarketInvoice has named Giles Andrews as its first chairman, and according to reports, that means Andrews will chair the board of...

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LendMart Opens For SME Lending Business In Canada
LendMart Opens For SME Lending Business In Canada
February 01, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new alternative lending service for SMEs is launching in Canada. LendMart announced Tuesday (Jan. 31) that it is rolling out its small business financing...

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Misys Prepares For Alt-Lending’s Collapse
Misys Prepares For Alt-Lending’s Collapse
January 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In its first significant move since calling off an IPO last year, banking software provider Misys took a bold stance: Alternative lending’s days are numbered....

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