Credit card bill payment platform CRED is reportedly planning to invest $10 million in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform LiquiLoans. With the investment, CRED would acquire...
The Jordanian FinTech liwwa has closed an $18.5 million pre-Series B round of equity and debt funding, Wamda reported today. The round included $4.5 million...
Indonesian peer-to-peer lender Amartha is in talks to acquire 70% of local bank PT Bank Victoria Syariah, according to a DealStreetAsia report Monday (March 28)....
London-based Metro Bank has struck a deal to buy peer-to-peer lender RateSetter for £2.5 million ($3.27 million) upfront. Metro will make additional payments to shareholders if...
The CEO of lending platform Fincera, Li Yonghui, was arrested on Friday (Dec. 13) in China on suspicion of financial crimes, according to a report...
Regulators the world over are beginning to take a closer look at the alternative and marketplace lending business model. An explosion of FinTechs looking to...
The U.K.’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders are hoping that tighter regulations by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) can help restore the sector’s damaged reputation. Despite lending...
Crowdfunding platforms, or peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, are going to face tougher regulations in the U.K. through the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to a report...
Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Dianrong wants to raise $100 million in an attempt to outlast a regulatory squeeze on the industry in the country, according...