alternative lending

National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
October 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The alternative finance boom post-2008 financial crisis undoubtedly provided more options for small business (SMB) borrowers, but that doesn’t mean the industry is guaranteed to...

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Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks
Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks
October 02, 2018  |  Loans

Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at...

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AltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
AltFin’s Inconsistent Path To SMB Adoption
October 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

What does small business (SMB) lending look like? It depends on many factors, including one’s location. For example, alternative finance in the U.K. seems to...

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ
LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ
October 01, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

On Friday (Sept. 30), LendingClub officially closed the door on a two-year chapter in its corporate history that its current board and founding team would...

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Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
Data Casts Doubt Over Alt-Fin’s Role For Small Businesses
September 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it appears access to...

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China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads
China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads
September 20, 2018  |  Loans

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China is not for the faint of heart — and that’s putting it lightly. Banks offer credit limits to borrowers that...

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation
A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation
September 18, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Necessity is the mother of invention. Invention can become necessity. And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention...

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Opening Up Mortgages For Gig Workers
Opening Up Mortgages For Gig Workers
September 18, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

While freelance and self-employment has existed as long as the work has existed, half a decade can make a big difference. Gig workers have gone...

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BlueVine, Fundbox Grow AltFin Group ILPA
BlueVine, Fundbox Grow AltFin Group ILPA
September 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) has added three members, according to an announcement made on Monday (Sept. 17). Alternative lending companies BlueVine, Fundbox and 6th...

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