alternative lending

SEC, SME Alt-Lenders At Odds Over Proposed Rule
SEC, SME Alt-Lenders At Odds Over Proposed Rule
October 27, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering new regulations that alternative lenders say would curb their ability to lend to small businesses. Reports by Bloomberg on Wednesday...

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UK SME Lender Goes After Banking License
UK SME Lender Goes After Banking License
October 19, 2016  |  B2B Payments

A small business lender is looking to bring new competition into the U.K.’s banking sector. Reports Tuesday (Oct. 18) said Amicus Finance, an alternative SME...

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Alt-Lending Thrives — Just Not In The US
Alt-Lending Thrives — Just Not In The US
October 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

There’s talk that alternative finance is dead. Well, in the U.S., that may be true. Not one of the four alternative lending startups that secured...

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Investors Lend New Support To Canada’s AltFin Market
Investors Lend New Support To Canada’s AltFin Market
October 11, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Canadian small business lender FundThrough scored an impressive funding round with investors, reports said on Monday (Oct. 10). The company raised $18.6 million from Scale Up...

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Rounding Out SME Cash Management Offerings
Rounding Out SME Cash Management Offerings
October 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending platforms integrating with providers of other financial services has become a new norm. Just look at SAP Ariba, which integrated PrimeRevenue’s supply chain...

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Big Lenders Need Help With Big Data, Too
Big Lenders Need Help With Big Data, Too
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Traditional banks now realize the value in working with FinTech startups, augmenting their own service offerings by integrating the innovations of others. Lending has become...

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Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times
Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending market in the U.S. is not in its prime. Investors have backed off, regulation threatens to stunt the industry’s growth and, for...

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Massive Funding Rounds, And Record-Setting IPOs Ahead
Massive Funding Rounds, And Record-Setting IPOs Ahead
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

This week, B2B FinTech players saw some of the largest deals this year, injecting renewed confidence in the space. There may have only been four...

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The Smaller The SME, The Higher The Interest Rate
The Smaller The SME, The Higher The Interest Rate
October 05, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized enterprises are known for facing tough hurdles in their search for financing, with SMEs considered high-risk among lenders. But a new report...

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