alternative lending

RateSetter’s SME Lending Entrance Confirmed

RateSetter’s SME Lending Entrance Confirmed
RateSetter’s SME Lending Entrance Confirmed
June 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Reports that surfaced last month hinting at RateSetter‘s entrance into the corporate lending space appear to have been true. According to Financial Times, the U.K. peer-to-peer...

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Online Lending’s New Problem? Loan Stacking
Online Lending’s New Problem? Loan Stacking
June 13, 2016  |  B2B Payments

As the U.S. alternative lending industry continues to face a bumpy road — whether from struggling alt-finance players, corporate scandals or incoming regulation — reports are...

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US B2B Startups Blow Their International Competition Out Of The Water
US B2B Startups Blow Their International Competition Out Of The Water
June 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

It isn’t clear whether venture capitalists in the U.S. are shying away from alternative lending startups due to the recent controversy within the space, but...

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Prosper Pauses Lending Tree, Credit Karma Relationships
Prosper Pauses Lending Tree, Credit Karma Relationships
June 09, 2016  |  Alternative Credit

Prosper Marketplace, the online lending company, may have changed its relationship with two prominent loan referral sites, according to sources cited by The Wall Street...

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When SME Self-Sufficiency Turns Self-Destructive
When SME Self-Sufficiency Turns Self-Destructive
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-size enterprises face an uphill battle in becoming successful companies, and while the U.S. often prides itself on the concept of pulling yourself...

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SEC Goes After ‘Fraudulent’ Invoice Financing Firm
SEC Goes After ‘Fraudulent’ Invoice Financing Firm
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

In what lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission described as a case that “presents an emergency,” the U.S. regulator moved to shut down a Miami-based...

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Aussie Lender Kikka Grabs $1.5M
Aussie Lender Kikka Grabs $1.5M
June 09, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alt-lending market may be struggling in the U.S., but in Australia, investors are giving the market a boost. Kikka Capital secured new funding from...

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Invoice Finance Platform To Cover (Some) Investor Losses
Invoice Finance Platform To Cover (Some) Investor Losses
June 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

As skepticism over the vitality of the alternative lending space grows, one marketplace lender in the invoice financing sector is looking to quell any investor...

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