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 to a report in the Financial Times. The company has had to cut about 2,000 jobs – about a third...
Shanghai-based Dianrong, one of China’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, is blaming the government for its recent problems, which includes shutting down 60 of its 90 offline stores and laying off around 2,000 employees. “Some people wonder why Dianrong’s growth has slowed in the past two...
Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. This week alone saw two examples of those concerns in action:...
Singapore sovereign fund GIC recently led a $220 million funding round for Chinese alternative lending platform Dianrong as the company looks to focus on research and development in China. The funding may mean the platform is eyeing potential expansion throughout the continent, news reports said...
June 21, 2019
Chinese P2P lending company Dianrong, which offers lending solutions and investment products, has completed its latest funding round, according to reports. Standard Chartered Private Equity was the main investor, and Affirma Capital also participated in the round. The amount of the raise wasn’t disclosed, but Dianrong was reportedly trying to raise $100 million so that […]
April 17, 2019
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 to a report in the...
March 19, 2019
Shanghai-based Dianrong, one of China’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, is blaming the government for its recent problems, which includes shutting down 60 of its 90 offline stores and laying off...