Lendingpoint news and trends

eBay, LendingPoint Partner On US Seller Credit
Alternative Credit // August 05, 2020

EBay is teaming up with LendingPoint to give the eCommerce giant’s U.S. sellers access to funding to help them build up and sustain their businesses. The companies dubbed the initiative “eBay Seller Capital powered by LendingPoint,” according to press release. The program, launched during the...

LendingPoint Partners With TabaPay To Accept Debit Cards For Loan Payments
Partnerships / Acquisitions // April 11, 2018

LendingPoint announced it has entered into an agreement with TabaPay that will allow it to accept debit cards for loan payments. Through the partnership, LendingPoint’s borrowers can use debit cards for loan payments they make online or over the phone. LendingPoint will also be able...

LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
Loans // March 07, 2018

To help merchants and other service providers convert more consumers at the point of sale, LendingPoint has unveiled LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that will provide fully integrated one-stop retail financing, the company said in an announcement. LendingPoint Merchant Solutions combines LoanHero’s merchant onboarding, program management...

LendingPoint Brings In Former Citi Director As CFO
Personnel // February 02, 2018

LendingPoint, online lender and provider of the LoanHero point of sale financing platform, announced the appointment of a Citibank executive as its new chief financial officer. In a press release, the company said Antonio Martino is joining the company as CFO. Most recently, Martino was...

Interviews & Exclusives
LendingPoint’s LoanHero Acquisition To Expand Credit Options For 145M Consumers

January 11, 2018
Although the news about LendingPoint’s decision to formally acquire LoanHero is made public today for the very first time, the conversation between the two firms about how they could best combine their efforts has been ongoing for the last two years, according to CEO Tom Burnside. Talking with Karen Webster shortly before the news was announced, Burnside noted that the two […]

Priming The NearPrime Credit Pump

November 28, 2017
No one is born with an 800 or 400 credit score. As many as 50 million Americans pass through the 600 to 700 score rang at some point in their...

Taking A Credit-First Approach To Alt Lending 

November 07, 2017
Those who are fortunate enough to have access to credit often take it for granted. Imagine if your car broke down, your child needed school supplies or your father passed...

LendingPoint CEO On Medical Payments ‘Last Mile’ Problem

July 03, 2017
With healthcare costs on the perpetual rise, many employers are offering insurance plans with high deductibles to keep costs down. But that can leave patients with a $5,000 upfront cost...

Quick Reads
LendingPoint Launches Personal Financial Health and Management Tool for Customers

August 14, 2023
LendingPoint has added a personal financial health and management tool to its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven CreditTech platform. The new tool, which is now available for free to all LendingPoint customers via the mobile app, allows customers to set financial goals, analyze spending by category, receive tailored real-time financial health insights and compare their financial habits against […]

eBay, LendingPoint Partner On US Seller Credit

August 05, 2020
EBay is teaming up with LendingPoint to give the eCommerce giant’s U.S. sellers access to funding to help them build up and sustain their businesses. The companies dubbed the initiative...

LendingPoint Partners With TabaPay To Accept Debit Cards For Loan Payments

April 11, 2018
LendingPoint announced it has entered into an agreement with TabaPay that will allow it to accept debit cards for loan payments. Through the partnership, LendingPoint’s borrowers can use debit cards...

LendingPoint Brings In Former Citi Director As CFO

February 02, 2018
LendingPoint, online lender and provider of the LoanHero point of sale financing platform, announced the appointment of a Citibank executive as its new chief financial officer. In a press release,...