Alternative Finances

Alternative Finances
Financeit Launches Direct-To-Consumer Financing Platform
August 24, 2016

Financeit announced on Tuesday (Aug. 23) it launched Financeit Direct, a direct-to-consumer financing platform. The tool, which the company said is a first-of-its-kind platform, is available 24/7 from any location on any device. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bizfi Provides $144M In Q2 SMB Lending
August 17, 2016

FinTech firm Bizfi, which offers a platform that serves as a combination of aggregation, funding and a small business marketplace, said that it had seen a boost of 25 percent year over year in its small business originations in the most recently completed second quarter....

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What John Oliver Got Right – And Wrong – About Subprime Autolending
August 16, 2016

The concept of sub-prime borrowing is a bit tricky. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Square Capital Wades Into New Lending Waters
August 11, 2016

Hot on the heels of favorable Q2 results, Square, with Square Capital has made a move intended to keep the good news coming. It announced yesterday a partnership with Upserve, which means that funding from Square Capital will now be available to businesses operating outside...

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Will Installment Loans Replace Payday Loans?
August 08, 2016

Payday loans and installment loans have a lot in common.  Both tend to be pitched at borrowers with FICO scores that lock them out of more traditional means of credit acquisition like cards or personal bank loans, both tend to come with big interest payments and...

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Which Way Will The Unbanked Pendulum Swing?
August 02, 2016

When taken on a global scale, the access to mainstream (bank-backed) financial services and products in the United States is impressive.  Worldwide, 38 percent of the population is considered unbanked; that’s about 2 billion people.  In the U.S. on the other hand – based on...

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Investors Turn Their Noses Up At Online Lending
August 01, 2016

Online lending was all the rage even a few months ago, but funding going toward online lending platforms is on the decline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Goldman Sachs Gets Closer To Taking On The Marketplace Lenders
July 26, 2016

As various commentators across the segment pointed out last week, Goldman Sachs‘ latest earnings report was nothing to write home about. The venerable institution did manage to beat The Street, but as Bloomberg pointed out, it’s easy to beat expectations when no one is expecting...

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BlueVine Names Former Square Executive As Chief Revenue Officer
July 20, 2016

BlueVine, the online provider of financing for small businesses, announced on Tuesday (July 19) that it has appointed Eric Sager, former head of sales at Square, as its chief revenue officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...