alternative finance

Alternative finance refers to financial channels, processes, and instruments that have emerged outside of the traditional finance system such as regulated banks and capital markets.

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Pawn Shop Startup PawnHero Comes To Philippines
Pawn Shop Startup PawnHero Comes To Philippines
December 01, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

PawnHero, a mobile pawn shop service startup company, is disrupting the alternative finance status quo and working to revolutionize the way consumers in the Philippines...

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VCs Back Aye Finance’s Old-School SME Loan Approach
VCs Back Aye Finance’s Old-School SME Loan Approach
November 23, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India’s alternative finance market continues to grow, and investors are taking note. Aye Finance revealed $10.3 million raised, reports said Tuesday (Nov. 22). LGT and...

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Funding Options Calls Out Banks’ Big-Biz Preferences
Funding Options Calls Out Banks’ Big-Biz Preferences
November 22, 2016  |  B2B Payments

U.K. alternative lender Funding Options is calling big banks out for favoring large corporates over SMEs. In an article penned for Asset Finance International, Funding...

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US, Asia Battle For Top B2B FinTech Funding
US, Asia Battle For Top B2B FinTech Funding
November 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

KPMG had some bad news for the FinTech world this week. Along with CB Insights, KPMG researchers found in their latest quarterly analysis that FinTech...

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QuickBridge Shifts SME Lending Strategy
QuickBridge Shifts SME Lending Strategy
November 16, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Quick Bridge Financial is revamping its strategy to provide working capital loans to SMEs. The alternative lender announced Tuesday (Nov. 15) that the company is...

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Spotcap Brings SME Lending Platform To UK
Spotcap Brings SME Lending Platform To UK
November 10, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Germany-based Spotcap, an alternative lending platform that raised millions in a funding round earlier this year, is entering the U.K. market. Reports Wednesday (Nov. 9)...

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Flexiti Grabs $5M For POS Financing
Flexiti Grabs $5M For POS Financing
November 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Flexiti Financial offers point-of-sale financing and payments technologies for its retail clients, and with $5 million in new funding, the company is set to expand...

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Why Banks Should Still Fear AltFin Competition
Why Banks Should Still Fear AltFin Competition
November 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Will alternative lending platforms eat away at traditional banks’ market share? That’s been the question for the past few years, with many analysts agreeing that...

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UK Banks Now Required To Refer SMEs To Alt-Lenders
UK Banks Now Required To Refer SMEs To Alt-Lenders
November 02, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s bank referral scheme has officially kicked off. Reports by Financial Times on Tuesday (Nov. 1) said the program that requires traditional banks to refer small...

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