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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Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times

Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times
Newest Marketplace Lender Launches In Turbulent Times
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending market in the U.S. is not in its prime. Investors have backed off, regulation threatens to stunt the industry’s growth and, for...

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Massive Funding Rounds, And Record-Setting IPOs Ahead
Massive Funding Rounds, And Record-Setting IPOs Ahead
October 07, 2016  |  B2B Payments

This week, B2B FinTech players saw some of the largest deals this year, injecting renewed confidence in the space. There may have only been four...

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The Smaller The SME, The Higher The Interest Rate
The Smaller The SME, The Higher The Interest Rate
October 05, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized enterprises are known for facing tough hurdles in their search for financing, with SMEs considered high-risk among lenders. But a new report...

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How UK Regs Steer Clear Of Alt-Lending
How UK Regs Steer Clear Of Alt-Lending
October 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

In the U.S., interest for alternative finance startups has waned among investors. Not so abroad, including in the U.K., where invoice financing firm DueCourse recently announced more than $8 million...

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Confidence In The Face Of Alt-Lending’s Potential Implosion
Confidence In The Face Of Alt-Lending’s Potential Implosion
September 28, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Investors have cooled off to alternative lending in the U.S. Just look at the near-immediate struggle faced by Lending Club and OnDeck after their IPOs...

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Alt-Lending Back On Top (Just Not In The US)
Alt-Lending Back On Top (Just Not In The US)
September 23, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance is back in the game! After a few months of lackluster performance with venture capitalists, alternative lending startups have won big this week...

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Tolexo Entices B2B eCommerce With Merchant Cash Advances
Tolexo Entices B2B eCommerce With Merchant Cash Advances
September 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Indian eCommerce platform Tolexo wants more businesses to procure goods online and is now offering a financing solution to attract SMEs. Get the Full Story...

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The Political Factor Weighing On SMEs’ Minds (It’s Not Brexit)
The Political Factor Weighing On SMEs’ Minds (It’s Not Brexit)
September 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Analysts quarreled over how the U.K. referendum would impact the markets, but immediately after the nation voted to leave the European Union, it was too...

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