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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Affirm Taps eBay Executive To Go Beyond POS Payments
Affirm Taps eBay Executive To Go Beyond POS Payments
May 05, 2016  |  Consumer Finance

Max Levchin’s alternative online lender, Affirm, is bringing in the top guns to sturdy up its infrastructure as the company expands business beyond selling point-of-sale systems....

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Citi Ventures Bumps Factoring Startup BlueVine
Citi Ventures Bumps Factoring Startup BlueVine
April 28, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Invoice financing company BlueVine just secured financing from Citi Ventures, reports released Wednesday (April 27) said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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VCs Pump More Cash Into Invoice Finance
VCs Pump More Cash Into Invoice Finance
April 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

All of a sudden, venture capitalists seem to love invoice finance startups. Last week, in our B2B Investment Tracker, we uncovered several deals in which...

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Xero, Waddle Tag Team For Invoice Finance
Xero, Waddle Tag Team For Invoice Finance
April 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Waddle entered the Australian alternative business lending industry last year with an aim to provide a “bank-like” experience to SMEs — without the bank. Today, the...

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Funding Circle’s Plan To Set (Yet Another) Precedent
Funding Circle’s Plan To Set (Yet Another) Precedent
April 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Funding Circle turned heads with its announcement last year that its SME Income Fund was planning a float, a move that marked the first time...

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Banks Scared Of Becoming ‘Irrelevant,’ Says FUNDING XCHANGE
Banks Scared Of Becoming ‘Irrelevant,’ Says FUNDING XCHANGE
April 11, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending industry introduced a new threat to traditional banks, but the conversation has since turned to how financial institutions can collaborate with FinTech...

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SME Alt-Lending Headed For Crash, Firm Says
SME Alt-Lending Headed For Crash, Firm Says
March 17, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative small business lending market has some of the hallmarks of the market conditions that led to the 2007 financial crisis, claims Bibby Financial...

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Blackstone Backs UK Online Lender’s $171M Round
Blackstone Backs UK Online Lender’s $171M Round
March 15, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Future Finance, an online lending startup specializing in student loans, secured £119 million ($170 million) in funding from investors, including QED Investors and Blackstone Strategic...

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