alternative lending

Prospa Lowers Interest Rates In Second Go At IPO
Prospa Lowers Interest Rates In Second Go At IPO
May 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

More than a year after Prospa delayed its initial public offering (IPO) plans, the Australian alternative lender is once again gearing up to go public —...

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AI Leads More Than $1B In Funding For B2B Startups
AI Leads More Than $1B In Funding For B2B Startups
May 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The B2B venture capital (VC) train continues full steam ahead after last week’s lucrative deals. This week, investors placed more than $1 billion in B2B...

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Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
May 08, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Stronger-than-expected loan originations combined with increased transaction fees to push LendingClub’s quarterly earnings report past analyst expectations when the results went live shortly after the...

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AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
May 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is considering reinstating its so-called “crown preference” policy in an effort to prioritize the collection of tax payments from insolvent small businesses....

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iwoca Surpasses Santander, HSBC In Small Biz Loan Volume
iwoca Surpasses Santander, HSBC In Small Biz Loan Volume
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. alternative lender iwoca’s growth could signal ramped up competition between banks and FinTechs, according to new data. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
SMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
April 22, 2019  |  Loans

Might banks be making inroads into the hearts and minds of smaller firms as they seek out capital – as some SMBs cite at least some...

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Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
April 20, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, is pretty...

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India Alt Lenders Want Relaxed Restrictions
India Alt Lenders Want Relaxed Restrictions
April 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India’s alternative finance community is calling on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to relax regulations on the market, particularly as they pertain to lending...

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SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
SMBs Shift Their Cash Management Strategies
April 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Recent data has warned that small business (SMB) optimism is beginning to drop after months of record highs. It wasn’t altogether unexpected, though: After all,...

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