Necessity is the mother of invention. Invention can become necessity. And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention...
While freelance and self-employment has existed as long as the work has existed, half a decade can make a big difference. Gig workers have gone...
The Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) has added three members, according to an announcement made on Monday (Sept. 17). Alternative lending companies BlueVine, Fundbox and 6th...
U.S. Bank is entering the small-dollar lending arena. Going forward, U.S. Bank depositors will be able to tap into an online, digital lending product aimed...
Days after confirming plans for an Initial Public Offering on the London Stock Exchange, alternative lending firm Funding Circle has released new details about its...
Weeks after Australia alternative lending platform Prospa cancelled its IPO, amid backlash over contractual agreements with borrowers, the company has bowed to regulators’ demands that...
Investors this week placed more than $447 million in B2B FinTech startups, with the biggest investment rounds landing at companies that address more than one...
Since the U.K. implemented its bank referral scheme, aimed at linking small businesses to alternative finance when they’re rejected for a bank loan, it has...
U.K. payday lending startup Wonga has come to the end of the road, having filed for administration (similar in concept to bankruptcy in the U.S.)...