alternative lending

Alt-SME Lenders Go On The Defensive
Alt-SME Lenders Go On The Defensive
April 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative finance industry boomed post-2008 financial crisis as banks retreated from small business lending. Marketplace lenders emerged to fill the gap, and analysts began...

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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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Finland’s Alt-Lending Bill Becomes Law
Finland’s Alt-Lending Bill Becomes Law
April 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Finland’s government has passed proposed legislation targeting the crowdfunding and alternative finance industry, reports on Wednesday (April 13) said. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SMEs Get Schooled On Business Credit Scores
SMEs Get Schooled On Business Credit Scores
April 13, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses in Australia lack insight into their business credit score, says SME Credit Score, and that means businesses aren’t applying for the right kinds...

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VC Bill Tai Backs The Invoice Financing Model
VC Bill Tai Backs The Invoice Financing Model
April 12, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Crowdfunding may be a stylish way for a business to get off the ground, but the crowdfunding model can play into small business finance in...

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Fun With Failed Credit Scoring
Fun With Failed Credit Scoring
April 12, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

While payments peeps and financial services fans spend an awful lot of time contemplating the greater mysteries of the credit scoring system in the United...

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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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With FinTech Stretched Thin, SaaS Takes The Lead
With FinTech Stretched Thin, SaaS Takes The Lead
April 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending boom of yesteryear secured impressive amounts of attention, and dollars, from venture capitalists towards the FinTech startup industry. Today, however, investors are...

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