consumer finance

What Newton’s First Law Has To Do With B2B Payments

What Newton’s First Law Has To Do With B2B Payments
What Newton’s First Law Has To Do With B2B Payments
September 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Maybe Isaac Newton — the hopelessly hopeful alchemist who came up with some solid rules of physics — was a genius of business and even...

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China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads
China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M P2P Leads
September 20, 2018  |  Loans

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China is not for the faint of heart — and that’s putting it lightly. Banks offer credit limits to borrowers that...

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Laplanche’s Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit
Laplanche’s Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit
August 23, 2018  |  Loans

When Renaud Laplanche founded LendingClub 12 years ago in 2006, the lending landscape was a very different place. Most consumer and business lending was done...

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Capital Float M&A Signals Step Beyond SMB Finance
Capital Float M&A Signals Step Beyond SMB Finance
August 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business lending firm Capital Float appears to be deepening its footprint in the personal finance market through the acquisition of Walnut. Reports in The...

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Millennials Bummed Over Social Security Prospects
Millennials Bummed Over Social Security Prospects
August 20, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

A new study shows that millennials are worried about their retirement, especially their chances of ever collecting Social Security (SS). The Transamerica Center for Retirement...

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Cabot Square Capital Sells 321 Crédito
Cabot Square Capital Sells 321 Crédito
July 25, 2018  |  Banking

Cabot Square Capital, a U.K. financial services firm, on Wednesday (July 25) sold its entire stake in 321 Crédito, a Portuguese consumer finance lender, to...

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Today In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Today In Data: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
July 24, 2018  |  Today In Data

There is a lot to be happy about in 2018 — despite the sometimes dire tone of the headlines. Wages have been going up, consumers have reported feeling more economically...

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Trump CFPB Pick Questioned On Consumer Finance Experience
Trump CFPB Pick Questioned On Consumer Finance Experience
July 20, 2018  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) held her own during intense questioning by Democratic Senators on Thursday (July 19)....

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Opposition Builds For Trump’s CFPB Mulvaney Replacement
Opposition Builds For Trump’s CFPB Mulvaney Replacement
June 19, 2018  |  CFPB

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump’s reported pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that Republicans are more concerned...

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