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Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target

Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
December 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

London’s digital bank startup Starling Bank has loaned just 1 percent of the amount it has pledged to give to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)...

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India’s Rapid But Rocky Transition Into Digital Financial Services
India’s Rapid But Rocky Transition Into Digital Financial Services
December 05, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

While much of the world is profoundly different at the end of this decade than at the beginning, there are few places on the planet...

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SoftBank Leads $100M Investment In Mexico’s Konfio
SoftBank Leads $100M Investment In Mexico’s Konfio
December 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SoftBank Group has made another investment in Mexico, leading a $100 million funding round for small business (SMB) lender Konfio. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Xiaomi Offers Digital Lending Marketplace For Young Indian Consumers
Xiaomi Offers Digital Lending Marketplace For Young Indian Consumers
December 03, 2019  |  Loans

The largest smartphone company in India, Xiaomi, has started a credit platform designed to attract young professionals and millennials in the country, according to a...

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Goldman Lends MercadoLibre $125M
Goldman Lends MercadoLibre $125M
December 03, 2019  |  Loans

Goldman Sachs is loaning $125 million to Mercado Crédito, a unit of MercadoLibre. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
November 22, 2019  |  Debt

There’s the old saying: When you owe $500,000, the lender owns you. When you owe $50 million, well, you own the lender. Get the Full...

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China Eases Growth Targets To Boost SMB Lending
China Eases Growth Targets To Boost SMB Lending
November 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

China’s regulators have revealed that the country will be moving away from setting sharp growth targets at its biggest banks, in an effort to increase...

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Struggling SMBs Soliciting Donations Via GoFundMe
Struggling SMBs Soliciting Donations Via GoFundMe
November 10, 2019  |  SMBs

Some small businesses have turned to an interesting place when in need of a cash infusion: GoFundMe. The donation platform’s CEO recently revealed that thousands of...

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Silicon Valley Bank To Lend $200M To Danish Tech Firms
Silicon Valley Bank To Lend $200M To Danish Tech Firms
November 06, 2019  |  Loans

Silicon Valley Bank, a unit of SVB Financial Group, revealed plans to invest a minimum of $200 million to supply loans to Danish technology companies....

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