When Renaud Laplanche launched hist latest lending start up, Upgrade, the venture was both quite similar to and yet quite different from his previous endeavor, LendingClub, the platform that made “marketplace lending” a household phrase in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
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 through traditional banks, and to say that peer-to-peer (P2P) or marketplace lending was nascent would be overly generous. Get the Full...
F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as the source behind the phrase, “there are no second acts in American life.” But as we all know and have witnessed, American lives are full of second, third and, in some cases, even fourth acts. Get the Full Story Complete the...
LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
July 27, 2023
The build vs. buy debate is a perennial one in technology, and in payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]
August 23, 2018
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 through traditional banks, and to...
July 18, 2017
F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as the source behind the phrase, “there are no second acts in American life.” But as we all know and have witnessed, American lives are full of...
August 23, 2018
When Renaud Laplanche launched hist latest lending start up, Upgrade, the venture was both quite similar to and yet quite different from his previous endeavor, LendingClub, the platform that made “marketplace lending” a household phrase in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to […]
April 07, 2017
LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. Get the...
November 17, 2016
There are second acts in financial services, it seems — or at least interesting attempts at them. Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club’s former CEO, is back with a new internet lending...
June 13, 2016
The waves hitting the online lending pool seem to be coming nonstop. Lending Club talked down its numbers on loans being sold to investors, with the additional disclosure, as noted by The Wall...
