Big banks bond with CommonBond for $750m lending spree
US firm to use money for in-school student lending businesses.
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Zonky’s helpful community in the Czech Republic and which country the P2P lending firm might target next.
Fintech investment in US hits record $52.5bn
KPMG’s “2018 Pulse of Fintech” report is good news for the States.
Thoma Bravo to acquire US lendtech Ellie Mae for $3.7bn
Private equity investment firm makes an all-cash transaction.
Goldman Sachs leads $44m funding in US business credit start-up Nav
Other investors include Point72 Ventures and Experian Ventures.
Mojo Mortgages gets its mojo working with £7m funding
UK firm’s Series A funding round led by NVM and Maven.
Unicaja Banco loans are in with Fintonic app
The marketplace incorporates the Spanish bank’s lending offer.
UK fintech investment reaches record $3.3bn
Industry body Innovate Finance serves up the stats.
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Possible Finance definitely raises $4m funding
Stunning Seattle-based lendtech looking for fintech nirvana.
SoftBank leads $440m funding round in UK challenger bank OakNorth
Plans expansion in North America.
New York’s a wonderful town for Fiserv DNA
Fiserv signs its largest core processing deal with New York Community Bancorp.
Digicro pulls in $300k funding for mobile microfinance in Cambodia
Round led by Japanese firm Showcase Capital.
Nordea turns to Divido platform for lending push
Bank will license platform to deliver point-of-purchase finance to retail merchants.
Phoebus Software wins new client in lending space
UK-based Business Lending Group signs a five‐year contract.
Funding Options launches in Netherlands with ING
A partnership six months in the making.
Student loan firm Climb-s to $50m funding
US company gets investment from Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs and Amex join Better Mortgage’s $70m funding round
US-based digital lender plans partnerships and recruitment.
Licence lust lets Lithuania’s fintech sector soar
Sector expanded by 45% in 2018 as Google and Revolut were awarded licences.
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Swiss lendtech Loanboox secures €20m funding
Money and capital market platform now valued at €110 million.
US lendtech CuneXus signs 100th customer
Happiness is a hundred for California-based lending platform.
CreditVidya receives $3m funding to develop credit score tech
It aims to expand throughout various industries in India.
Indian banks unveil blockchain-linked funding for SMEs
The 11 lenders include ICICI, Axis, Yes Bank and Standard Chartered.
Lendtech Pepper Money looks for UK banking licence
Its ambitions are nothing to be sneezed at.
SME lender Iwoca gets $7.5m investment from Augmentum
As part of a larger investment round.
Nasdaq leads $20m funding in blockchain firm Symbiont
Will use funds for action in data management and lending space.
Growth Street gets £7.5m funding to grow lendtech business
Round led by Merian Chrysalis Investment.
BNP Paribas Personal Finance in automotive drive with DealTrak
Presses accelerator on its UK sector ambitions.
Barclays and Santander join £56m funding in MarketInvoice
UK-based SME lender plans fintech-bank partnerships.
Goldman Sachs fuels SME finance provider Capify with £75m funding
UK company gets boost for its expansion ambitions.
Glacier Bancorp coolly deploys Roostify’s digital mortgage solution
US regional bank holding company reports “significant increase in online applications” since launch.
ID Finance sells Russian POS finance business to Paylate
Spanish firm lets it go as wants to focus on Latin America.
Middleware and Mambu strengthen alliance
Offering client onboarding, loan origination, and card and payments connectivity.
Factris acquires Lithuanian lendtech Debifo
As it makes its way through Europe.
New investment for LendUp spurs credit card spin off
The US company will spin off its credit card business, Mission Lane, as a separate, stand-alone entity.
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CAN Capital introduces new CEO Edward Siciliano
Alternative SME financing firm has a new captain.
Linedata acquires French start-up Loansquare
Gets its hands on a platform that connects banks and borrowers.
LendingFront moves forward with $4m funding
Series A round led by Information Venture Partners.
