Online Lending Monthly News. Here are some of the top stories and trends of January 2022 for online lending investors and industry watchers.
Industry News
1/3/2022 FDIC chair intends to resign in February (CNBC)
1/3/2022 2021 in Fintech and Alternative Finance: Part 1 (AltFiNews)
1/5/2022 The Seven 2021 Fintech Trends That Will Shape 2022 (LendIt)
1/5/2022 Fintech-focused Ribbit Capital raises $1.15B in seventh fund, according to SEC filing (TechCrunch)
1/6/2022 16 Ways Banks Will Need To Change To Survive Advances In Fintech (Forbes)
1/6/2022 10 bank and fintech executives to watch in 2022 (AmerBanker)
1/7/2022 Which P2P lending platforms have their own apps? (p2pfinancenews)
1/7/2022 4 Alternative Investments To Consider In 2022 (Forbes)
1/10/2022 PayPal explores launch of own stablecoin in crypto push (AmerBanker)
1/10/2022 How Do You Measure Open Banking? (Forbes)
1/11/2022 Research Indicates that 9% of Teens Have Traded Crypto, PayPal is Top BNPL Option, Cash is King for Payments (CrowdfundInside)
1/11/2022 New York regulator appoints virtual currencies chief (FinExtra)
1/12/2022 Top Ten 2022 Fintech Predictions (Forbes)
1/12/2022 Checkout raises $1B round at $40B valuation (TechCrunch)
1/13/2022 Will 2022 Be the Year Crypto, Stablecoins and ‘CBDCs’ Take Off? (FinancialBrand)
1/13/2022 US fintech Current introduces high-yield savings where customers earn a 4.00% APY (TechCrunch)
1/14/2022 Crypto Exchange FTX Sets Up $2 Billion Venture Fund (WSJ)
1/14/2022 U.S. state banking regulators drop lawsuit over fintech charters (Reuters)
1/19/2022 Six Alternative Lending Trends To Watch In 2022 And Beyond (Forbes)
1/20/2022 Russia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies (CNBC)
1/21/2022 10 bank and fintech executives to watch in 2022 (AmerBanker)
1/24/2022 Fintechs return to office but retain flexible working model (AltFiNews)
1/24/2022 Enthusiasm about commercial lending spreads among bank chiefs (AmerBanker)
1/26/2022 Walmart-Backed Fintech Startup Is Acquiring Two Firms and a New Name (WSJ)
1/27/2022 Barclaycard records surge in contactless payments following limit increase (AltFiNews)
1/27/2022 Pressure mounts on credit unions to cut overdraft fees (AmerBanker)
1/28/2022 4 important steps you should take to boost your financial confidence, according to a Fintech VP (CNBC)
1/28/2022 UBS re-enters digital wealth with $1.4bn Wealthfront takeover (AltFiNews)
1/31/2022 Cryptocurrency exchange FTX hits $32 billion valuation despite bear market fears (CNBC)
1/31/2022 Genesis Publishes Q4 Report on Digital Assets: Crypto Lending Tops $50 Billion (CNBC)
Platform News
1/19/2022 Zopa deposits hit £1bn after just 18 months as a bank (AltFiNews)
1/20/2022 SoFi hails “incredible milestone” of becoming a bank (AltFiNews)
1/21/2022 Revolut expands its US offering to include stock trading (AltFiNews)
1/25/2022 Zopa and LendInvest benefit as fintech investment triples (p2pfinancenews)