Monthly News Update- June 2018
Here are some of the top stories and trends of May 2018 for online lending investors, lenders and industry watchers: Industry News: 5/31/2018 Here are 8 trends shaping the future of blockchain technology. (cbInsights) 5/31/2018 Intel patent for industry blockchain released: No mining, few nodes. (Crowdfundinside) 5/30/2018 RateSetter weighs in on the Great British bank-off […]
Monthly News Update- May 2018
Here are some of the top stories and trends of April 2018 for online lending investors, lenders and industry watchers: Industry News: 04-02-2018 Online marketplaces for loans are growing rapidly. Should banks be worried? (Harding Loevner) 04-02-2018 In China a new round of regulations are coming in June that will cause yet more disruption in […]
Monthly News Update- April 2018
Here are some of the top stories and trends of March 2018 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 03-01-2018 The FCA authorized a fintech comparison app. (altfi) 03-01-2018 How to choose the best bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange? (CNBC) 03-02-2018 The 5 undeniable truths of digital banking. (FinancialBrand) 03-05-2018 Credit card delinquencies at […]
Monthly News Update- March 2018
Here are some of the top stories and trends of February 2018 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 02-05-2018- Highlights from the 2018 Paris Fintech Forum (Crowdfund Insider) 02-05-2018- State regulators will soon begin offering a simpler licensing process for fintech firms to operate across multiple states (American Banker) 02-06-2018- U.S. states […]
Monthly News Update- February 2018
Here are some of the top stories and trends of January 2018 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 01-02-2018- Victory Park Capital fund exits Prosper loans (altfi) 01-02-2018- Marketplace Lending Predictions for 2018 (Lend Academy) 01-04-2018- Treasury clarifies whether P2P lending constitutes deposit-taking (altfi) 01-04-2018- Looking at 2018: A Discussion […]
Overview of US Consumer Lending
Financial system across the US took a beating in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and American views changed overnight with regards to their financial system. In a 2014 Gallup poll, only 26 percent expressed having “‘a great deal’ or ‘quite a lot’ of confidence in banks,” down from 41 percent in 2007 and […]
Monthly News Update- December 2017
Here are some of the stories and trends that took place this November in marketplace lending. Please enjoy! Industry News: 11-01-2017- Orchard Partners with Bloomberg with Online Lending Data (Crowdfund Insider) 11-01-2017- GAFA Will Have a Profound Impact on the Future of Finance (Lend Academy) 11-03-2017- 3 ways incumbent wealth managers can survive digital disruption […]
Monthly News Update- November 2017
Here are some of the stories and trends that took place this October in marketplace lending. Please enjoy. Industry News: 10-02-2017- The P2P Power 50 (Peer2Peer Finance News) 10-03-2017- Ron Suber, Mitch Jacobs & Alexandra Wilkis Wilson to Advise YieldStreet (Crowdfund Insider) 10-04-2017- Is the hybrid model the future for robo-advice and digital wealth management? […]
Monthly News Update- October 2017
Here are some of the stories and trends that took place this September in marketplace lending. Please enjoy! Industry News: 09-01-2017- Fintech’s busiest board member lands another role (altfi) 09-05-2017- Upstart 50 Master Ron Suber is a central figure in Bay Area fintech (Biz Journals) 09-09-2017- How To Use A Peer-To-Peer Loan To Pay Off High-Interest […]
Monthly News Update- September 2017
Most significant and exciting stories and trends that took place this August in the marketplace lending space – all gathered in one place for you. This month: Prosper becomes Cash Flow positive again, Lending Club reports Q2 revenue growth and Funding Circle forms strategic partnership with Aegon. Please enjoy! Industry News: 08-01-2017- Fintech’s busiest board […]