Online Lending Monthly News. Here are some of the top stories and trends of April 2021 for online lending investors and industry watchers.
Industry News
4/1/2021 The best fintechs to work for in 2021 according to American Banker (AmerBanker)
4/1/2021 Here are some of the top stories and trends of March 2021 for online lending investors and industry watchers (MonJa)
4/5/2021 Mastercard joins FinTech Australia (FinExtra)
4/5/2021 Estonia-based P2P platform mulls UK launch (p2pfinancenews)
4/6/2021 MonJa’s Digital Banking and Lending Monthly Roundup| March 2021 (MonJa)
4/7/2021 Digital Transformation In Banking (Forbes)
4/7/2021 U.S. Fintech Avant Acquires Zero Financial & Level (CrowdfundInside)
4/9/2021 Walmart files for trademark for fintech unit (AmerBanker)
4/12/2021 Should banks be worried that PayPal is building a ‘super app.’? (AmerBanker)
4/14/2021 “One in 10 Brits has started investing since the start of the pandemic while a quarter of new investors have started as a result of having more time.” (AltFiNews)
4/15/2021 Irish P2P lender smashes €150m lending milestone as appetite for SME loans continues (AltFiNews)
4/15/2021 Blockchain Company Apollo Fintech Launches Crypto Investment Platform on Stratus (CrowdfundInsider)
4/16/2021 Fintech apps outperform banks as pandemic shakes consumer finances (finextra)
4/19/2021 Why Do Consumers Love Fintechs Like Chime and SoFi? (FinExtra)
4/19/2021 The fintechs leading the green finance revolution (AltFiNews)
4/20/2021 10 Inspiring Examples of Women Leadership in Finance and Fintech Amid The Pandemic (MonJa)
4/20/2021 Venmo Users Can Now Buy/Sell/Hold Crypto (CrowdfundInsider)
4/21/2021 Two Major Trends in Fintech Lending (LendAcademy)
4/21/2021 Senate bill would permit bigger PPP loans for smaller borrowers (AmerBanker)
4/22/2021 Eco-friendly fintech helps users clean up the oceans as they spend (AltFiNews)
4/23/2021 Revolut changes up its crypto stats as users continue to flock in droves (AltFiNews)
4/26/2021 Crypto firm Paxos receives OCC approval to form national trust bank (AmerBanker)
4/27/2021 Curve launches automated money management features (AltFiNews)
4/27/2021 Adobe launches a new, simplified digital asset manager (TechCrunch)
4/28/2021 U.S. Bank to offer custody service for digital assets (AmerBanker)
4/29/2021 Starling Bank completes 3rd quarter as the 2nd most switched-to UK bank (AltFiNews)
4/29/2021 Mastercard, Visa take rivalry to crypto (AmerBanker)
Platform News
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]3/9/2021 SoFi acquires community bank Golden Pacific Bancorp to speed up its national bank charter process (TechCrunch)
3/10/2021 Prosper Performance Update – February 2021 (ProsperLoans)
3/11/2021 LendingClub Reports Q4 Earnings (LendAcademy)
3/15/2021 Prosper Reports 81% Originations Rated AA-B, Avg Loan Size was $13k, Avg Borrower Income $103k for Feb 2021 (CrowdfundInsider)
3/15/2021 Assetz Capital hires UK director for the North (p2pfinancenews)
3/19/2021 Prosper, LendingClub and VPC form American Fintech Council (p2pfinancenews)
3/22/2021 Zopa raises £20m to expand digital bank, eyes profits (AltFiNews)
3/24/2021 Monzo co-founder Gary Dolman joins new fintech (AltFiNews) [/vc_row]