Alternative finance

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P2P lender Beehive raises $4 million

Beehive, MENA's leading peer to peer lending platform, has secured $4m of follow on investment from Riyad TAQNIA Fund (RTF) as part of a Series B funding round.

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Figure Technologies scoops $65 million in new funding

Figure Technologies, Inc., a leading fintech company in both the home equity and blockchain space, announced today $65 million in series B equity funding.

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Proactis secures £20 million in funding from HSBC UK

Proactis has secured £20 million in funding from HSBC UK to bring to market new technology to tackle the liquidity squeeze felt by SMEs.

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FSB invites feedback on the effects of financial regulatory reforms on SME financing

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is seeking feedback from stakeholders for its evaluation of the effects of financial regulatory reforms on the provision of financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Assetz Capital launches new 90-Day Access Account with bonus cashback offer

The peer-to-peer business lender is giving customers a further unique investment option with an introductory target interest rate of 5.75%

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FundedByMe to list on Nordic growth Market

On March 8th 2019, FundedByMe Crowdfunding AB (publ) will be officially listed on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM).

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Capitalise secures £3.5 million investment

Capitalise.com, the FCA regulated financial marketplace for accountants today announces a £3.5m Series A investment round.

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Factris merges with Lithuanian fintech Debifo

Factris, the Amsterdam-based provider of factoring services has merged its operations with Lithuanian Fintech company Debifo.

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CommonBond scores $750m in lending capacity from big banks

CommonBond, a leading financial technology company, announced that it has signed $750 million in lending capacity from Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Barclays, BMO, and ING.

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OnDeck gets $85m credit facility

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), the leader in online lending for small business, announced today the closing of an $85 million corporate revolving credit facility with a lender group consisting of four banks.

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Minneapolis’ Apruve raises $6 million in funding

Apruve, a B2B credit automation platform, today announced that it closed on $6 million in its Series A financing led by Cloud Apps Capital Partners with participation from TTV Capital and Allegis Capital.

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Lending Express opens for business in California

Lending Express, a technology company dedicated to creating a better world of funding for SMBs, today announced they’ve surpassed $100 million in financing facilitated between small and medium business owners and online lenders.

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Fellow Finance expands to Denmark

Fellow Finance is expanding its peer-to-peer lending platform to Denmark.

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Growth Street scores £7.5m scale-up round led by Merian Chrysalis

Signalling a vote of confidence in British fintech, business lending platform Growth Street has raised a £7.5m scale-up investment round led by the Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited (Merian Chrysalis).

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Alternative lender Capify scores $95m Goldman Sachs credit facility

Capify, a leading alternative small business finance provider in the UK and Australia, has secured a £75 million (approx. $95 million USD) credit facility from Goldman Sachs Private Capital ("Goldman Sachs") to support its future growth plans and provide working capital to thousands of Australian and British small businesses over the coming years.

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Coconut partners with PrePay Solutions to launch accounts and invoicing product

PrePay Solutions (PPS), Europe's leading digital banking and payments provider, has enabled functionality for current account service providers, Coconut, to launch a limited company accounting and invoicing product.

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Kabbage brings pay later financing to Alibaba.com buyers

Kabbage, Inc., a global financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses, now powers the Pay Later program offered to U.S. buyers on Alibaba.com, Alibaba Group’s (NYSE: BABA) online platform for global B2B trade.

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KBC Corporate Banking signs cooperation agreement with two Belgian fintechs

KBC Corporate Banking is to collaborate with Cashforce and BrightAnalytics to provide Belgian businesses with enhanced support for their working capital management, cash flow forecasting and management reporting. The tie-up could also develop over time into a more structural partnership.

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Factris acquires Debifo

Factris announced the successful conclusion of the 100% acquisition of “Debifo” for an undisclosed purchase price.

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Indonesia's KinerjaPay scores major investment

KinerjaPay Corp., a Delaware corporation (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and e-commerce platform, ("KinerjaPay" or the "Company") announced that it has received a signed commitment from PT. Investa Wahana Group, Indonesia to invest $200 million, subscribing for $100 million in shares of the Company's Series F and an addition $100 million in shares of the Company's Series G Convertible Preferred Stock.