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BNP Paribas collaborates with Tungsten on supply chain financing

Tungsten Network will collaborate with BNP Paribas to offer e-invoicing linked Receivables Purchase and e-invoicing linked Supply Chain Finance (e-SCF) to large corporates in the USA and Canada.

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NZ regulator issues P2P, crowdfunding stats

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today published its first statistical reporton peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding in New Zealand.

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Cleveland Fed report comparing P2P lending to subprime mortgages removed for revision

A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland report which compared the peer-to-peer lending industry to the subprime mortgage market has been temporarily taken offline after questions were raised about the underlying data set.

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Fed researchers compare P2P lending to subprime mortgages

The peer-to-peer lending industry has the potential to destabilise consumer balance sheets, with loan performances bearing a striking resemblance to the subprime mortgage market before the 2007 crisis, warns a new paper from the Cleveland Federal Reserve.

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Scalable Capital hits €500 million in assets

Just 22 months after its launch in Germany and 16 months after the launch in the UK, digital wealth manager Scalable Capital manages over 500 million euros of investments for more than 15,000 clients.

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ArchOver surpasses £50 million lending milestone

ArchOver, the peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending platform, has facilitated over £50 million of lending with no losses or late payments.

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Britain’s small businesses bank on alternative finance options

With more than half of small business owners in the UK concerned about their ability to get bank loans, many are turning to alternatives such as crowdfunding and P2P lending, according to a WorldPay survey.

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Credit Sesame scores $42 million in funding

Credit Sesame, a fast-growing, personalized credit service and financial wellness company, announced today it has raised over $42 million in equity and venture debt.

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HSBC introduces matched electronic purchase order financing

HSBC, the world’s leading trade bank, has introduced a Matched electronic Purchase Order (Me-PO) financing solution to dramatically improve the release of working capital.

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Falcon Group cements Sydney presence with permanent base

Falcon Group, one of the world’s largest trade and corporate finance specialists, has today announced its move to a new permanent office in the heart of Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) – reaffirming their commitment to specialist financing in the Australian and New Zealand region.

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B2B commercial financing startup Compeon closes EUR12 million Series B investment round

COMPEON, German market leader among digital platforms for commercial financing, has received 12 million euro from its existing investors in a Series B financing.

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US to raise crowdfunding ceiling to $5 million in regulatory shake-up

Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report detailing how to streamline and reform the U.S. regulatory system for the capital markets.

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Navient acquires online student lender Earnest for $155 m,illion

Navient, a leading provider of asset management and business processing solutions, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Earnest, a leading financial technology and education finance company.

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Julian Cassen joins MarketInvoice from RBS Invoice Finance

Business finance company MarketInvoice, has today announced the appointment of Julian Cassen as Senior Business Development Manager.

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Zopa bids to attract more borrowers with Saffron Building Society tie-up

P2P lender Zopa is to offer loans to customers of Saffron Building Society via 11 brick-and-mortar branches and online.

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Singapore crowd-funding platform launches chatbot

Funding Societies, Singapore’s and Southeast Asia’s leading crowdfunding platform, has announced the launch of its chatbot Miyu.

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FinEx Asia closes $50 million investment in Prosper Marketplace

FinEX Asia is pleased to announce that its private equity fund manager closed an investment of US$50 million in Prosper Marketplace, a U.S. online marketplace lending platform for consumer loans.

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UK businesses turning to alternative finance

Business finance company MarketInvoice conducted a survey of UK businesses on their awareness and adoption of fintech (financial technology) products and services.

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Australia ranked as the second largest alternative finance market in the Asia Pacific

New research showing Australia has risen to become the second largest alternative finance market in the Asia Pacific sends a strong signal to the world about the underlying strength of Australia’s fintech and business environment.

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Colnvestor partners with leading cohort of fund managers ahead of peak tax season

CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, has partnered with five major fund managers in the run-up to the height of the tax season.