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Credit Suisse teams with Klara for online credit requests

Credit Suisse and the Swiss software provider KLARA are joining forces: Starting now, SMEs that use KLARA can submit online credit requests to Credit Suisse – digitally, simply, and efficiently.

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Belfius launches Dot-Capital

Widely recognised for its expertise in supporting Belgian bond issuers on the financial markets, Belfius is launching Dot-Capital, a digital platform aimed at directly connecting investors and (semi-)public entities and companies of all sizes: large companies, real estate developers, cities and provinces, Regions and Communities, schools and universities, hospitals and so on, wishing to diversify their sources of financing in the short, medium or long term. It is a first in Belgium

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Wages-on-demand startup ZayZoon raises $15m

ZayZoon, the leading provider of Wages On- Demand and employee financial payroll features, announced today that it has raised $15 million, led by a consortium of institutional and private capital providers.

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CapitalRise turns to Seedrs for equity financing

CapitalRise, the online property crowdfunding platform that connects prime real estate developers seeking finance with investors seeking attractive returns, has today publicly launched its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, giving investors across Europe an opportunity to become shareholders in this fast-growing business.

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Funding Circle expands into Canada

Funding Circle, the leading small business loans platform in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands, today announced its plans to enter the Canadian market and expand access to fast, affordable and transparent financing for Canadian small businesses.

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Klarna teams up with Canadian instant financing provider PayBright

Klarna, a global payment provider, announces a partnership with Canadian instant financing provider, PayBright. Klarna and PayBright are joining forces to give Klarna’s 100,000 global retailers the ability to turn on a consumer finance solution for their Canadian shoppers quickly and easily.

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Varengold Bank joins Assetz Capital loan funding platform

In a further expansion of its institutional relationships, Assetz Capital has partnered with Varengold Bank AG to provide funding, alongside its retail investors, to UK SME borrowers through the Assetz Capital platform.

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PayPal smashes £1 billion barrier for UK small business lending

Today PayPal announces that it has provided a huge £1 billion of finance to UK small businesses through PayPal Working Capital.

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LendInvest appoints Arman Tahmassebi COO

LendInvest, the UK’s leading marketplace platform for property finance and investing, has announced that it has appointed former IG Group Global Head of Operations, Arman Tahmassebi, as its new Chief Operating Officer.

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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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UOB applies AI to transactional data to speed up loan approvals for SMEs

United Overseas Bank is to run small business trading data from companies transacting over B2B e-commerce platform OctoRocket through an AI-based credit assessment tool to speed up the loan approval process.

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HSBC forges partnership with commercial lending platform NepFin

HSBC is teaming up with commercial lending platform Neptune Financial (NepFin) to target middle market businesses in the US in need of capital.

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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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South African challenger Sasfin invests in Payabill

South African challenger bank Sasfin has moved to boost its SME business by buying a stake in local digital lending startup Payabill.

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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.