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Crowdnetic launches gateway to alternative finance loans

Crowdnetic, a leading provider of technology and market data solutions to the marketplace lending industry, today announced the launch of "Marketplace Lending Gateway" ("Gateway"), a centralized technology platform that connects loan applicants from banks and retailers to alternative funding sources through a real-time matching and allocation engine.

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Thomson Reuters to track crowdfunding data on Eikon

Thomson Reuters is to begin tracking crowdfunding data on its Eikon desktop, as new research projects explosive growth in the UK's alternative finance market.

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New Zealand P2P lender Harmoney raises $200 million

Harmoney Corp Limited, Australasia's largest and fastest growing peer to peer lending marketplace, today announced that the company has completed a $200m funding round, led by P2P Global Investments PLC (P2PGI) managed by Eaglewood Europe LLP (a subsidiary of alternative asset manager Marshall Wace).

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Orange launches African crowdfunding platform for mobile money users

Orange has launched a mobile crowdfunding platform in Cote d'Ivoire to which users can make and receive donations via their Orange Money accounts.

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MarketInvoice to broaden access to retail investors with £6 million investment

MarketInvoice, a P2P platform for small business lending, has raised £6 million in its first round of financing as part of an effort to attract retail investors.

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Alt finance market will grow by one quarter over two years - Amicus

Three quarters (73%) of institutional investors predict that there will be a growing institutional appetite for investing in the alternative finance market over the next two years as the sector will continue to offer attractive risk-adjusted returns, according to a new study by Amicus Finance Plc (“Amicus”), a leading specialist in short term lending solutions.

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Elevate Capital selects Profile Software FMS.next p2p lending platform

Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today that Elevate Capital Ltd, a UK based firm specialising in real estate crowdfunding has selected the FMS.next P2P Lending solution to manage its online marketplace.

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Crowdcube raises £6m funds

Crowdcube, the pioneering investment crowdfunding platform, today announced that it has raised £6m of investment to further accelerate its growth.

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Sage partners with Funding Circle and MarketInvoice

Sage, the business software and services provider, today announced two flagship partnerships that will help Small & Medium Businesses unlock the UK’s growing alternative finance industry, which was worth £1.74 billion[i] in 2014.

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Xero to offer P2P invoice FX through hook up to Midpoint

Midpoint Holdings Ltd. (“Midpoint”) (TSXV: MPT) (FSE:8MH), the world’s first authentic peer-to-peer (‘P2P’) international foreign currency and payments platform is partnering with accounting software firm Xero to provide its international payments platform to their customer base.

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Isda tenders for SIMM crowdsourced utility

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has launched a tender process to select a third party to build and operate a crowdsourcing utility for the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM).

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P2P platform LendInvest receives credit rating

LendInvest has confirmed that it has received the first European rating from a regulated credit rating agency for a peer-to-peer platform.

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Mangopay breaches EUR200 million milestone

MANGOPAY, a white label payment solution for marketplaces and crowdfunding platforms, today announces it has handled €200 million per year worth of payments for 500 businesses across Europe.

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Andy Murray joins Seedrs Advisory Board

British tennis champion Andy Murray has entered a long-term partnership with Seedrs, the London-based equity crowdfunding platform.

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Metro Bank to offer consumer loans via Zopa

UK challenger bank Metro Bank is to lend funds to consumers via the online marketplace operated by P2P pioneer Zopa.

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On Deck expands in Canada

On Deck Capital, Inc. (ONDK), a leading platform for small business loans, announced today it has expanded its small business lending services in Canada.

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P2P commercial property platform Proplend launches secondary market

Peer to Peer Lending Platform Proplend who specialise in loans secured against UK commercial property have launched a secondary market, the Proplend Loan Exchange (PLE), where Active Loans listed on their platform can be immediately bought and sold.

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P2P lender Assetz Capital raises more than £3 million on Seedrs

Assetz Capital, a British peer-to-peer lending platform exceeded its fundraising target of £2 million by raising funds from 731 investors through specialty crowdfunding platform Seedrs.

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Lending Club and Citi team on community loans

Lending Club (LC), the world's largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, and Citi (NYSE:C) are launching a pioneering new partnership with Varadero Capital L.P., an alternative management firm focused on specialized credit investments, to facilitate up to $150 million in loans designed to provide more affordable credit to underserved borrowers and communities.

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Prosper Marketplace and On Deck Capital team up on loan provision

Prosper Marketplace, which operates the largest privately held online marketplace for credit, and On Deck Capital, Inc. (ONDK), a leading platform for small business loans, today jointly announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping both people and businesses find the loan that best meets their needs.