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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. FundingXchange.

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

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That alternative method of paying for purchases “on credit” got a boost with news this week that Visa Installments , a new point-of-sale (POS) credit solution, is being rolled out in pilot markets across the U.S. This follows a pilot rollout in Russia last month. Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year.

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LendingClub’s Laplanche Starting New Online Lender

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LendingClub’s former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, who stepped down in May, sending shockwaves throughout the online lending industry, is gearing up to launch a new lender online called Upgrade. including Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Vy Capital and Silicon Valley Bank.

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Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation

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Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Small business lending startup Lulalend is driving alternative finance growth in South Africa, and just announced $6.5

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Facing Tougher Times, Prosper Marketplace Is Making Deep Staff Cuts

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The biggest individual cut will be a Utah office dedicated to lending for medical procedures, but 14 percent of Prosper’s San Francisco- and Phoenix-based workforce is also on its way out the door. Changing market conditions (and some higher-than-expected default rates) have changed the math and softened investor interest some.

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Zions Bancorporation goes live on TCS BaNCS Core Banking software

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The core transformation program, titled “FutureCore,” is divided into phases and Consumer Lending for the 7 affiliate banks is the first phase to go live, with other phases to follow. The completion of this consumer lending installation represents our first step toward having a fully integrated core loan and deposit system.

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Prosper Marketplace’s Precarious Path Forward

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With the recent tightening of the capital markets, we are refocusing on our core consumer loans business,” he said. 40 million | What Prosper paid to acquire medical-lending firm American Healthcare Lending LLC and personal-finance startup Billguard Inc. The firm also racked up $26 million in losses.