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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. Verticals within the SMB realm that may be receptive to online lending, he said, include manufacturing and retail.

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech

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Moving into lending news, U.K.-based Walmart is getting in on the lending game in its own way with the unveiling of an installment loan offering that will allow people to put higher-priced items on a payment schedule. 96 million | Amount CFPB ordered American Express to pay out to affected Puerto Rico and the U.S.

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

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Overstock.com is no stranger to offering financial services — it already provides credit cards, lending, investments and insurance services to its customers. Marqeta is a card issuing and core processing platform, powering prepaid, debit and credit cards for commerce firms. Modern Takes On Lease-To-Own.

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Popular Bank’s COO Manuel Chinea Talks Small Business with Amigos de Univision

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Leveraging a 127-year history of service in Puerto Rico and 60 years in the U.S., Other resources available to small businesses include the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and the Main Street Lending Program. Business customers can work through business loans, lines of credit and credit cards.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

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That makes the credit score provider the second most valuable alum (after Lending Club , currently trading at $6 billion). Puerto Rican marketplace lender. HQ: Puerto Rico. Tags: Lending, underwriting, consumer, loans, P2P, crowdfunding, investing. billion valuation. Total raised: $15.2 Source: The Oregonian.