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SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup

PYMNTS

and other nations around the world as a result of the global pandemic continues to draw comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis — so it’s only natural that analysts may turn to the past in an effort to predict what could lie ahead. “It comes in waves, there’s no doubt about it,” he said about the alt-lending boom.

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iwoca Integrates With Funding Options, Funding Xchange

PYMNTS

based iwoca is integrating its lending platform with marketplace lenders Funding Options and Funding Xchange to accelerate and further automate access to capital for small and medium-sized businesses, while connecting borrowers to price transparency. said Colin Goldstein, iwoca commercial growth director.

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Singapore’s Credit Culture Snags $29 Million In Funding

PYMNTS

Singapore-based FinTech startup Credit Culture has secured $29.4 Credit Culture, which was started by former bankers, is going to use the money to grow its operational abilities. Credit Culture, which was started by former bankers, is going to use the money to grow its operational abilities. Hong Kong, by comparison, saw $596.8

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From Bad To Worse, Marketplace Lending And The Brexit

PYMNTS

Which under normal circumstances is pretty good – but they kind of pale in comparison to the global display of metaphorical fireworks. A few years ago marketplace-based online lending was being hailed as the the signature innovation that was going to upend tradditional bank based lending for consumers and small businesses everywhere.

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Fintech Investments In Indonesia Pick Up Pace

CB Insights

While the fintech industry in the country of over 260 million people is still incredibly nascent, deal activity in the space has picked up over the last two years and is on pace for a record high in 2017 at the current run rate, according to an analysis of CB Insights data. First Name.

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How $12 Billion in Fintech SPAC capital is teaching us about the economics of target unicorns

Lex Sokolin

The average size is about $300 million, and quite a few are focusing on Fintech and financial services. Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack. That is a 100% increase in capital looking for quality fintech assets.

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How $12 Billion in Fintech SPAC capital is teaching us about the economics of target unicorns

Lex Sokolin

The average size is about $300 million, and quite a few are focusing on Fintech and financial services. Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Let’s narrow down the story to Fintech, using data from Spactrack. That is a 100% increase in capital looking for quality fintech assets.

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