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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. Upgrade said in the report that other investors include CreditEase, the Chinese lender, and Noah Holdings, an investment management company.

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

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Utah-based FuturePay has consistently appeared in PYMNTS’ top 5 alternative credit apps, with its offer of flexible monthly payments for consumers and up-front settlement for merchants. Klarna also launched its new “Klarna: Swedish for smooother shopping” campaign in June. stores for Google Pay and Apple Pay users.

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Why SoFi Has Changed Its Tune

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (July 12) that the online lender, commonly known as SoFi, with $10 billion in student loans and mortgages across its books, may be forced to don more traditional financial services garb as the online lending sector is buffeted about by negative headlines and looming regulations.

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California DFPI issues final regulations implementing 2018 law requiring consumer-like disclosures for commercial financing

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Specifically, SB 1235 defines a “provider” to include “a nondepository institution, which enters into a written agreement with a depository institution to arrange for the extension of commercial financing by the depository institution to a recipient via an online lending platform administered by the nondepository institution.”.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PayPal Teams With ebizmarts To Integrate With Magento

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PayPal said when combined, the technology can help retailers synchronize online inventory with products in stores. Additionally, products, pricing, customer requests, orders, returns and coupons can all be managed in the store, thanks to Magento. Making life easier for retailers isn’t the only thing PayPal is focused on these days.

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Facing Tougher Times, Prosper Marketplace Is Making Deep Staff Cuts

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According to Wall Street Journal reports, the online lender is shedding 28 percent of its staff and rearranging its executive team. 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.