During the week I share the latest marketplace lending and fintech news on Twitter as it happens. Then every Saturday I take the most interesting news items and blog posts from the past week and share them here. The Future Of Fintech: The New Normal After The Covid-19 Crisis by Forbes – In his regular Fintech […]
Today’s News
- Mark Cuban and Jill Castilla Team Up Again on PPP ForgivenessMark Cuban and Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Endmond, made news soon after the crisis started when they teamed up on a overdraft program for consumers; this time the duo is helping small businesses navigate the PPP loan forgiveness process; the site, ppp.bank, is set to go live Friday afternoon, in time for […]
- LendIt Fintech Digital Highlight of the Week: How Leading Consumer Lenders are Navigating a Changed WorldIn an engaging LendIt Fintech Digital session yesterday several leading consumer lenders discussed how they have adapted to the crisis caused by Covid-19; probably the most interesting point made in the talks is how payment behavior has actually changed for the better; Jason Gross of Petal shared that the last two months have been their […]
- Starling Bank Raises an Additional £40m in FundingLeading UK digital bank Starling Bank has raised an additional £40m in funding, this is in additional to the £60m they raised in February; Starling now has 1.4 million accounts including 155,000 business accounts; the round was led by existing backers Harry McPike’s JTC and Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited; Starling is one of the […]
LATEST PODCASTS
Podcast 249: Stephen Dash of Credible
In today’s world to build a success intermediary business you have to be able to add obvious value to the consumer. While some consumers are happy to shop around for the best deal many want someone else to do the legwork for them. And if that legwork guarantees them the best deal then you can […]
Podcast 248: Jon Barlow of Finitive
Raising capital for non-bank lenders is a time-intensive endeavor and the same could be said for investors deploying capital on these platforms. It would be better if there was an intermediary between these two parties that could make this whole process more efficient. Our next guest on the Lend Academy Podcast recognized this problem and […]
Podcast 247: Jill Castilla of Citizens Bank of Edmond
There are many community banks around this country that have been a stalwart of their community for decades or even more than a century. Some are threatened by the rapid shift to digital, others are taking it in stride. Our next guest on the Lend Academy Podcast is Jill Castilla, the CEO of Citizens Bank […]