Teaching the World About Peer to Peer Lending
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. Ranger Direct shares end higher after bowing to activist pressure to wind up from Financial Times – Struggling […]
LendIt is returning to London for the fifth time in November for the LendIt Europe show. Now known as LendIt Fintech Europe, to reflect our broadening scope beyond lending, it will be held on November 19 & 20 at a new location, the Business Design Centre. We are expecting well over 1,000 people at the event […]
The entrepreneurial life is not for the faint of heart. The journey is fraught with challenges and unforeseen obstacles are often encountered along the way. It can also take a lot longer than the entrepreneur anticipates to create a successful startup. Such is the case with Jerry Nemorin, the CEO and Founder of LendStreet. I […]
On the Lend Academy Podcast I rarely focus on regulation and compliance. But the reality is there is some innovative work happening in that area as well, particularly in the UK. And our next guest is someone who has deep experience in this area and is at the forefront of innovation when it comes to […]
Most entrepreneurs look to Silicon Valley when it comes to raising money for their fintech startup. But it is certainly not the only place to look. There are niche VCs and private equity firms all over the country willing and able to provide capital. We find out about one such company on the next edition […]
One of the great things about the near prime space in online lending is that there are fewer competitors operating there. The reason is simply that it is harder to make work. There are challenges with data, pricing loans and customer acquisition costs just to name a few. The next guest on the Lend Academy […]
