The Next Fintech Boom: Resource Maximization
TEL AVIV -- There's OnDemandEconomy.org, and even @ondemandeconomy. The on-demand economy has even made its way into the presidential election. Republican...
Lending
Why Marketplace Lending Is Set to Boom
It was but one of 70 demos, but it said something more profound than all the offerings at last week's...
2 Startups Aim to Help Banks Do More for Small Businesses
Small businesses are classically underserved by banks -- or so the story goes. But a closer look at the small...
Affirm Hiring Push Starts Not a Week After Raising $275 Million
Well, that didn't take long. Affirm is not a week from its $275 million round of fundraising, and already it...
Mega Social Media Data for Financial Services Has Arrived
It wasn't too long ago that the suggestion that social media data could feed financial services underwriting and products was, well,...
Affirm’s $275M Round Coincides with Climbing Traffic
Affirm Inc., the POS lender, closed a $275 million round today, which coincides with climbing traffic. The site is now...
My LendingTree Nears 1 Million Users, Launches iOS App
Personal financial management app My LendingTree has rapidly gained users since its launch earlier this year. LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda said...
Coolest Brands 2015: Lending Club
Peerless
Among peer-to-peer lenders, Lending Club has no peer. Renaud Laplanche launched Lending Club in 2006 when he noticed the disparity...
MyLendingTree Gets a Final Polish
MyLendingTree, LendingTree's play to create an online home for a borrowers' credit, has entered the final stages of development. Doug...
Marketplace Lenders Look to Banks to Find Borrowers
Lending Club and Funding Circle do not want to replace banks -- they want to work with them. Marketplace lenders...
