News

30Mar2017

Former Apple CEO John Sculley is investing in healthcare and fintech

After a career at Pepsi, Apple, and various tech companies, Sculley is now investing in healthcare and fintech.

28Mar2017

Revolut partners with peer-to-peer lender on instant credit offering

Banking app Revolut teams up with Lending Works, also planning marketplace lending platform of its own.

23Mar2017

Former Barclays CEO: Radical transformation in financial services is coming

Antony Jenkins, the former CEO of Barclays, predicts the financial services industry is in the first wave of radical transformation, and cautioned that the next generation of banks will need to have a deep understanding of technology and customer experience to survive.

21Mar2017

Deals in disruptive sectors soar to almost $300bn

GLOBAL mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in disruptive innovation sectors such as fintech soared to $291bn (£239bn) last year, new research has found.This is four times the total of $72bn in 2012, increasing steadily year on year.

16Mar2017

Millennial lender Upstart just raised $32.5 million to license its tech to other companies

Upstart, a nearly five-year-old online lending company that prides itself on quickly identifying people who are less likely to default on money leant them, has raised $32.5 million in fresh funding that brings its total funding to date to around $85 million.

14Mar2017

Marketplace lender Prosper closes $5bn funding deal

Leading US marketplace lender Prosper secures deal that will see $5bn in loans purchased over the next two years.

09Mar2017

Leading marketplace lender Funding Circle tops £2bn mark

Small business loans marketplace Funding Circle hits £2bn in lending, closes in on Zopa.

07Mar2017

Introducing the new Notification Centre

We are pleased to announce that we have prepared and launched a new notification centre that makes it even easier to keep track of your investments!

07Mar2017

Alternative finance in the UK ticks over £10bn mark

The UK’s crowdfunding and peer-to-peer/marketplace lending platforms top £10bn in funds delivered.

02Mar2017

Auswide Bank Takes Over Controlling Majority of P2P Lending Service MoneyPlace in Australia

Auswide Bank Ltd is increasing its equity stake in peer-to-peer lender MoneyPlace Holdings Pty Ltd (MoneyPlace). Auswide Bank will have a controlling interest of at least 51% in MoneyPlace with the prospect of increasing that interest up to 75%.