A recent report by Bain & Company just shares how successful Amazon could be if it were to enter banking; according to the report: "We could imagine Amazon's banking services growing to more than 70 million U.S. consumer relationships over the next five years or so — the same as Wells Fargo, the third-largest bank in the US. Although many retail bankers and observers have pegged the nimble fintech start-ups as the likely disrupters, it has become clear that established technology firms pose a bigger threat.”; the CNBC article shares several of the advantages Amazon would have in banking, products they could expand into and some of the talks that are already taking place with banks. Source
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OneMain has rejected an unsolicited exchange offer from IEG Holdings; on January 6, 2017, IEG submitted an offer to buy shares of OneMain, a consumer finance company offering personal loans; IEG is an online consumer loan provider with stock trading on an over the counter market exchange; OneMain says the offer does not reflect the value of the company or the best interests of its shareholders. Source
Kabbage’s latest product offering is available for Kabbage Payments customers; loans are...
Yahoo Finance's new app called Tanda has a unique approach to helping consumers save money; users pool their money over time with others; those who decide to withdraw money from the pool first pay a small fee while the last person in the group receives a small bonus; Lend Academy shares more details and screenshots of the the app. Source
TrueAccord offers software which enables banks to negotiate debt payments with distressed...
UK based Tide is already the largest digital SME bank and now...
Brex has announced a significant $150 million round at a time when...
Credy was founded in 2016 and has been gaining some ground in India's P2P lending market; the firm is emerging from the Y Combinator Winter 2017 program and seeks to capitalize on two factors supporting the growth of P2P in India: 1) the use of the Aadhaar ID system and 2) the country's demonetization which eliminated 85% of the country's currency and shifted the economy towards a focus on digital transactions; using digital IDs and a technology platform for underwriting and instant approvals will allow the firm to capitalize on a $50 billion personal lending market; the firm's average loan size varies from $500 to $1,000 with repayment terms up to nine months; led by former Goldman Sachs bankers, the P2P platform has already processed approximately $3 million in loans. Source
During the week I share the latest marketplace lending and fintech news...
- CFPB Issues Request For Information On Rulemaking Processes
- New consortium to tackle the problem of risky fintech innovations
- Fintech lender iwoca pledges £100m for Northern SMEs by 2020
- Folk2Folk Lenders Provide £200 Million to Rural Businesses in the UK
- LendingTree Mortgage Offers Report – February 2018
- QuantumReverse Expands Its Team
- Report: 2017 Real Estate Investment Survey (RealtyShares)
- iintoo Returns Net 15.95 Percent on Exited Deals, Outperforming Online Real Estate Investment Marketplace
- Why institutional investors are turning to marketplace loans (LendingClub)