A recent report titled Three Myths About Peer-to-Peer Loans by the Federal Reserve of Cleveland makes some dubious claims about the marketplace lending sector; Lend Academy shares information from the report and questions the data provided. Source
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch says they are implementing HighRadius, an enterprise software AI solution to speed up reconciliation of receivables; they specifically are looking to focus on the bank's largest business clients; HighRadius uses AI, machine learning and optical character recognition to match a payment to a receivable; this will help cut down on some of the labor intensive work and more efficiently be able to send payment reminders to clients; BAML is the latest bank using AI to improve processes and cut cost. Source
Raisin has over 100,000 customers and launched investment products for their customers in Germany; customers will be able to choose from index or exchange traded funds from Vanguard or DAB BNP Paribas that cost less than .5%; Germany is a newer market for Vanguard which listed its ETFs on the German stock exchange last year. Source
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The Lendit Forum will feature Aaron Peck from Monroe Capital and Tim Ranney from Clarity Services; the speakers will discuss the profile of non-prime borrowers and where the best investments are in the non-prime space; other topics will include how alternative data can be used to better assess the borrower's risk, interest rates for non-prime borrowers and the types of return investors can get when making this investment. Source
Credit bureaus in the US have become integrated with fintech companies in different ways; Forbes talks with Alex Lintner about Experian's business initiatives and the solutions the company is providing for the fintech industry; Alex says the company is focused on digital technology solutions for credit data that help improve the loan application for consumers; Lintner also notes the availability of full file reporting which can meet the growing demand for alternative credit underwriting and the company's development of APIs for startup businesses. Source
The Victory Park Capital (VPC) Specialty Lending Fund will pay a dividend for the quarter ending September 30 of 1.5 pence; dividend payout continues to be lower than the dividend target of 2 pence; Fund has also been steadily trading at a discount to its NAV and the Fund's one year return is -12.42%; the VPC Specialty Lending Fund is shifting to more of a focus on balance sheet lenders and, similar to other funds, is also experiencing losses from currency hedging factors. Source
This year’s Geneva Report on the World Economy will cover the future...