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In Tough Economic Times, Is Revenue-Based Finance the More Sustainable Option for Securing Capital?
Date: November 7, 2023
In tough economic times, is revenue-based finance the more sustainable option for securing capital? By Alan Lin, COO and Co-Founder at Outfund As COO and co-founder at the leading eCommerce investor across the UK, Spain, and Australia, I am well versed in the difficulties faced when you need to secure funding. Many of the startups...
Private Debt Market Needs Automated Securitisation Processes to Ease Funding Pressures
Date: October 17, 2023
Private debt market needs automated securitisation processes to ease funding pressures By Christoph Gugelmann, CEO of Tradeteq Creating connections between asset managers and asset sellers in the private debt market has long presented challenges, but with rising interest rates and weakening business activity, banks have cut loan creation and a funding squeeze in non-bank lending...
UK Lenders Trial Government-Backed Loans for Risky Borrowers
Date: August 15, 2023
UK lenders trial government-backed loans for risky borrowers By Martin Coulter and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – A handful of small UK commercial lenders are offering interest-free loans to high-risk borrowers, as part of a government-backed scheme to support people through the cost of living crisis. Over the course of a two-year pilot, the British...
9 Tips for Launching a Successful Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform
Date: April 14, 2023
9 Tips for Launching a Successful Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform Peer-to-peer lending has become increasingly popular for borrowers seeking financing and investors looking for alternative investment opportunities. The global peer-to-peer finance market is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2025. Such extensive growth is caused by the numerous advantages offered by P2P platforms. For borrowers, peer-to-peer...
Dutch Online Bank Bunq Applies for U.S. Banking Licence
Date: April 4, 2023
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bunq BV, a prominent European online banking start-up, formally filed for a banking licence with U.S. regulators on Tuesday, the company’s CEO told Reuters in an interview. Ali Niknam, the Canadian-Dutch entrepreneur who founded Bunq in 2012, said his bank is attracting depositors in Europe despite jitters following the...
5 Financial Services Trends to Watch Out for in 2023
Date: January 11, 2023
By Alex Vavilov, Chief Innovation Officer for Stenn International The financial technology sector is rapidly evolving with traditional methods of banking now being replaced with digital solutions, to make transactions quicker, easier, and more streamlined. As we welcome in 2023, I explore my top predictions for the biggest upcoming financing business trends. #1 Embedded finance will become...