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The LendIt content team that created the agenda for our upcoming European event on October 9 & 10 share:
- The main trends that are happening in European fintech today.
- What is different and similar when it comes to fintech in Europe, USA and China.
- How LendIt Europe is going to work and what attendees can expect.
- The networking opportunities for attendees at LendIt Europe.
- How Brella, our 1-to-1 networking tool, works.
- Some of the highlighted sessions at the show.
- How attendees will be able to get the most out of their two days at LendIt Europe.
On Tuesday, Denver-based online lender Funding Circle launched a partnership with DreamSpring, to increase access to funding for SMBs.
The company securitized $2.6 billion in Q1 2018, representing a 35% increase over the prior year period; three transactions took place, two student loan deals and one consumer loan deal; medical residency loans were included for the first time in SoFi 2018-B Notes; SoFi is a top-ten ABS sponsor, coming in at seventh. Source
India will be utilizing the world's largest biometrics database, Aadhaar, to implement smart health cards for its senior citizens; senior citizens will be receiving an Aadhaar-based smart card; the cards will include information on their health, healthcare and healthcare history; the Aadhaar smart cards will also have payment processing capabilities; the government will test the use of the Aadhaar smart cards in 15 districts during the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Source
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