Lend Academy interviews the CEO of BBVA’s new SME online lending initiative called Trustu; Vinacua discusses their innovation centers, how they interact with startups, why they decided to launch a platform, the social underwriting component of the underwriting and more. Source
Motif Investing provides a unique platform for investors interested in investing in stocks based around different themes; Lend Academy interviews Hardeep Walia in their podcast which provides more details on the investment platform; Motif allows investors to build a thematic investment portfolio with low trading costs; it has over 300,000 investors and is also working with institutional clients. Source
The CEO and co-founder of Onfido tells us what is wrong with identity verification today, how Onfido is fixing it...
In today’s challenging economic environment collecting money from borrowers is more difficult than ever; Jacob Corlyon and Alistair Canal of...
The Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Community Investment Management talks impact investing and the role it can play during the...
James Garvey is the CEO and Co-Founder of Self Lender, a company taking a unique approach to help consumers build...
Jared Hecht is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fundera, a comparison site for small business loans; like all companies in...
The CEO of OppLoans discusses non-prime lending, what is needed for these consumers to have a good experience, the unique...
There are literally thousands of different card offerings for consumers today. It is a mature space but also one where...
Jason talks about this year's LendIt USA event which will take place on March 6-7; while initially focusing just on online lending at its first event, LendIt USA has evolved to include a much broader agenda of fintech topics; IBM Watson will be giving a keynote on artificial intelligence this year and beyond just lending other featured topics will include blockchain, financial inclusion, wealth management and biometrics; PitchIt@LendIt has gained increased interest across the industry and this year had over 250 entries; attendees will also hear from asset allocators and learn about bank partnerships; LendIt has expanded networking within the LendIt mobile app to include 1-1 meeting functionality. Source