The franchise will be in Seattle’s Central Region; Lendio franchises help businesses understand their financing options and apply for loans; Lendio currently has partnerships with more than 75 lenders across SBA loans, startup loans, equipment loans and commercial real estate; Lendio surpassed $300 million through the platform last year. Source
Small business loan marketplace Lendio has been at the forefront of the Paycheck Protection Program from day one; they were...
Small business lending marketplace Lendio is looking to hire 200 full time small business loan agents to help meet demand;...
Lendio has had a lot of success in helping small businesses; they have processed over 70,000 Paycheck Protection Program applications...
Lendio, the largest small business loan marketplace, has raised $55mn of debt and equity; the round included $31mn in equity...
LendIt has announced eight finalists from a pool of approximately 300 applicants for this year's PitchIt @ LendIt USA; finalists will be connected with mentors for competition preparation and ongoing business support; LendIt has partnered with 500 Startups and sponsor Marqeta to host the event; the finalists will present to a panel of judges at LendIt USA 2017 on March 7. Source
LendIt has announced the judges for its annual PitchIt @ LendIt Europe competition to be held on October 9 and 10; judges include Rob Moffat of Balderton Capital, Reshma Sohoni of Seedcamp, Dan Cobley of Blenheim Chalcot and Patrick Meisberger of CommerzVentures; in comments regarding the competition and its judges, Jason Jones, co-founder and chief executive of LendIt, said: "The high caliber of judges we've had over the years is a testament to how the competition has evolved, and it's inspiring to see another strong panel taking to the stage for the competition. I'm confident that their diverse professional backgrounds will see one of the most exciting PitchIt competitions yet." Source
LendIt has announced its Lang Di Fintech 2017 conference which will be held on July 15 to 16 at the Kerry Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai; LendIt also announced a partnership with JadeValue Fintech who will co-host the second annual LendIt China PitchIt@LendIt startup competition and offer the winning company six months of co-working space as one of the many competition prizes; LendIt China will also be translating the daily LendIt News on its new Lang Di WeChat channel. Source
Renaud will kick off day two of LendIt Europe with a keynote speech discussing online lending 2.0 as well as the US online lending industry and its role within fintech overall; Laplanche is currently the CEO of newly founded US consumer lending platform Upgrade; the platform raised $60 million from a Series A fundraising and launched in April 2017. Source
LendIt Fintech has teamed up with leading fintech firm Amount to put together a survey asking banks and fintechs about launching a BNPL credit product.