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This page contains an archive of the Global Newsletter summaries and the weekly fintech news roundups.

Every day the Fintech Nexus news team scours the globe for the most important stories of the day to include in our daily newsletter.

Then every Saturday we bring you our weekly news roundup of the top 10 fintech stories of the week with commentary from Peter Renton.

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News Roundup Online Lending

·Apr. 17, 2017

Why Securitization & Online Lending are So Important For Each Other – by PeerIQ’s Ram Ahluwalia

Securitization was a bright spot in online lending in 2016 with significant securitization growth; Ram Ahluwalia's firm PeerIQ provides data and analytics services to issuers, investors and originators; helps stakeholders price, value, exchange and structure risk in securitizations; Ram Ahluwalia talks about themes relating to securitization growth; year over year growth was 59% from 2015 to 2016 with over half of loans being funded via ABS; securitizations are also becoming increasingly rated by ratings agencies; originators have benefited by accessing lower cost of capital providers such as pension funds, banks and insurance companies; major online lending platforms have also launched their own branded securitization shelfs; Ahluwalia also speaks about the challenges of the securitization market and answers audience questions. Source

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·Apr. 15, 2017

Marketplace Lending News Roundup – April 15

During the week I share the latest marketplace lending news on Twitter...

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Apr. 14, 2017

Ranger Direct Lending Fund Affected by Argon Credit Write-Down

The Ranger Direct Lending Fund is trading at a discount to its NAV in part due to effects from issues at Argon Credit; the Fund had exposure of $28 million to Argon when it announced its bankruptcy in December 2016; while it said the Fund would see little effect from the exposure it has now announced a write-down from holdings in the Princeton Alternative Income fund which was affected by Argon Credit; further developments continue to occur and volatility is expected to continue for the Fund's share price. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 14, 2017

Marathon Partners Sends Letter to OnDeck Board Outlining Suggested Changes

In a letter to the board at OnDeck, Marathon Partners has outlined changes they want to see enacted; Marathon believes OnDeck has put a premium on growing their originations instead of getting costs under control and growing shareholder value; additionally they have been disappointed with OnDeck's corporate governance and executive compensation practices; the private equity firm recommends the lender cut costs to get them under control and seek the sale of the company to a stable partner. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 14, 2017

Forbes Talks with Prosper’s CEO

David Kimball became Prosper's CEO in 2016 after serving as CFO for the firm; in February the firm signed a deal with a consortium of investors committing a potential $5 billion in loan investments for the platform over the next two years; Kimball talks about the firm's business, his perspective on fintech and his experiences as CFO and CEO. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 14, 2017

Jamie Dimon on Mortgage Lending Since Subprime Crisis

Jamie Dimon dedicated a portion of his annual letter to talk about regulations on mortgage lending; states that regulations have led to a slow recovery, reducing mortgage lending by about $300 billion annually; provides his perspective on FHA lending where non-banks have taken a significant market share; on servicing mortgages, Dimon wrote, "new mortgage rules and regulations total more than 14,000 pages and stand about six feet tall."; this has made it expensive to service troubled mortgages. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 14, 2017

Ohpen Partners with Aegon for Technology Consolidation

Ohpen, which provides banking technology services, is partnering with insurance giant Aegon; Aegon plans to replace standalone systems for pensions, savings, current accounts and wealth management with the new platform; Ohpen's technology runs on AWS and Aegon will plugin via the API-based interface; Chris Zadeh, Ohpen's CEO stated: "If you want to be ready for the future and save an enormous amount of code, you should have one administrative system for all these different brands. Aegon and Knab and their pensions will use the same cloud-based administrative system, and that's ours." Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Apr. 14, 2017

Lend Academy Article: Lending Club Releases iOS App for Investors

The app is available only for the platform's investors; Lend Academy provides screenshots from the app and more details in their article; investors can now invest through the mobile app and also open a new account; the app provides much of the same functionality available through the desktop application allowing investors to monitor their account and make investments from any iOS mobile device. Source

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Asia/Pac News Roundup Online Lending

·Apr. 14, 2017

Dianrong Reporting Success in China’s P2P Lending Market

P2P loan originations for Chinese online lender Dianrong more than doubled from 2015 to 2016; the platform reported 2016 originations of 16.2 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) and the firm plans to continue growing its market share as regulations help the success of established P2P lending firms in China; Dianrong's co-founder and co-CEO, Kevin Guo, talked with Reuters about the firm's growth and China's evolving market; says smaller firms will have difficulty staying in business and that Dianrong plans to grow significantly in the near-term with a new funding round and the goal to grow loan originations by 50% annually over the next three to five years. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Apr. 14, 2017

Follow Up Friday: Scott Sanborn on His Career and Future Outlook for Lending Club

Scott Sanborn took over as chief executive officer at Lending Club, facing the challenge of rebuilding confidence in an innovative business model that helped to introduce the concept of P2P lending to the US in 2006; bringing unique experiences from a career that began in advertising, Sanborn has been with Lending Club since 2010, beginning in a role as chief marketing officer for the firm; in the Q&A he provides details about the firm's strategy for evolving through challenging times and what the firm is doing to meet new goals for the future. Source

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