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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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Europe Fintech News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 15, 2017

Revolut Partners with Lending Works to Offer Loans

Revolut has announced a new partnership with Lending Works that will allow the mobile banking app to offer P2P loans; through the partnership, the app's mobile users can submit loan applications and receive funding; loans will be available for 500 British pounds ($608) to 5,000 British pounds ($6,079) with APRs of approximately 9.9% and Lending Works will use customer data from Revolut in loan underwriting approvals; the partnership is expected to bring a significant amount of new business for Lending Works which was launched in 2014 and has lent a total of 50 million British pounds ($61 million) to consumers. Source

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 15, 2017

FOL Wealth Creates Robo Advisor Service to Complement Wealth Management Business

London-based FOL Wealth has launched a new robo advisor service for its wealth management clients; the solution offers clients automated service at an annual fee of 0.90% with a minimum investment of 1,000 British pounds ($1,216); it is intended to serve as a hybrid solution complementing the human advice of the firm's wealth advisors. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 15, 2017

Myths about Investing in ISAs

Lisa Caplan from Nutmeg provides insight on investing in individual savings accounts (ISAs); reports on six myths that keep UK investors from investing in ISAs; notes the tax free advantages of investment in ISAs up to the allowance limit of 15,240 British pounds ($18,588) and the allowance limit increase to 20,000 British pounds ($24,394) beginning in April. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Mar. 15, 2017

EY Report Provides Insight on Banks’ Commitment to Fintech

Ernst & Young has released its EY Global Banking Outlook 2017 report which provides insight on incumbent bank investments; says approximately 60% plan to invest in new technologies and reports that banks have the highest priority on customer facing technology; the survey report includes data from approximately 300 banks across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 15, 2017

NACFB to Provide Insurance Coverage for P2P Loans

The UK's National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has lifted insurance restrictions for its brokers; it will now provide insurance coverage to its brokers for all P2P loans; "Peer-to-peer lending is booming and it's fantastic that our members can now use it as much as they like, safe in the knowledge that they enjoy protection arranged by NACFB Insurance Services," said Paul Goodman, NACFB chairman. Source

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Asia/Pac News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 15, 2017

RateSetter Australia Appoints New Board Director from ING Direct

RateSetter Australia is one of the country's leading P2P lenders, introducing the first P2P lending platform in the country for retail investors in 2014; the company has announced a new addition to its Australian board of directors which serves separately from its parent company RateSetter UK; Vaughn Richtor will join the board bringing significant retail banking experience from his role as CEO of ING Direct; Richtor will help advise the company in key initiatives including improving alternative banking channels and growing market share in personal and business loans. Source

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Fintech News Roundup USA

·Mar. 14, 2017

Carvana Plans for Initial Public Offering

Carvana is working with Wells Fargo and Bank of America on plans for a US initial public offering (IPO); the company is one of a few specialist providers selling used cars and offering auto financing through the internet with automated towers storing vehicles in cities such as Austin, Dallas and Nashville; Reuters reports the company has a valuation of $2 billion and is planning for its IPO in the first half of 2017. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 14, 2017

SoFi Reports Defaults in Bond Portfolio

According to Bloomberg, defaults have triggered a breach in a 2015 SoFi bond deal; Bloomberg provides some details on the breach, reporting that the SoFi loans backing the bonds averaged more than $35,000, were unsecured and were from prime credit borrowers with annual salaries averaging around $130,000; the SoFi breach adds to worries about rising defaults overall which have been a factor for bond deals and troubled lenders in the marketplace lending industry. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 14, 2017

Chart of the Week: PeerIQ Charts on Marketplace Lending Securitizations and Ratings

Ram Ahluwalia from PeerIQ was a featured keynote speaker at LendIt USA 2017; Ram reports marketplace lending securitizations reached over $12 billion in issuance from over 75 transactions; in the third quarter of 2016 rated tranches reached a peak of nearly 25 and in the fourth quarter of 2016 rated tranches were approximately 18. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Mar. 14, 2017

Avant Partners with Global Debt Registry

Avant has joined the Global Debt Registry (GDR) network; through the network partnership Avant's investors will have enhanced access to loan due diligence services; in comments regarding the partnership, Kevin Friedrich, senior director of treasury at Avant said, "We are delighted to partner with GDR to provide our investors with this independent loan data integrity service and help drive new transparency for the lending industry." Source

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