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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 USA

·Dec. 9, 2016

Credible Partners with NHHELCO

Credible has announced a new partnership with New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation (NHHELCO); company is a multi-lender focused on loans and refinancing for higher education; the new partnership will add another student loan refinancing option to the site; with the addition of NHHELCO the platform now has seven refinancing lenders; NHHELCO will offer its EDvestinU Consolidation Loan product which allows for consolidation of federal and private loans with a fixed or variable-rate refinancing loan that includes repayment terms ranging from 5 to 20 years; the EDvestinU Consolidation Loan product offers variable-rate loans with interest rates from 2.47% to 6.07% APR and fixed-rate loans with interest rates from 3.94% to 7.54% APR. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Dec. 9, 2016

RateSetter Loses CRO Six Months after He Was Hired

One of the top three P2P platforms in the UK loses their new chief risk officer only six months after he was initially hired; Cyrille Salle de Chou, who initially came from Lloyd's Banking Group, is now headed to HSBC to be the chief risk officer of their European retail business; Salle de Chou told the Financial Times: "[It is] a great opportunity I could not refuse. Not a sign of concerns re RateSetter. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at RateSetter." Source

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Finance News Roundup

·Dec. 9, 2016

Credit Karma Launches a Tax Preparation Service

Known for its personal finance and credit advice, Credit Karma has announced some new changes and initiatives with an overall rebrand; expanding on its free credit scores, credit reports and credit monitoring, the firm has launched Credit Karma Tax which will offer free tax preparation services; the service is driven by its acquisition of AFJC Corporation which provides online tax preparation solutions; with the tax offering, the firm has rebranded to convey itself as a financial assistance solutions provider; according to Credit Karma Founder and CEO Kenneth Lin, "We'll continue to add tools and features that will make Credit Karma more of a personal assistant for finance." Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending Regulation

·Dec. 9, 2016

FCA Issues Update on Crowdfunding Rules

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued an update on its rules for the crowdfunding market; the update is based on feedback received since July and its authorization process; seems there will be a number of modifications; some of the key areas for new regulation in P2P lending include disclosure, wind-down plans, mortgage lending standards, cross-platform investment, investment limits, operational risk complexity, marketing promotions, provision funds, money handling standards, regulatory arbitrage, maturity mismatching, investment for institutional investors and liquidity risk for IFISA investors. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending USA

·Dec. 9, 2016

OnDeck Announces New Funding from Credit Suisse

OnDeck has obtained a $200 million revolving credit facility from Credit Suisse; $125 million of the funding will be available while the remaining $75 million will be provided at the lender's discretion; loans will be made to Prime OnDeck Receivable Trust II, LLC (Port II), financing Port II's purchase of OnDeck loans for collateral; firm says it will use a portion of the funds to prepay its $100 million Prime OnDeck Receivable Trust, LLC facility. Source

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News Roundup Online Lending Real Estate USA

·Dec. 9, 2016

LendingHome Reaches $1bn Milestone

LendingHome has reported over $1 billion in mortgage loan originations since it launched two and a half years ago; company is the leading marketplace lending mortgage loan originator in real estate; factors influencing the rapid growth include expansion to jumbo loans and a new investor platform for individuals; active in securitization, it has partnered with Nomura Securities International and developed the industry's first master trust securitization vehicle providing it with ongoing access to the securitization market. Source

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News Roundup

·Dec. 10, 2016

Marketplace Lending News Roundup – December 10

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

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Dec. 12, 2016

Loot Accepts 25,000 Customers with New Launch

Loot has launched version two of its app which provides for cash deposits and personal finance management; in its newest launch the app has accepted 25,000 new customers; the app helps customers track their spending and provides discounts from affiliated merchants; the version two launch of the app follows a $3.13 million funding round in November. Source

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Europe News Roundup Online Lending

·Dec. 12, 2016

Assetz Capital Reaches New Milestone in November

Originations for Assetz Capital reached a new high in November; for the month, the platform originated 26 million British pounds bringing its total originations to 100 million British pounds for 2016; according to the firm, it is now the third largest business and property P2P lender in the UK. Source

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Asia/Pac Fintech News Roundup

·Dec. 12, 2016

Robo Advisors Taking Hold in China

Investors in China are increasingly looking for an unbiased, lower cost option for managing their wealth; robo advisors are beginning to fill that void; the new firms are helping the non ultra rich access markets and helping the wealthy allocate their money without fear of a broker who is thinking of the corporate firm; though the data on robo advisors in China is currently thin, China Merchants Securities Co. believes that assets managed by robo advisors will reach over $750 billion by 2020. Source

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