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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 9, 2017

Lend Academy Article: Wu Jihan: The Mysterious Man Behind Bitcoin Blockchain Split

Bitcoin blockchain split on August 1, and rumors are that Bitmain CEO Wu Jihan is the man behind the split; Wu Jihan is an aggressive supporter for Bitcoin Unlimited, which believes that the size of these blocks should be increased; Wu Jihan's company, Bitmain, is the world's largest bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer; the company also runs the world's biggest mining pool, AntPool. Source

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FintechNews RoundupNorth America
·Aug. 9, 2017

Alex Tapscott Planning for IPO of NextBlock Global

Alex Tapscott has raised $20 million for NextBlock Global, an investment firm investing in projects selling cryptographic tokens; he now has plans to list the company on the Toronto Stock Exchange; Tapscott is also the co-author of "Blockchain Revolution," which he wrote with his father, Don Tapscott, last year; with the IPO listing of NextBlock Global he hopes to further accelerate adoption of ICOs and blockchain. Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Aug. 8, 2017

Earnest Seeking Buyout Options

Online lender Earnest is working with Barclays to find a potential buyer; seeking buyout at approximately $200 million; firm has raised over $300 million since 2013 and grown to 200 employees. Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Aug. 8, 2017

Lend Academy Article: Lending Club Q2 2017 Earnings – Back to Growth

Lending Club has announced their second quarter earnings results; originations were up 10% sequentially to $2.15 billion; quarterly originations have been hovering around $1.9 billion since Q2 of last year; the second quarter also marked the second highest revenue generating quarter for the company; bank participation made up 44% of the funding for the quarter; Lending Club focused on developing testing infrastructure for borrower take rates which included a website redesign; guidance was adjusted upwards for the third quarter and the full year. Source

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FintechNews RoundupUSA
·Aug. 8, 2017

Fintech Innovation Lab Supporting Startup Businesses in NYC

Source provides details on the Fintech Innovation Lab and its founders; notes the benefits of the Fintech Innovation Lab and includes numerous success stories; included in this year's program were Cutting Edge, Nova Credit and BehavioSec. Source

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Asia/PacFintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 9, 2017

Timothy Li Reports on LendIt’s Lang Di Fintech 2017 in China

Timothy Li discusses the event and the interest in fintech from investors in his most recent journal entry on Crowdfund Insider; lists some of the top investors, outlines companies attending and shares some pictures from his time in China. Source

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FintechNews Roundup
·Aug. 9, 2017

Personal Financial Management Apps See Consolidation and Change to the Banking Experience

There has been some consolidation recently with personal financial management apps; Capital One's Level Money, Prosper Daily and SoFi's Zenbanx have all been shut down; even with recent consolidation these apps and others have begun to have an affect on how banks view this industry; banks are now beginning to implement and focus on these features in their offerings to consumers; "Those standalone apps have done a lot for legacy financial firms; they've shown them how to provide creative and innovative ways to help customers be more financially successful," Wells Fargo's Ben Soccorsy, head of digital payments product management, told Tearsheet; while some of the startups in the space have now faded. the digital consumer experience has changed for the better. Source

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FintechNews RoundupUSA
·Aug. 8, 2017

US Credit Card Debt Reaches New High

The most recent report on US consumer credit shows credit card debt reaching a new high and surpassing the previous peak reached in 2008; outstanding credit card debt in June was $1.02 trillion; source discusses increased market competition in the credit card market; also notes higher default rates yet increased risk taking given the improved market environment. Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Aug. 8, 2017

Lend Academy Article: OnDeck Q2 2017 Earnings Results Review

Originations for the quarter were $464 million; OnDeck continues to tighten their credit policy and limit loans designated as held for sale on OnDeck's marketplace; company seeks to achieve GAAP profitability by the end of the year; the second quarter brought some of the highest quality borrowers the company has ever originated which resulted in OnDeck being in a substantially more stable credit position than six months ago; OnDeck made progress in expanding and lowering the cost of their funding sources on multiple fronts; the partnership with JP Morgan Chase has been extended for up to four years. Source

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FintechNews RoundupUSA
·Aug. 8, 2017

Automatic Savings: A Key to Financial Wellness

Over 50% of Americans can not afford an unexpected expense of $400; at LendIt USA 2017 we hosted a fireside chat focused on helping Americans save; a key area that companies look at is an individual's spending as a way to help change their behavior to save more; round up from the everyday coffee you buy or set goals through your lifestyle; each way can help individuals to better set aside money when needed, as well as invest for the future; technology today allows for companies to better help individuals who thought they were left out of the investment community; the chat also focused on why they believe as a startup they can help to solve the financial inclusion question as opposed to the incumbent banks; the discussion also touched on the future of their businesses, current partnerships with top consumer brands and potential add ons for their current product offerings. Source

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