On Monday of this week LendIt Fintech Digital members were able to watch the godfather of fintech, Ron Suber, opine...
Ron Suber has been involved with Credible since 2015, investing in both the Series A and Series B rounds as well as acting in an advisory role; Suber will now spend about one day per week helping Credible in a broad range of activities from fundraising to helping the team as the company grows; Credible CEO Stephen Dash noted that despite headwinds many other industry participants faced, Credible continues to grow; Ron Suber will play a role in navigating the growth they expect going forward; the company also announced a pilot for a credit card marketplace which launched today. Source
[Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Gordon Suber, the father of Ron Suber, soon to be President Emeritus...
Fintek News talked with Ron Suber about the marketplace lending industry and his recent presentations at LendIt, AltFi Australasia and the ACFE Fintech Fraud Summit; as an investor and one of the industry's most active speakers, his insights have helped influence all aspects of marketplace lending both globally and in the US; in his most recent presentations he has discussed current opportunities for the industry, how online lending can be compared to online trading and factors influencing fintech fraud. Source
The Godfather of Fintech shares his thoughts on what rewirement means, what fintech needs today, where it is going and what excites him about the future. Source
It was only a month ago when we broke the news that Ron Suber was stepping down as Prosper’s President...
I first connected with Ron Suber back in 2011. He was a Lend Academy reader and an individual investor like...
Ron Suber discussed the challenges that online fraud can present to marketplace lenders in his keynote speech at the Fintech Fraud Summit last week in San Francisco; to mitigate fraud, companies must have a comprehensive risk and compliance system that protects it from attacks and fraudulent loans; Ron Suber outlined Prosper's risk and compliance approach in his presentation providing an example for marketplace lenders seeking solutions for mitigating and managing fraud. Source
Ron Suber has invested in online commercial lending platform Money360 and will also join the firm as a strategic advisor; Money360 has been growing fast and estimates loan originations will exceed $500 million by 2017; the investment will add to Ron Suber's fintech portfolio which he is managing from a family office; his equity investment follows positive returns from loan investments on the platform. Source