Patrick McHenry is one of the most active proponents for fintech in Congress; Lend Academy talks with McHenry at LendIt USA following his keynote presentation; in the podcast he talks about the role of the House Financial Services Committee, his perspective on fintech, current legislation and his outlook for financial innovation over the next four years. Source
Dave Girouard was first on the Lend Academy podcast back in 2014 which was their first year of operation; since...
Lend Academy talks with Prosper's CEO David Kimball in their podcast; David Kimball was previously CFO and became CEO in December; he talks about some of the company's challenges in 2016; provides details on the platform's investors, origination volumes and financing controls; he also discusses the firm's $5 billion investment deal and how it is affecting the business. Source
David Reiling is the CEO and Chairman of Sunrise Banks; Sunrise Banks is a community bank based in the Twin...
ApplePie Capital has built a dynamic marketplace lending platform with a range of high net worth and institutional investors focused on business lending for franchises; Lend Academy talks with ApplePie Capital CEO Denise Thomas in their podcast; the podcast provides in-depth details on platform loan terms for franchisees; Denise Thomas also gives insight into the small business franchise market and talks about recent capital investments for the platform. Source
Diwakar Choubey of MoneyLion speaks with Lend Academy in their last podcast of 2016; MoneyLion is an online lender also offering a financial wellness app; firm has received significant funding in 2016; MoneyLion launched in 2014 with an initial focus on a data decision services platform which later evolved into a full service lending platform; firm currently functions as a balance sheet lender but plans to expand to a hybrid approach in 2017. Source
The CEO of Prime Meridian Capital Managements gives his thoughts on marketplace lending today and what investors need to know. Source
Much has been written about machine learning and the impact it will have on the future of finance. But when...
Emmalyn Shaw is one of the managing partners at Flourish, a rebrand of the venture arm of Omidyar Network. Flourish...
The CEO and Founder of FS Card talks about the challenges of creating a new credit card company for the underserved. Source