Ramp is a credit card startup focused on corporate cards; the company is New York based, founded by a team...
The lawsuit according to Crowdfund Insider names former CEO Renaud Laplanche along with current and former board members as well as former CFO Carrie Dolan; according to the complaint: "Throughout the period December 11, 2014 and continuing through May 9, 2016 (the "Relevant Period"), the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties to LendingClub by failing to institute adequate internal controls regarding financial disclosures, related party transactions, and data integrity and security, all while causing LendingClub to represent in the Registration Statement and a series of subsequent filings that such controls were sufficient."; two shareholders filed the suit. Source
Small Business Administration (SBA) loans are a popular source of funding for small businesses in the US; SmartBiz Loans is one of the online market's leading providers of these loans; Lend Academy talks with Evan Singer, CEO of SmartBiz, in their podcast; SmartBiz recently became the number one provider of SBA loans under $350,000, beating out big banks such as Wells Fargo for smaller dollar loans; Evan Singer talks about the firm's business and the origination process which involves a network of bank lenders. Source
This year has already seen some major shifts in focus for the BNPL market- should banks be concerned about the B2B focus?
According to more than 80 patents viewed by the Financial Times the People’s Bank of China has made significant progress...
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios now boasts $24 billion assets under management and has hired Cynthia Loh, the ex-general manager of Betterment for Business; article reports on Schwab’s robo-advice platform growth, the cannibalization the firm saw with the offering, and what the new hire might mean for Schwab’s future plans. Source
P2P Lending Expert reviews The Worthy Bond which is a new investment option created under Reg A+; the investment pays 5% annually and has a $10 minimum investment; Worthy invests in asset-based loans. Source
Mastercard filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to build a product meant to safeguard identity data. The product is a semi private blockchain used to receive and store identity data like address, tax ID number and more. Source.
New Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano is set to take over in July and has quite the to do list ahead...
Enova, best known for short term consumer loans, is acquiring OnDeck, one the leading online small business lenders, in a...