Tagged: fundingknight

July 14, 2017 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance (AIM: GLIF) has announced that FundingKnight has been granted full Authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). FundingKnight is an online / P2P Lender providing access to capital for UK SMEs. FundingKnight has been operating under interim permissions since 2014, when the FCA… Read More

August 2, 2016 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance Limited (LSE:GLIF) has announced the hiring of two senior executives.  Russell Harte has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Steven Simpson has been selected as the Head of Group IT. Andy Whelan, CEO of GLI, released a statement on the addition of the two… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

GLI Finance, a portfolio company that operates multiple internet finance companies, states their platforms are experiencing solid growth as “SME finance opportunity continues to boom”.  GLI is publicly traded on the LSE. According to a company report, the GLI platforms leading the charge include; Finexkap… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mercator Advisory Group’s latest research, An Introduction to Peer-to-Peer Lending: A European Perspective analyzes the new and fast growing payments segment peer-to-peer (P2P) lending and the business models underpinning it. The report focuses on P2P lending providers in the European market, in particular the U.K., profiling the leaders… Read More

January 31, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK based FundingKnight is a peer to peer lender that provides short-term funding to allow property owners or investors to acquire or improve commercial or residential property prior to selling or refinancing it. These loans typically range from £100,000 to £500,000 – a max amount… Read More

January 14, 2015 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Southhampton based FundingKnight has increased its loan limit to £500,000 to match demand, according to a company statement.  FundingKnight is a peer to peer lender that targets the business segment of the industry.  The increase is effective immediately. The decision to raise the limit was described… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The Guardian has put together a very practical list of all the major P2P lenders in the United Kingdom.  The UK has been at the forefront of the P2P crowdfunding industry and the companies participating in this new sector have experienced dramatic growth. The major… Read More

July 16, 2013 @ 12:23 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform FundingKnight has closed a £1.5 million investment round at a £7.5 million valuation. The round was led by GLI Finance. FundingKnight curates borrowers on their platform and eliminates businesses they deem as too risky for lending. In doing so, the platform… Read More