Tagged: peter renton

October 11, 2016 @ 7:38 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, a global conference and events organizer established by Jason Jones, Peter Renton and Bo Brustkern, has announced a strategic partnership with AMTD Group Limited (AMTD). LendIt released the news during its annual LendIt Europe conference taking place in London today. AMTD and LendIt had previously partnered… Read More

October 4, 2016 @ 4:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendIt, the prominent online lending conference dedicated to connecting the global online lending community, today announced the shortlist for its competition PitchIt @ LendIt, which is organized in partnership with Capital One, an information-based lending company. This year’s finalists are Credit Kudos, GIROMATCH, KASKO, Lenderwize Ltd, LendingWell,… Read More

September 30, 2016 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt, the prominent online lending conference, is predicting a hugely successful event in New York this coming Spring. Each year the gathering has grown. Reportedly 2017 will be no different as Lendit expects over 5,000 participants from around the world. LendIt began in the US… Read More

September 24, 2016 @ 6:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundera is an online platform that streamlines the borrowing process. They have integrated a diverse group of online lenders to allow small businesses the ability to apply on one site and receive offers from multiple direct lenders. No more trudging down to the local bank… Read More

August 24, 2016 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

LendIt has announced a new partnership with Capital One regarding their annual Fintech startup competition.  Capital One will act as the co-Host for PitchIt@LendIt – scheduled to take place at LendIt Europe this fall in London. Peter Renton, co-founder of LendIt, said they were delighted… Read More

August 24, 2016 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Peter Renton, founder of LendIt and online lending industry advocate, has take to the pages of Lend Academy to defend Lending Club (NYSE:LC) following a critical article by BloombergBusinessweek. The Bloomberg article, co-authored by Max Chafkin and Noah Buhayar, hammered Lending Club by questioning the… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

  Inaugural Middle East & Africa Alternative Finance Benchmarking Study. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School is launching its first Middle East & Africa Alternative Finance Benchmarking Study. This study on alternative finance follows the successful publication of… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Organizers of the online lending conference, LendIt, announced on Friday that they have teamed up with P2P Finance Association to host the third annual conference, LendIt Europe 2016. The event will be held October 10th-11th, 2016 in London. LendIt stated that the european event will feature 150 speakers… Read More

May 10, 2016 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The shock waves are still being felt around the global marketplace lending industry following the removal of Lending Club CEO and co-founder Renaud Laplanche. Lending Club has been the marquee sponsor of industry gathering Lendit in past years. The most recent gathering in San Francisco… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Research Initiative is in Collaboration with 17 Major Industry Associations & Organisations The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School is launching the Second Annual European Alternative Finance Industry Survey with the support of 17 major European industry associations and research… Read More

April 17, 2016 @ 6:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

  LenditUSA 2016 was bigger than ever. If you look back just three years the venue and the organizers have scaled what was once a relatively small gathering of 375 industry participants in 2013 to one that is truly a global event with over 3,500… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 1:11 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Five years ago, fintech trailblazer Peter Renton launched Social Lending Network which rebranded to Lend Academy in 2012. On his blog Renton reflects on industry changes during the half-decade. “Back in November 2010, Lending Club had issued less than $200 million in total loans and was focused primarily on retail… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 8:13 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  “I think Fintech, particularly as it applies to lending, has the capacity to completely transform how consumers and small business use credit. The best platforms are true innovators, underwriting consumers and small businesses in new ways using data that was simply unavailable ten or… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lend Academy Holdings, a media, conference and technology business focused on the global online lending industry, recently announced it has launched LendBase, an information tool for the peer-to-peer and online lending community. LendBase is a free, open database containing valuable information about nearly every aspect… Read More

October 20, 2015 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cloud Lending Solutions, a global cloud infrastructure company, announced on Tuesday the launch of CL Multi-Country Extension, a lending technology platform to support global operations. With CL Multi-Country Extension, marketplace lenders can manage all operations from a single system, including bank integrations, funds movement and… Read More

October 4, 2015 @ 10:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

There were over one hundred submissions for the RFI by the US Department of Treasury on Marketplace / Peer to Peer Lending. As one would expect, most commenters came with either an ax to grind or an urgent message to deliver.  In reading many (not… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 12:11 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  As previously announced, LendIt has partnered with P2PFA for the second annual European conference to be held in London this coming October. The P2PFA, the UK industry body for peer-to-peer lending, works to promote high standards of business practice and an effective regulatory framework. Current membership includes… Read More

September 17, 2015 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Investing in marketplace lending assets (P2P lending) is super hot right now. The solid risk-adjusted returns provide an excellent opportunity for small investors to generate income. This is even more interesting in the historically low-interest rate environment of today.  The advent of institutional money cascading into… Read More

July 2, 2015 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) in the UK has shared they will be partnering with Lendit on their annual conference to be held in London this coming October. Lendit has captured solid acclaim for its US conferences targeting the marketplace lending / peer… Read More

June 8, 2015 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Direct Lending Investments LLC, a marketplace lending and investment firm, today announced that Bryce Mason will join the company as Chief Investment Officer. Direct Lending Investments is a marketplace lending and private investment firm that makes short-term, high-yield small business loans available in fund form to… Read More