First Circle bags $1.3m to bring SME lending to South-East Asia
South-East Asian SME lender First Circle has raised $1.3m in a new round from Accion Venture Lab and Deep Blue Ventures.
Micro-lender Oakam collects £35m debt investment
Oakam, a digital micro-lender for the UK's unbanked and underbanked consumers, has secured a £35m debt investment from Victory Park Capital.
UK SME lender Fleximize lands £16.3m
SME lender Fleximize has secured a £16.3m financing facility from specialist investment fund Hadrian’s Wall Secured Investments.
Welendus surpasses initial crowdfunding target, reaching up to £178k
P2P short-term lender Welendus has surpassed its initial crowdfunding target, with it pulling in £178,331, so far.
Waddle said to close $50m debt funding
Australia-based Waddle has reportedly raised $50m in debt funding, after its has doubled its lending volume.
Flender passes halfway mark for its latest funding round
Ireland-based P2P mobile lending platform Flender has raised over half of the capital for its funding round, pulling in around £1.2m, so far.
Fortress Investment Group said to supply MoneyMe with $120m debt funding
Fortress Investment Group is reportedly investing $120m into consumer lending platform MoneyMe.
Online lender Lendable signs $300m loan deal with Castle Trust
Lendable, a UK-based online lending platform, has landed up to £300m from specialty lender Castle Trust Capital.
P2P lender Assetz smashes Seedrs target
Assetz Capital, a UK-based P2P lender for SME finance, has smashed its Seedrs target by 50 per cent.
BNP Paribas buys 10% of SME credit specialist Caple
Caple, a European provider of alternative credit for small to medium-sized companies, has received backing from BNP Paribas.