Tag: P2P
ALAMI nets funding for Shariah-compliant P2P SME lending
Indonesia-based ALAMI Group, which offers Shariah-compliant P2P SME lending services, has reportedly closed its pre-Series B funding round.
Madison Dearborn Partners buys MoneyGram for $1.8bn
Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners has acquired MoneyGram International, a digital P2P payments company, in a $1.8bn deal.
Lending platform Validus inks deal to buy PayTech KlearCard
Singaporean peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Validus has acquired business payments and expense management technology platform Klearcard in an undisclosed deal.
Assetz Capital said to close crowdfunding round on £1.5m
Peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has reportedly closed its crowdfunding campaign on £1.5m, with half of this coming from the Future Fund.
Zopa edges nearer to challenger bank status after £140m funding round
Zopa, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lender with the goal of becoming a challenger bank, has secured £140m in funding.
UK’s FCA releases rule changes to P2P platforms
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the new rules for the peer-to-peer sector, in a bid to better protect investors while not hindering the ecosystem.
Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria together with PayStack
San Francisco-based Chipper Cash is expanding its cross-border payment services to Nigeria together with PayStack, the payment gateway company.
Shieldpay partners with Visa for secure P2P marketplace transactions
Secure payments platform Shieldpay has formed a partnership with Visa to support the use of payment cards on P2P marketplaces.
Payment solution for students Get said to raise $3.4m in funding
Get, a payment solution for university students, has reportedly bagged $3.4m in a new round of funding.
LandlordInvest launches pre-Series A through crowdfunding platform
P2P lending platform LandlordInvest has launched a pre-Series A round of funding via the crowdfunding platform CrowdCube.