Brief: Spotcap, German Fintech Startup, Locks In €31.5M To Support Its Online...
German online lending platform Spotcap has successfully closed its third financing round, according to the company’s recent press release. The Berlin-based financial technology company raised EUR 31.5...
View ArticleOleg Boyko’s Finstar Financial Acquires 51% of P2P Lender Prestamos Prima
Moscow-based Finstar Financial Group has acquired a controlling stake (51%) in Prestamos Prima. According to the company, Prestamos Prima has been operating in the non-bank lending and alternative...
View ArticleBrief: Spotcap, German Fintech Startup, Locks In €31.5M To Support Its Online...
German online lending platform Spotcap has successfully closed its third financing round, according to the company’s recent press release. The Berlin-based financial technology company raised EUR 31.5...
View ArticleOleg Boyko’s Finstar Financial Acquires 51% of P2P Lender Prestamos Prima
Moscow-based Finstar Financial Group has acquired a controlling stake (51%) in Prestamos Prima. According to the company, Prestamos Prima has been operating in the non-bank lending and alternative...
View ArticleOnline Lender Spotcap Launches New Zealand Operations & Announces Heartland...
European-based lending platform Spotcap announced on Monday the launch of its New Zealand operations in Auckland. The lender also revealed it formed a partnership with Heartland, the bank that is...
View ArticleSurfing Fintech: Have We Reached the Third Wave?
As an industry, fintech has grown to the point that we can now start analysing its development. Many commentators have divided Fintech’s lifespan into ‘waves’. The first wave is centred around...
View ArticleOnline Lender Spotcap Launches Fintech Fellowship for Aspiring UK Graduate...
European-based lending platform Spotcap announced on Monday the launch of its new fintech fellowship, which is geared towards aspiring graduate students. According to the online lender, the program...
View ArticleHow will Expedia Impact Financial Services?
Sites like Expedia and Booking.com have transformed the travel industry; can comparison sites do the same for financial services? By now we are all familiar with travel comparison sites like Expedia...
View ArticleHelping to Fill the Talent Gap: Spotcap Announces UK Fintech Fellowship Winner
Spotcap, an online lender for SMEs, has announced Mohammed Hussan as the winner of its Fintech Fellowship 2017. The Fellowship awards one aspiring masters or MBA student with a £8,000 stipend towards...
View ArticleSpotcap Has Now Provided €120 Million in SME Credit Lines, Raises €22 million
Spotcap, an online lender based in Germany, has announced that it has issued over €120 million in credit lines to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Spotcap also shares it has raised an...
View ArticleSame Day Financing for Austrian SMEs to be Provided by Spotcap and BAWAG
BAWAG Group and Berlin based Fintech Spotcap have formed a strategic partnership to give Austrian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access to same-day financing. The partnership is said to be...
View ArticleSME Lender Lendix Ups the Ante for Continental European Leadership
After France, Spain and Italy, Lendix is launching operations in Germany and the Netherlands. The company reaffirms its strategy to be first to market with a pan-European strategy, leveraging its...
View ArticleSpotcap Awards First of its Kind Fintech Scholarship in Australia
Spotcap has announced Vishal Uppal as the winner of the Fintech Scholarship 2017. The first of its kind in Australia, a country that is a hotbed of Fintech innovation relative to its size, the...
View ArticleSpotcap Roundtable: Customers Expect More as Fintech Boosts User Expectations
Spotcap, an SME focused online lender based in Berlin, recently held a roundtable on the future of finance. Individuals from prominent firms joined with the Fintech lender to assess progress made so...
View ArticleSpotcap Opens Fintech Fellowship Applications
Spotcap, an SME focused online lender based in Berlin, announced on Tuesday it has opened applications for its Fintech Fellowship. According to the lending platform, this program offers a £8,000 award...
View ArticleInnovate Finance: Post Brexit Clarity on Immigration Demanded as UK Fintech...
Innovate Finance has published a report addressing the UK Fintech sector and the need for qualified executives to staff this burgeoning sector of finance. The UK association that represents the Fintech...
View ArticleP2P Lending: Funding Circle Moves Forward with Initial Public Offering
The long rumored initial public offering (IPO) of UK based Funding Circle appears to be on track and moving forward with a listing on the London Stock Exchange later this year. In a blog post today,...
View ArticleSophie Peacock is the Winner of the Spotcap Fintech Fellowship for 2018
Spotcap has announced that Sophie Peacock has earned the top prize in the Fintech Fellowship award for 2018. The Fellowship awards is a competition where one UK-based masters or MBA student receives an...
View ArticleAutumn Budget: What’s in it for Fintech?
As one would expect, yesterday’s Autumn Budget announcement delivered something for everyone. With Brexit getting closer, the UK Government is in “all-hands” mode seeking to boost the economy in...
View ArticleHow Fintech Should Help to Close the Gender Gap in Business Lending
The number of women-owned businesses has been steadily increasing globally. Despite this, accessing finance to start or grow their business remains a struggle for many women. A study by the Federal...
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