Times are certainly interesting in the world of alternative finance. Starling Bank, one of the UK’s leading digital banks, has already demonstrated impressive organic growth – and has recently announced aggressive expansion plans. Our friends at Finextra report Starling’s desire to acquire a lending platform: Starling Bank has set its sights on buying a lending […]
Regular visitors to our News section will be up to speed with our reports on the convergence between mainstream finance and the alternative-finance sector. Acquisition by mainstream players is currently the dominant theme here. The latest news comes from consumer-focused alternative lending platform Lending Works, which has been acquired by asset manager Intriva Capital. Our […]
We are pleased to announce the advent of a new offering on site, in good time for this year’s IFISA season (closing on 5th April). GH Limited is mounting an A-rated loan offering of £208,400. The money will be deployed to acquire a financial services asset. The acquiring company is run by a well-known City […]
Well, we did say that loan offerings tended to come along like buses. You wait a while, and then suddenly there’s a glut of them… The latest offering on site, an A-rated three-year loan of over £121,000 to an independent financial adviser that is acquiring a competitor, is in effect the second instalment of the […]