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USA 2023: Why fintechs shouldn’t become banks
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has set in motion a domino line of bank failures whose end is still uncertain. If...
Not Banks, but Still Lending Money and Drawing Investors
In one sense, much of Internet commerce is largely a matchmaking service, connecting people looking for relationships, taxis or spare...
LendingClub shares debut to 56% stock rise
LendingClub, a kind of Kickstarter for loans, saw its stock soar more than 60% in its first day of trading Thursday before closing up a...
Bypassing the Bankers: How peer-to-peer lending is changing the way consumers get loans
One of the more hopeful consequences of the 2008 financial crisis has been the growth of a group of small companies dedicated to...
Lending Club IPO Shows The Profit Potential For Financial Technology Investments
Lending Club’s $5.4 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange is more than just the largest IPO for a U.S.-based...
Making Personal Loans For Fun And Profit
As a venture capitalist, Craig Jones is praying the initial public offering market will soon spring back and let him cash out of his...
Lord of the Wind: Renaud Laplanche Sails Full Speed Ahead for Another Record
Lack of visibility is often the enemy of a CEO. But Renaud Laplanche, the founder and chief executive of Lending Club, embraces the...
Upgrade Card: Fastest Growing Card in US, CEO Renaud Laplanche Comments on Rising Inflation
Upgrade, a Fintech that provides loans as well as cards – promoting “responsible credit,” has announced that its Upgrade Card has been...
Renaud Laplanche, CEO & Co-Founder of Upgrade - Launching the Fastest Growing Card in the US
Anirudh Singh sits down with Renaud Laplanche, CEO and Co-founder of Upgrade. In this episode they discuss: - Launching Upgrade after the...
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