Lend operates a crowdlending platform that enables borrowers to obtain loans at favorable rates and lenders to direct their own loan investment opportunities. Lenders have access to all risk-relevant information from prospective borrowers and can allocate funding across different projects with different risk profiles and maturities.Credit projects are protected by Helvetia insurance against unemployment, disability, and death while the company conducts an underwriting process for borrowers.
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending March 20, 2021 - Lend Academy
It is a good time to be a fast growing fintech company. We have big funding rounds and record valuations from many of the leaders in fintech in another jam-packed week for news. Here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week. Upstart Posts Strong …
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending March 13, 2021 - Lend Academy
If you did not know about NFTs (non-fungible tokens) before this week it was hard to escape the news this week. We have three stories below on that topic. And, of course, there is the obligatory unicorn funding rounds and SoFi is buying a bank. Here are what I consider to be the top 10 …
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending March 6, 2021 - Lend Academy
This week had a bit of everything. Departures from the leading big bank fintech initiative, collapse of a fintech darling, another mega-funding round and, of course, SPAC news. Here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week. Marcus Co-Founder Leaving for New Walmart Fintech Initiative …
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending February 20, 2021 - Lend Academy
It might have been a short week but it was full of big fintech news stories. Here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week. Investors Are Now Valuing Stripe At $115 Billion from Forbes – The valuations of fintech companies keep skyrocketing and one of …
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Spike in DeFi lending pushes Compound (COMP) price to a new high at $570
New entrants to the DeFi sector and established traders looking to borrow funds have pushed the price of Compound (COMP) to a new all-time high.
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending February 6, 2021 - Lend Academy
As we head into Superbowl weekend here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week (go Chiefs!). Challenger Bank Chime Reaches The 12 Million Customer Mark from Forbes – Ron Shevlin digs into some new research that shows Chime is actually the fifth largest bank …
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending January 23, 2021 - Lend Academy
In was another super busy news week with some major financings. a blockbuster IPO and a merger divorce. Here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week. LendingClub Receives Final Approval for its Acquisition of Radius Bank from Lend Academy – It ended up taking …
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending January 16, 2021 - Lend Academy
In was another super busy news week with some major financings. a blockbuster IPO and a merger divorce. Here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week. Affirm’s IPO Takes Off Like a Rocket Ship from Lend Academy – Affirm had what can only be …
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The Top Ten Biggest Fintech News Stories of 2020 - Lend Academy
As the sun sets on 2020 and we look back at this past year nearly everything is viewed through the lens of the pandemic. Many fintech companies did surprisingly well while others, particularly in the lending space, struggled. When we look at the year as a whole we see that it was M&A activity that …
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DeFi giant Aave (LEND) rallies 40% after receiving UK FCA approval
Aave (LEND) rallied to a new all-time high at $0.77 after receiving an Electronic Money Institution license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority
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The Aave protocol beats Maker and Compound to become #1 in DeFi rankings
The race for first place in DeFi’s total value locked heats up
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First Mover: Ether Price Swings Make Bitcoin Look Tame as DeFi Speculation Spreads - CoinDesk
The success of DeFi on the Ethereum blockchain has brought traders more than just congestion and high transaction fees: Volatility in ether prices.
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Aave CEO Wants to Tokenize Tesla. Elon Musk Gives Silent Treatment
Maybe Musk just hasn’t checked his Twitter mentions?
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First Mover: Collapsing Bitcoin Futures Premium Offers Glimpse of New Digital Money Market - CoinDesk
Dollar-linked "stablecoins" are being used in exotic cryptocurrency trades, similar to the way money markets serve as liquidity on Wall Street.
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Crypto Traders Discuss Whether Bitcoin Price Can Dip Below $10K Again
The price of Bitcoin may be entering an uncertain phase, as on-chain data says BTC traders have established $10,000 as a strong support level
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Five Years Since Launch, Is Ethereum Creating a New Boom?
A look into DeFi versus ICOs as another year passes for Ethereum
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Top 10 Fintech News Stories for the Week Ending August 1, 2020 - Lend Academy
Here are what I consider to be the top 10 most important fintech news stories of the past week. Enova Acquires OnDeck for $90 Million from Lend Academy – Enova, best known for short term consumer loans, is acquiring OnDeck, one the leading online small business lenders, in a $90 million cash and stock deal. …
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Bitcoin Now ‘Perfectly on Track’ to $100K, Says Stock to Flow Creator
The price of Bitcoin surpassed $11,700, and the creator of the Stock to Flow model says BTC to $100,000 is well on track
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Aave (LEND) Staking Proposal Could Extend DeFi Token’s 600% Rally
Aave’s LEND token continues to rally after DeFi protocol introduced staking rewards in its Aavenomics proposal
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DeFi Lender Aave Rolls Out Governance Token on Path to Decentralization - CoinDesk
Aave will transfer ownership of the protocol to a “genesis governance” built and approved by LEND token holders. It will also swap LEND tokens for AAVE.