Category: FinTech

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Lending Club CEO Named to Bloomberg Most Influential List

by Jonathan Dyer 1
Bloomberg has just released their list of the 50 Most Influential figures for the fifth year in a row and Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche was named #28. Other big names on the list include Janet Yellen (#1), Elon Musk (#25), Jeff Bezos (#15), and even President Barack Obama (#6). The list itself is broken into six categories — Corporate Power Builders, Policy Shapers, Money Managers, Bankers, Tech Builders, and Thinkers...
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Peer to Peer Lending Review: What is It and How Do You Make It Work for You

by Jonathan Dyer 4
Lately there’s been a lot of talk about crowdfunding and sites like Kickstarter that have been used to fund independent films, tech gadgets, and even the return of Reading Rainbow. These sites collect donations towards a monetary goal in exchange for various incentives chosen by the project’s host. Similarly peer to peer lending matches up people seeking loans with people willing to give them. However instead of offering movie tickets...