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Amount raises $99M at a $1B+ valuation to help banks better compete with fintechs

Amount, a company that provides technology to banks and financial institutions, has raised $99 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of just over $1 billion. WestCap, a growth equity firm

Avant doubles down on digital banking with Zero Financial acquisition

Avant, an online lender that has raised over $600 million in equity, announced today that it has acquired Zero Financial and its neobank brand, Level, to further its mission of becoming a digital bank

CrunchBase Spotlight: Data hints at down rounds, but not wipeout, for marketplace lending

Marketplace lending may not be prospering now but a resurgence could be on deck.

The mercurial nature of P2P lending

The meteoric rise of e-lending platforms attracted a lot of interest among investors and entrepreneurs. Lending Club and OnDeck have already become public companies, and their competitors, such as Fun

For online lenders, it’s suddenly touch-and-go

A year ago, privately held online lenders like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.prosper.com">Prosper</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sofi.com/">SoFi</a> and <a target="_blank" href="htt

Online Lender Avant Acquires Debt Management Service ReadyForZero

Online lending platform Avant has acquired ReadyForZero, a Y Combinator-backed startup that helps consumers better manage their personal debit and credit using online financial software, the companies

AvantCredit Raises $20M To Grow Its Machine-Powered Online Lending Platform

Online lending startup AvantCredit, which is co-founded by two YC grads who previously worked on a personal finance app but saw greater opportunity in providing loans online to middle class, near-prim