Avant has joined the Global Debt Registry (GDR) network; through the network partnership Avant's investors will have enhanced access to loan due diligence services; in comments regarding the partnership, Kevin Friedrich, senior director of treasury at Avant said, "We are delighted to partner with GDR to provide our investors with this independent loan data integrity service and help drive new transparency for the lending industry." Source
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In 2016 the online consumer lenders had an unexpected downturn; platforms experienced a capital markets crunch as well as concerns over credit quality; this panel with some of the largest consumer online lenders explores their expected growth going forward; despite the pullback, the major lenders continued to underwrite a significant amount of loans and believe growth for their businesses will return albeit in a more measured way; panelists discuss changing platform strategies and the focus on profitability. Source
Data from Financial Technology Partners reports over 1,500 funding deals from over 1,700 investors in 2016; these deals accounted for $36 billion in fintech financing; data by fintech category can be seen in the chart below with banking and lending companies accounting for 29% of the year's total deals; payments, loyalty and ecommerce accounted for 22%; securities, capital markets and wealth management also reported substantial interest from investors with 19% of the deals funded. Source
