News Topic: Funding

To shore up the share insurance fund, the National Credit Union Administration would be wise to give the industry additional temporary investment options. ... Read full article

Bond Financial Technologies' platform is designed for community and regional banks seeking fintech expertise. ... Read full article

The startup now has five bank partners and equity financing from four investment entities. ... Read full article

Leading investors say too many traditional financial institutions, out of their depth in fintech investment, end up placing controls that slow down otherwise nimble young companies. ... Read full article

AccessFintech lets financial firms track trades and aggregates data in order to get a sense of risk across a number of systems. ... Read full article

Neptune Financial plans to use technology to improve the efficiency in making loans to companies with $10 million to $100 million in annual revenue. ... Read full article

StreetShares seeks to tap into the loyalties of military veterans, bringing together borrowers and savers through an online platform. ... Read full article

Overstock CEO and Wall Street gadfly Patrick Byrne wants to create a market free from trading practices he has long decried. ... Read full article

The San Francisco company is one of numerous online lenders that are struggling to become profitable. ... Read full article

Fifth Third’s new chief legal counsel, Jelena McWilliams, might be changing jobs again and Australia’s first female bank CEO tells all in a memoir. Plus, the advantage with female founders, and young feminists on the rise. ... Read full article

Prosper Marketplace will receive as much as $5 billion in loan funding under a deal that will provide investors an equity stake in the San Francisco company ... Read full article

Bond Street targets small businesses that might be able to qualify for a bank loan but are looking for a faster and easier approval process. ... Read full article

Supporters of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, a Treasury program, are weighing the potential for budget cuts against the administration's interest in creating jobs and helping low-income communities. ... Read full article

Bank consortium R3 CEV, one of the most well-funded blockchain working groups, has endured criticism for its meticulous process. But if blockchains are most valuable with a network effect, maybe forgoing some agility is worth the long while. ... Read full article

BorrowersFirst said its new financing will come from Waterfall Asset Management, a New York firm that focuses on high-yield investments. ... Read full article