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The Evolution of Alternative Lending: Tech Trends Shaping the Market in 2026

Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec 11 May 2026|The Evolution of Alternative Lending: Tech Trends Shaping the Market in 2026 Alternative lending was supposed to disrupt traditional b...

Institutional Infrastructure Note: The Convergence of Pre-IPO Equity, Agentic Finance, and Neobank Charters

Non-bank lender Moneytech backs fuel-exposed SMEs as other lenders pull back

Moneytech have announced a dedicated working capital program as either a business loan or line of credit for SMEs hit by rising fuel costs and supply disruption.

NBFCs – bridging the funding gap for students in the Indian lending industry

Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are rapidly filling the gaps left by banks and democratising India's education financing options. Poonawalla Fincorp explores the shifting l...

ABF: Know your assets

Asset-backed finance has been feted as the largest growth engine for private credit, but which areas within the asset class are looking most attractive? Aysha Gilmore reports… Asse...

Debt financing: Mutual understanding

New borrowers need to be aware of the dynamics underlying debt capital pricing, and how to align their own expectations with the realities of the credit market. By Aishwarya Dahanu...

Alfa extends its proven asset finance technology platform to support complex commercial loan portfolios

Alfa has announced the expansion of Alfa Systems, its proven SaaS platform for equipment and automotive finance, to support commercial loan operations.

The next frontier in ABF: A $20tn opportunity and the challenge of scale

The rapid growth of asset-based finance (ABF) has captured the attention of the private credit world, but capitalising on these opportunities requires specialised expertise as well...

SME funded launches one-stop finance platform to plug funding gap for britain’s builders and manufacturers

New specialist lender SME Funded launches with access to 130+ lenders and its own capital, targeting underserved construction and manufacturing SMEs across the UK. Read more: SME...

Why the Next Wave of European Crowdlending Looks Nothing Like the First

Europe's €39B annual SME financing gap is fueling fintech lending growth, with alternative platforms projected to expand at 13.6% CAGR through 2029.

CFIT secures public and private funding to drive UK financial innovation

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has announced new funding commitments from both HM Treasury and NatWest Group. Source

AI and FinTech: The New Operating System of Global Finance (Rajeew Vishvakarma)

How artificial intelligence, digital payments, blockchain, and sustainable finance are reshaping tru...

Private credit fund launches to back celebrity influencers

A new private credit fund has launched, specifically focused on senior secured loans to celebrity influencers. The new vehicle, called Celebrity Credit I, provides financing to lim...

Seedflex JV Launches Revenue-Linked SME Financing in Thailand

JaiDee, a joint venture between DeeAlpha and Seedflex, has launched Pay-As-You-Sell Advance in Thailand, a revenue-linked merchant financing product for small and medium enterprise...

Open Banking set to transform lending as cash flow data unlocks new credit opportunities

At Open Banking Expo Canada 2026, Mark Sam, founder and managing director of Major Street Advisory, moderated a Fireside Chat on the Main Stage with Andrew Graham, co-founder and c...

Adfin Raises $18M Series A from Index Ventures for Automated Business Finance

Adfin, the London-based fintech, has raised $18 million in Series A funding to build the agentic money movement platform: starting by helping businesses getting paid on time, and e...

Deal highlights: Astrada, InstaSwitch and OpenTrade. Plus a Q&A with Advance’s Omer Rimoch on Turning Insurance Prem...

This edition arrives at a particularly charged moment. Artificial intelligence is no longer a promise on the horizon; it is actively reshaping how institutions process claims, open...

Embedded Finance: The Future is Modular

When Amazon opened up its infrastructure through Amazon Web Services, it did not invent cloud compu...

Financing The Everyday: A Closer Look At Mortgages

Cinema’s Financial Revolution: Leveraging Alternative Liquidity to Bridge the Production Gap

The independent film industry in 2026 is at a fascinating crossroads where creative vision and financial reality collide. While digital technology has... The post Cinema’s Financia...

Fintech Acquires National Bank Charter Through $130 Million Deal

Fintechs that have spent years renting balance sheets from partner banks just got a new playbook. On April 29, an online installment lender announced that it had agreed to acquire...

Financing the Data Center Boom: Trends, Structures, and Considerations for Market Participants

The explosive growth in demand for data center capacity — driven by artificial intelligence workloads, cloud computing, and the broader digitization of the economy — has created on...

AFC Launches OpenCred to Expand Access to Fast, Flexible Loans in Zimbabwe

The platform allows users to apply for loans via mobile channels or agents without visiting a bank branch, with approvals and disbursements processed within minutes. The post AFC L...

New report outlines four approaches to bridge the financing gap between investors and community lenders

To help address the financing gap between institutional investors and community lenders, Ceres and the Justice Climate Fund have released a report outlining how private capital ca...