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Fast technology and underwriting conduit for small business finance

Summary description
  • Peer to peer lender (individual and SME lending to SMEs)

  • Loans 1-3 years tenor

  • High quality standard for credit underwriting

  • 'Auction' process for loan part offers

  • Sale of loan parts in secondary market

  • Set up to meet regulatory standards

Opportunity investment thesis
  • Big banks in UK not lending to SMEs under capital rebuilding pressure

  •  Increasing evidence of scale ability of individuals to decide own actions in financial services on the web

  • Price advantage for lenders vs. deposit rates; savings by borrowers vs. bank fees and spreads

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