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Peer-to-peer student fee lender secures $240m for US push
A peer-to-peer lending company that helps overseas postgraduate students pay tuition fees by borrowing from an alumni network has secured $240m of extra debt and equity funding for expansion in the... More
UK’s Prodigy Finance raises $240M to crowdfund students from emerging markets
UK fintech startup Prodigy Finance has raised a whopping $240 million funding round, certainly one of the largest by a UK company this year. The company provides loans to international students fro... More
Fintech startup Prodigy Finance lands $240m funding led by Index Ventures to expand post-graduate loans
Prodigy Finance, a fintech startup that provides online funding for students embarking on postgraduate courses at top institutions such as Cambridge and Harvard, has landed multi-millions of pounds... More
Student online lender Prodigy Finance raises $240 million in equity and debt
UK-based online lender Prodigy Finance has raised $240 million in equity and debt funding, as it seeks to speed up its expansion in the United States. More
MBA MASTERCLASS: HOW TO MOVE UP IN THE WORLD
In its latest Application and Enrolment Report, the UK-based Association of MBAs (AMBA) – one of the three major business-education accreditation bodies – found global growth of 5% in the number of... More
Lessons from the Merchants of Venice
Making the most of its position as an important sea port, Venice’s remarkable economic development during the Middle Ages relied on network effects, contractual innovation and coordination among th... More
