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A community development venture in the District of Columbia supported by Citigroup, government officials and local financial institutions has partnered with loan marketplace Biz2Credit to facilitate loans to small businesses.
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Small business alternative lender Biz2Credit has added Fortis Payments to its roster of payment partners.
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Biz2Credit, an online lending marketplace geared toward small businesses, has received a $250 million investment capital agreement from Direct Lending Investments, a fund that purchases small business loans through online and peer-to-peer lending platforms.
December 29
The Spanish-language TV channel Univision has launched a new online small-business lending platform.
The bilingual website, called Empresitio, is the product of a partnership between Univision and Biz2Credit, a New York firm that also runs an English-language site where small-business owners can search for and compare loan offers.
The Univision venture is the latest example of a non-financial company
In addition to credit offers, the Univision site will also provide financial education resources to Latino small business owners, according to a news release.
"The community we serve is very entrepreneurial and poised for growth," Rick Alessandri, an executive vice president at Univision, said in the news release. "Traditionally, the financing landscape has been difficult to navigate but through this new platform our customers will not only find lending options but also learn how to grow their businesses."
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