PaisaBazaar, the digital lending arm of PolicyBazaar recently said that it has laid off about 1,500 employees to bring down operational costs as the company’s business struggles due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a Mint report, the layoffs constitute about half of the company’s workforce and are predominantly from roles involving operations and business…
Ahmedabad-based fintech startup Lendingkart recently laid off 30% of its workforce just days after securing a ₹319Cr funding. The move is expected to impact around 200 employees of the company. Lendingkart provides collateral-free working capital loans ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 40 lakh to small businesses and MSMEs, who have taken a big…
In a very surprising move, online lending marketplace LendingClub recently announced the termination of its President Steve Allocca. Though a lot of job cuts are happening throughout the world, the firings so far were only limited to medium or junior level employees. The recent decision to terminate the serving President by the company is a…
Adding to the unemployment crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic, online lending marketplace LendingClub Corp recently announced that it would lay off 460 employees, including President Steven Allocca, as part of a restructuring plan to slash costs. The layoffs represent roughly a third of the company’s total workforce of 1,538 people as of Dec. 31, 2019.…