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Prodigy Finance is a platform that enables financing for international postgraduate students who attend a participating business school or postgraduate institution, whilst delivering financial and social returns to alumni, institutional and private investors. This borderless model enables educational loan financing to international students from across the globe, whilst using predicted post-degree affordability rather than present-day salary. Since 2007, Prodigy Finance has disbursed over US$140 million (as of October 2015) through the platform to fund students from 112 nationalities, with repayment rates in excess of 99%. Prodigy Finance is registered in London with offices in London and Cape Town. == History == Prodigy Finance started with a peer-to-peer funding programme for INSEAD students, where alumni invested money into a fund which enabled students to carry out their MBA studies at that institution. Leveraging this peer-to-peer lending, Prodigy Finance began by offering loans to MBA candidates enrolled at other leading European business schools. In 2014, Prodigy Finance announced the launch of a US$25 million Education Note in partnership with the Credit Suisse Impact Investing and Microfinance team. The Education Note has a focus on students from emerging markets, enabling them to study at top postgraduate programmes. In 2015, Prodigy Finance announced a $12.5 million equity investment from Balderton Capital and various angel investors and $110 million in loan capital from Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and other private investors. 2007 * Prodigy Finance born * First investment and first loans disbursed 2009 * London office opened, first employee hired * US$5 million in loans disbursed * First repayment received 2010 * Cape Town office opened 2012 * Loan programmes available at 5 business schools (INSEAD, Oxford Saïd, Cranfield, Vlerick, London Business School) * US$35 million in loans disbursed 2014 * First non-business school loan programme launched with the Cranfield University postgraduate STEM programmes * Launch of world’s first Education Note in partnership with Credit Suisse’s Impact Investing and Microfinance Team 2015 * 60th FT Top 100 School joins Prodigy Finance * US$140 million in loans disbursed through Prodigy Finance’s platform 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prodigy Finance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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