Jared Lindzon

Jared Lindzon is an experienced journalist, writer and public speaker. He specializes in Business, Technology, Lending and FinTech industries in Canada and abroad. Jared is a regular contributor to Smarter Loans and top tier publications around the World, including Fortune Magazine, Fast Company, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, the Globe and Mail, and many more.

Articles by Jared Lindzon

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Magical Credit’s New Product Helps High Risk Borrowers Build Back Their Credit

Magical Credit, the short term lender known for helping its customers get out of the payday loan cycle through manageable low monthly payments, has added a new product to its offering for those farthest in the deep-end.

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Peer-to-Peer Lending Has Finally Arrived in Canada

After providing small businesses with impossibly low lending rates while bringing high returns to everyday investors in places like China, the United States and the UK, peer-to-peer lending has finally made its way to Canada.

Magical Credit Helps Canadians Break the Payday Loan Cycle

Those who have taken out a payday loan know how easy it is to get into a cycle of debt, and how difficult it is to break free. Magical Credit helps Canadians break the vicious payday loan cycle by offering a much more affordable and convenient option.

Borrowell Finds Early Successes With All-Star Backers

The startup’s star studded team of investors and advisors includes former Dragon on CBC’s Dragons’ Den and author of the Wealthy Barber David Chilton, former dean of the Rotman School of Management Roger Martin, and the president of the Ranson Group, Sharon Ranson.
“They have to find the capital, and you know that anybody providing the capital, they have to be incredibly thorough in their due diligence to make sure the Borrowells of the world are well run, have the proper security in place, have a great management team and so on,” said Mr. Chilton. “They’ve done an excellent job in that and in establishing a lot of relationships.”

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