Funding Circle Holdings plc announced Steve Alloccahas joined the company as U.S. Managing Director. Steve, a former BlueVine, Lending Club, and PayPal executive, will lead Funding Circle U.S. through its next exciting and ambitious phase of growth and expansion. Reporting to Chief Executive Officer Lisa Jacobs, Steve will play a crucial role in honing in on the meaningful opportunity that exists to serve more small business borrowers in the U.S. Most recently, Steve was Chief Operating Officer at BlueVine, a small business banking provider in the U.S. He previously served as President of LendingClub, where he grew revenue, transformed the organisation, and expanded its product set.

Before that, Steve led PayPal's multi-billion-dollar credit business, PayPal Credit, where he launched and scaled small business lending, which soon became one of PayPal's fastest-growing and most valuable businesses. Steve also held a number of senior leadership positions at Wells Fargo.