LoanXchain is a secondary loan marketplace that digitizes loan investment empowering cooperation of lenders and investors to finance the real economy

Milan, Italy

Established in 2017

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Teaser of the company

LoanXchain, the first digital secondary loan marketplace in Europe, answers people’s need by tackling the financing gap emerged after the financial crisis. It empowers a cooperative lending ecosystem, where resources smoothly flow from savers and investors to families and corporates thanks to revamped lending capability. This spurs growth in the real economy and generates more resources which flow back to savers and investors.

LoanXChain has developed the following blockchain-based prototype in the scope of BlockStart:

LoanXChain

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LoanXchain is the first multilateral loan marketplace powered by blockchain, AI and API.

It enables dynamic management of loan warehouse integrating originate-and-hold, originate-to-distribute and originate-to-share models and industrialises investment in loans thanks to digitisation of due diligence and sale processes, both direct sales and securitisation.

LoanXchain answers market’ needs increasing liquidity, transparency, speed and participation and enriches the marketplace with an entire value-added services ecosystem.

Technical development during Prototype stage

During the development of LoanXChain, the following technical developments have taken place:

  • LoanXchain is a B2B web-platform with architecture open and easy to integrate.

  • The hybrid architecture provides both access to the platform in blockchain as a service for smaller players and the possibility to have full Corda node on promise for bigger institutions.

  • The platform can be integrated in the Italian banking blockchain infrastructure ABILabChain.

Business development during Prototype stage

During the development of LoanXChain, the following business developments have taken place:

  • Thanks to BlockStart programme, the company met relevant SME adopters having the chance to present its solution and perform platform demos. Out of the SME adopters met, three provided declarations of interest in collaborating with LoanXChain in BlockStart’s Pilot stage.

  • Therefore, LoanXChain is planning the following pilot:

    • Object: exchange of up to € 3 million of loans on platform
    • Players involved: two Italian specialized lenders (and one international specialized investor)
    • The platform will be used by the SME adopters on behalf of the lenders and the investor
    • Metric measured:

    ✓ easiness to use of the platform

    ✓ completeness of the process modeled on the platform

    ✓ capability to convert loan data from legacy system to platform database

    ✓ capability to manage relevant amount of loans (which are put on Corda DLT)

    ✓ speed of transactions

  • In addition, during the programme, the company refined its company presentation and business plan as well as its fundraising strategy. It also further developed its product to make it ready for the pilot phase.

Pilot stage implementation

Pilots 

In BlockStart, LoanXchain implemented its “LoanXchain” product in 3 SME adopters

A pilot transaction on LoanXchain platform with one of its main customers (a financial institution) as loan seller.

Results achieved:

  • Integrate the institutions IT systems
  • Onboard the institution
  • Sale auction launch
  • Loan transaction simulation

A pilot transaction on LoanXchain platform with one of its main partners (an institutional investor) as loan buyer.

Results achieved:

  • Onboard the institution
  • Sale auctions participation
  • Loan transaction simulation

A pilot transaction on LoanXchain platform with one of its main partners (a financial institution) as loan seller.

Results achieved:

  • Onboard the institution
  • Sale auction launch
  • Loan transaction simulation

SME adopters

Meet the Team

Mattia D’Alessandra
Mattia D’AlessandraCo-founder & CEO
MSc. Finance, worked in investment banking and asset management (Deutsche Bank, UBS) in different roles: equity research, investment advisory, and alternative investment. Previous experience in fintech in the Chicago-based Prism Research.
Maura Rossetti
Maura RossettiCo-founder & executive chairman
More than 30 years developing complex international projects for banks (Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, Deutsche Bank) and corporates as senior manager in consulting firms (Accenture, McKinsey, and PWC). Former senior advisor for Accenture and Prometeia for corporate banking and risk management topics. Co-founder and CEO of credit and risk management consulting boutique Riskprofiles.
Maurizio Bertoldi
Maurizio BertoldiCTO
20 years of experience in designing and developing distributed systems with high level of security and scalability, with a focus on defining system and service architecture. Advanced and innovative technical knowledge with focus on network and infrastructure.
Riccardo Mazzei
Riccardo MazzeiLead architect & developer
20 years of experience in designing and developing distributed systems and web platform. C and PHP designer and developer: intranet and web application; web front-end developer: Angular 2+, Boostrap 4, Jquery; mobile app developer: Ionic 3, Cordova, JQuery Mobile; JavaSE and J2EE solution architect and developer: swing UI and CLI applications, web applications (Glassfish, Jboss), online/ web scalable gaming platform.
Marco De Zio
Marco De ZioDeveloper
Computer science and certified Corda developer, worked on multiple projects during his studies on machine learning and distributed system.
Damiano Enerli
Damiano EnerliDeveloper
MSc. Computer engineering and certified Corda developer, with experience in developing distributed system and working experience in robotics (Italian Institute of Technology).

LoanXChain’s achievements

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BlockStart enabled us to leverage a thriving environment of mentors and SMEs to improve our product and pull off a successful pilot. This experience provided us real value for our business, both from a technical and business perspective.

Mattia D’Alessandra, Co-founder & CEO, LoanXChain

Total funding received by MSD Solutions srl under BlockStart: €20,000 (€1,000 for Ideation Kick-off, €15,000 for Prototype stage and €4,000 for Pilot stage)