An increase in consumer borrowing is fueling fintech efforts to expand the reach of their lending operations. Credit card spending rose by at least 20 percent in Q1 at each of the big four banks, and personal loan origination is also ticking higher. The increasingly attractive market is likely to lure more bidder interest to a financial services market awash in acquisition interest from both legacy and upstart players.

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