Funding Circle, the online lending platform for small businesses, today announced that Customers Bank is expanding its digital SMB lending capabilities through Funding Circle’s embedded Lending as a Service platform. The agreement allows Customers Bank to embed Funding Circle's end-to-end digital lending platform in its product suite and marketing assets. The platform handles all elements of offering a loan, allowing Customers Bank to provide its small business customers with seamless access to affordable term loans up to $500,000 in as quickly as 48 hours. ""As a midsize bank, we are committed to supporting the growth and success of local businesses,"" said Marc Rehberger, SVP, Sr. Managing Director, Head of Tech-Enabled Banking at Customers Bank. This exciting partnership follows a historic announcement by the U.S. Small Business Administration that it has granted Funding Circle a license to offer SBA 7(a) small business loans nationwide.