Stanford-backed micro public finance platform Neighborly has paused the payroll in a concerted attempt to restructure the business and avert insolvency.
Neighborly, a US-based public finance platform backed by Stanford University, has suspended payments to its staff having failed to secure funding to remain solvent in its current form, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Citing an internal memo, Bloomberg claimed Neighborly chief executive Jane Wilson had told employees to cease their work and warned they may not receive compensation.
Founded in 2012, Neighborly operates a municipal debt platform that helped state and local governments borrow money from investors keen to…