Tagged: bondora

January 27, 2016 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Estonia based Bondora has topped a significant milestone. According to the peer-to-peer lender, as of yesterday they have surpassed €50 million in loans.  Their base of investors, at last count, stands at 12,641.  Their site states these investors come from 37 different countries. Borrowers now number… Read More

December 27, 2015 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

European peer to peer lender Bondora has closed out 2015 having funded over € 24 million in loans.  Bondora is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority having received interim approval in May of 2015.  The company has applied for full FCA authorisation, an expensive and rigorous… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 8:33 am By Pärtel Tomberg  |  

The peer-to-peer lending market is looking for another massive growth from 2016, but before holiday season kicks in, we here at Bondora have decided to dig deeper to see what will be the underlying trends shaping the surging industry in the new year. INSTITUTIONAL MONEY We… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a peer to peer lending platform with pan-European aspirations, has shared their opinion on the regulatory environment in Europe. According to Bondora, “regulating alternative finance is a fraught issue across Europe”.  But there is an exception to this rule. The UK, and the Financial… Read More

October 23, 2015 @ 1:42 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Part II: Seen & Heard at Lendit Europe If you missed attending Lendit Europe, you missed a great event. You can catch up on a selection of presentations on Lendit . For short skimming, we’ve selected a few thought-provoking quotes from day 2. You may also… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bondora, a pan-European marketplace lender, opens to accredited investors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia. The platform now allows global accredited investors to invest directly into personal unsecured loans across three European markets including Spain,… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“I don’t want to offend anyone, but there are only two countries in Europe where peer lending made a dent in the lending landscape: the UK and Estonia. In every other European country the volumes going through the marketplace lenders are negligible (to the point… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 10:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora has crossed the Atlantic. This is according to multiple reports that the Estonian based platform has entered North American, skipping the US, and heading due North. Quoted in the Globe & Mail, Partel Tomberg, Bondora co-founder and CEO, stated; “We are able to provide investors… Read More

September 7, 2015 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora announced late last month its forthcoming API.  Last week, the Estonia based direct lender released its Beta version of the API allowing individuals to access data directly. The Bondora API is a sandboxed, test environment that emulates the forthcoming… Read More

August 28, 2015 @ 12:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora has announced forthcoming updates to its platform that marks a significant improvement for investors.  According to Bondora, coming this fall a new passive investing feature will be incorporated into their site. This should make it easier for new investors to… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Jevgenijs Kazanins  |  

Earlier this year the Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, in co-operation with professional services firm E&Y, released a pan-European study of the alternative finance market. The study, titled “Moving Mainstream”, can be considered the most comprehensive study on the subject released to… Read More

November 8, 2014 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a fast growing peer to peer lending platform based in Estonia recently shared some comparison data on how their platform matches up agains some of their peers.  Granted this is their perspective but it is interesting none the less. Bondora, previously known as isePankur,… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

AltFinance News celebrated innovation in finance yesterday with their AltFi Awards 2014. The ceremony was held at the Vinopolis in London and recognized a diverse group financial industry participants including crowdfunding and peer to peer lending sites.  The big winner for the night was RateSetter… Read More

September 15, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Although you may not have heard of Bondora, if you follow the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry, you most likely will soon. Bondora is one of the fastest growing peer-to-peer lenders in the world and they are operating in a market with few competitors. Bondora is… Read More