Tagged: finland

June 17, 2021 @ 2:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gabriella Kindert, who is considered an expert in private debt markets and has reportedly managed billions (currently serving as a Board member at EstateGuru), says that she encourages investors to check out different lending platforms. In a recent interview, Kindert talked about  how they should… Read More

June 9, 2021 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lender Bondora notes that 2021 is “proving to be a year of continuous, sustainable growth” for the company. As mentioned in an update from Bondora, dated June 8, 2021, investments and loan originations kept building on the steady momentum they’ve seen since the… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland-based Enfuce is teaming up with Visa in order to introduce a fast-track, 8-week program for European Fintech firms. The program should help companies with launching their own payment cards. Under the new program, Fintech firms can provide their clients with physical and virtual payment… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite an unprecedented year in the global financial markets, European peer-to-peer lender Bondora is reporting its 4th straight year of profitability. Some of the main highlights for the Bondora platform during the past year are as follows: Revenue “increased by 5% to €21.4M” Net profit… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, a Lithuania-based debt crowdfunding platform, has published its Loan Portfolio Overview Report for April 2021. The report, released on May 14, 2021, notes that April’s financing volume was more than €14 million and the German market has become the primary contributor of new projects… Read More

May 9, 2021 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lending platform Bondora recently revealed that it has issued more than €9 million in loans in April 2021, which is reportedly “the highest in 1 year.” The Bondora team writes in a blog post (published on May 6, 2021) that this month, loan… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lending platform Bondora recently shared details regarding its 2020 portfolio performance. The Bondora team notes that after remaining quite steady at 17.4% for two straight months, the 2020 return rate for originations increased “ever so slightly to 17.5% in March.” The P2P lender… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 7:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

March 2021 was an “incredibly” successful month for recoveries at peer to peer lending platform Bondora. The European lender managed to reach a record-level of “cash recovered on the month: €1,255,538.” This is reportedly the first time that Bondora has passed the €1M mark. Bondora… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer-to-peer lender facilitating secured loans, notes that in March 2021, their investors were able to finance €21.5M worth of loans which is “a new record” on their platform. The German market was notably the largest contributor with €8,3M, followed by Estonia with… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer to peer lending platform Bondora confirmed in a blog post on March 19, 2020, that its performance remained steady during the month of February 2021. While commenting on its annual performance, Bondora notes that the return rate remained steady at 17.4% for the… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland’s payment services provider Enfuce has secured €7 million in capital through a Series-B funding round. Enfuce has received €5 million in funding from Tencent. Another €2 million that was part of the investment round came from previous investor Maki. Prior investment has been supported… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland’s peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, LocalBitcoins says that 2020 was an “extraordinary” year and during the past quarter (Q4 2020), the BTC price reached its all-time high and has continued to surge this year. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at just over $38,000 at… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CHAOS, a Finland-based proptech startup, recently raised €1.5 million through its latest investment round. According to CHAOS, the round was led by Swedish investment firm Nidoco, with participation from  Kai Keituri, Tapio Heikkilä, and Stefan Lindberg (林渤方). Founded in 2017, CHAOS describes itself as an urban forecasting… Read More

January 22, 2021 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at LocalBitcoins, a leading peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, recently shared ways to generate passive income with their affiliate program. LocalBitcoins claims that the Bitcoin (BTC) bull market is now definitely here and 2021 is on track to “become a great year” for the… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer to peer lender facilitating secured loans, has revealed that it closed 2020 with solid results and performance in December during which the platform’s investors financed a total of €18.3 million worth of loans. EstateGuru confirmed in its loan portfolio overview for… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora, a European peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, acknowledges that 2020 was a “rollercoaster ride,” but they’re pleased to confirm that they ended the year off “on a high.” Bondora recently revealed that its December 2o20 investments reached €7,043,525.00— which was reportedly the 4th… Read More

January 13, 2021 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Finnest, part of the Invesdor Group, says 2020 was a good year in spight of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. Based in Austria, Finnest says some forms of financing were able to show their strengths during this period, including crowdinvesting from specialists in digital financing… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest and most widely-used Bitcoin (BTC) services, reveals that most of its customers are based in developing countries. These are places (such as Argentina and Venezuela) where Bitcoin is needed badly as a store of value because local fiat currencies have… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, first launched as a Nordic securities crowdfunding platform, is reporting 2020 numbers of €25.9 million in funding for the year from 6100 individual transactions. In mid-2019, Invesdor completed a merger with online debt platform Finnest – a Fintech based in Austria. The combination of… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora notes in an update post on December 17, 2020 that the normal trend for portfolio returns is to decline over a period of time as more origination payments are missed slightly. But in November 2020, Bondora portfolio returns were… Read More