Tagged: investing

February 28, 2024 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HoneyComb, which connects growing small businesses with local investors to build vibrant, financially empowered Main Streets, is reporting $23.2M+ invested in local businesses. There have been a total of around 23,000 different investments to date, 426 loan offerings at the time of writing, along with… Read More

February 24, 2024 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gofingo Group recently repaid PeerBerry investors EUR 200 000 in war-affected loans. These repayments are being processed on the PeerBerry platform “every month in the middle of the month.” Aventus Group’s war-affected long-term loans are repaid monthly “under the initial loan schedules.” In 24 months… Read More

February 23, 2024 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2023, PeerBerry investors funded €809.57 million of loans – 50% more than in 2022. Last year, PeerBerry investors were reportedly “paid €10.43 million in interest, which is 46% higher than the previous year.” 14,143 new investors joined the platform in 2023 – “on average,… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has launched Robo-Advisor service in the EEA, to automate investing tailored to customer needs. The new product is advantageous for those who “don’t have the time to actively invest, or have limited or no trading experience.” Revolut’s Robo-Advisor assigns “a portfolio taking into account… Read More

February 15, 2024 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Lightyear announces the full launch of its web application with new stock screeners, a requested feature by investors on the platform. The screeners – a directory of instruments with metrics and data – is “completely available to the public.” Lightyear customers can now… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luno, the cryptocurrency investment app, has announced that it introduced three new virtual currencies to invest in that are frequently used by decentralized finance (DeFi) traders and investors. Aave (AAVE) aims to connect lenders and borrowers in a direct manner, without requiring intermediaries or third-parties…. Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum says they are pleased to announce that a new investment product – shorter terms and daily interest repayments – is available to their investors starting now. Debitum is a licensed and regulated platform “where it is possible to invest only in bond-like financial instruments… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) explains that it was founded on a simple idea: that their financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the “heart” or core of their decisions, Robinhood claims that it is lowering barriers and “providing greater access to financial information… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos recently revealed that it has officially launched operations in the German market, and they’re pleased to share more updates. Mintos claims that its focus remains simple, yet straightforward – “offering you accessible new ways to invest your money, so you can diversify your portfolio,… Read More

January 15, 2024 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleven, the technology company reshaping the alternative investments industry, announces the release of Eleven OS 7. This technology reportedly redefines “the interaction of data between Investor Profiles and private investments, bringing increased simplicity, centralization, data transparency, and integrity to the global private investment process.” At… Read More

January 5, 2024 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Lightyear announces a “record” year of investment activity on the platform. Seeing nearly 20% month-on-month growth in assets under management (AUM), the appetite for investing – despite another rollercoaster year for the public markets – remains high. In 2023, the company also “increased… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry recently completed the repayments of the last Polish loans. Over €20 million of Polish loans (plus accrued interest) were “repaid to investors in November and December.” Previously, loans issued in Poland accounted “for about 25% of all loans” funded through the PeerBerry platform. PeerBerry… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru says that they saw €9.4 million in loan repayments in November, with an additional €1.3 million coming from recovered loans. As noted in a blog post by Estateguru, the total returns amounted to €1.1 million, “with an average return rate of 8.99%.” Estateguru has… Read More

December 27, 2023 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is launching a new framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (NPIFs). The framework provides for “an additional fund structure in Malta that benefits from an appropriately streamlined onboarding process and complements other existing fund frameworks.” The MFSA is launching… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora reveals that November showed signs of slightly less activity for loan originations. Bondora noted that Finland remains “the most robust loan market, with over €10M in loan originations in November alone.” Due to strategic risk policy changes, “the Spanish market is also temporarily closed… Read More

December 22, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos, a multi-asset platform providing a unique mix of alternative and traditional investment options, is pleased to announce the addition of ETFs to its offering, “just weeks after the successful launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds.” Introducing personalized ETF portfolios for long-term, diversified investments with zero… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment at Work, a provider of modern financial benefits for today’s diverse workforce, today released a new survey on the state of retirement readiness across the U.S. workforce. The report, which tracks year-over-year trends “from 2022, polled 1,000 full-time U.S. employees to examine how retirement… Read More

December 18, 2023 @ 7:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

M1, an investing platform that allows users to invest, borrow, spend, and earn in one place, this week released findings from its 2023 holiday shopping and saving survey, gleaned from insights from nearly 700 M1 users. The findings provide a comprehensive look into the significant… Read More

December 16, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. retail investors are more scared about the prospect of losing money than possibly missing out on the next big opportunity according to new research from trading and investing platform eToro. eToro’s Rethinking Risk research reveals “that 61% of U.S. retail investors say that their… Read More

December 14, 2023 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In November 2023, the Estateguru platform continued to perform well. Estateguru reports that it “achieved a loan volume of €7.4M, with a total of €10.6M in repaid principal and €1.2M in repaid interest.” During the first 9 months of 2023, Estateguru’s investors have received “a… Read More