Tagged: investing

August 30, 2022 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora is a global financial platform “providing mutually beneficial solutions for investors and borrowers.” Since 2008, Bondora’s investor base has reportedly “grown to over 200,000 customers who have invested more than €650 million and earned over €80 million to build their financial wealth.” They’re honored… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group reports improved results in “all key business figures in its consolidated financial report for the period ended on 30 June 2022.” The company has provided the following operational and financial information: During the reporting period, Eleving Group has “increased its adjusted EBITDA by… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a slow June, Bondora‘s collection and recovery figures “rebounded as anticipated.” Bondora further noted that “the number of recovered loans, as well as the total cash recovered, increased.” The total recovered cash also “climbed to exceed €1 million once again.” The count of loans… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AutoLend is one of Blend Network’s most “popular” features. As explained by UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, Autolend is used by many of their investors “to ensure they don’t miss the chance to lend on [their] loans.” Melissa Turnbull from Blend Network’s… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For those interested in how Go & Grow works, Bondora recently shared information about what makes it successful (mainly its portfolio distribution). Bondora has provided details on how the claims added to Go & Grow are distributed, the most common ratings, the “most popular” goal… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Their signature color may be blue, but Seccl says it’s “going green” this month. They’re thrilled to be powering GreenGrowth Investments, a new sustainable investment platform “for people who care about the planet, and one of Europe’s Top Wealthtech Startups to Watch in 2022.” The… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos notes in its Mintos Insight update that for certain investment products, regulation happens from the get-go, but for others, they might “not fall into a regulatory framework straight away.” While sharing other key takeaways from the Mintos Insight report, the team noted that new… Read More

June 6, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A year ago, the Robo.cash platform was joined by the Philippine originator UnaPay. Presently, it is operating within the holding under the UnaCash brand. The Robocash team noted that they are pleased to share the company results for the beginning of 2022. Here are the… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, a Fintech platform using artificial intelligence and “investment-driven” personalization to shape the future of investor experiences, recently announced the launch of their Magnifi+ platform. As noted in an update shared with CI, Magnifi + features investment intelligence “from leading financial pros through proprietary and… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Even though Bondora‘s cash recoveries declined in April 2022, the number of recovered loans increased considerably. Across all countries, recovered missed payments “increased by 2.3% to 79,281.” This means they have “a new record for the most missed payments recovered.” In March, Bondora claims it… Read More

May 17, 2022 @ 3:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

inbestMe, a “smart” digital investment platform, “simple to use” and customized to deliver “better returns with lower costs,” has acquired 140% (€2,113,386) of its €1,500,000 target via Crowdcube from 171 investors (at the time of writing). After launching in Spain back in 2017, inbestMe claims… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendermarket, which claims to be one of Europe’s fastest growing P2P investment platforms, recently announced that it is becoming “a multi-lender platform after signing an agreement with Credory, an Estonian SME-financing company.” The partnership “enables Lendermarket to appeal to investors looking for lower-risk loans and… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Bondora notes that if you are looking to invest while you’re on the move, then they have an app just for that. The investment platform is introducing the Go & Grow app by Bondora. With the app, users have all they need at… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European Fintech bunq notes that you probably never met someone who “doesn’t like savings.” More savings, more money. It all sounds pretty good, the team at bunq writes in a blog post. It only gets “a bit more complicated when it comes to what you’re… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveWealth, LLC, a pioneer in fractional investing and embedded finance, and Sproutfi, a “social-first” investment platform which provides securities via its affiliate Northbound Securities LLC, has announced a partnership in order to expand “affordable access to investing in the U.S. markets to everyone in Latin… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Konvi, which claims to be first pan-European Crowd-Investment Platform for alternative asset classes, is confirming its $900,000 pre-seed round. Investors reportedly include APX and “value-adding” angel investors including former executives from tech giants like Snap Inc and Shopify. Konvi’s management noted that they are on… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent data from Fintech firm Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service, indicates that UK consumers are saving a larger share of their earnings every month when compared to their global peers. However, UK consumers are also less interested in investing their funds… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Viritech, a Cleantech investment opportunity in the global hydrogen economy, has raised 141% (£1,414,140) of its £1,000,000 target via Crowdcube from 772 investors (at the time of writing) with 11 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Viritiech claims that it has “a world-class engineering… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Freetrade reveals that they have received their license from Sweden’s financial regulator, Finansinspektionen. Freetrade confirms that their mission “to get everyone investing got a big boost this week, as we secured our licence from the Swedish financial regulator.” The company wrote in a… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PrimaryBid, a SoftBank-backed Fintech assisting retail investors with getting early access to IPOs, has secured $190 million in capital via the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with the participation from Molten Ventures and others. The London-based Fintech firm is focused on helping retail clients get improved… Read More