Tagged: lending

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

May 6, 2022 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The small business lending market has has reportedly returned to pre-pandemic levels of activity. This, according to nearly a third of brokers (30%) surveyed in iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index. And nearly another third (31%) believe the market will “return within 6 months, based on… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lending Works recently shared their Q1 2022 performance update on their stats page, and they also released their Outcome Statement for 2021. During Q1 2022, Lending Works claims that it focused on “understanding the impact of cost-of-living challenges on [their] active loan… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the EstateGuru team claims to have predicted, the total funded amount in March was “similar to February.” EstateGuru‘s management writes in a blog post that investors “financed €16.7M worth of loans and, despite macroeconomic changes, investor and borrower behavior remains stable.” During March, Estonia… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Prosper has shared their platform’s Performance Update for March 2022. Haiyan Huang from Prosper notes that in March 2022, approximately 55% of loan originations “were rated AA- B, remaining stable month-over-month.” And the average loan size in March “decreased by approximately 4% month-over-month.”… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blend Network CEO Yann Murciano has discussed the challenges of building a property “power team.” Yann recently focused on the “all-important” challenge of simplifying and streamlining “overly time-consuming processes and operations.” When speaking with property developers, one of the “most common” complaints that Blend Network… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a recent Robo.cash survey, a quarter or 25% of P2P investors are “actively involved in the ESG trend.” At the same time, the survey by Robo.cash reveals that “most respondents take this criterion into account when choosing a P2P platform.” Over half of… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SALT and Cion Digital recently announced a strategic partnership “to bring SALT’s crypto-lending solutions to 5,000+ auto dealerships in the US.” The announcement marks “the launch of SALT’s Embedded Crypto Lending Service, which will enable financial service providers and fintech platforms to rapidly deploy crypto… Read More

April 24, 2022 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra has confirmed the appointment of Isabel Fernandez, a “highly” regarded senior banking and technology executive, “to the role of EVP for the company’s Lending Business Unit, effective May 2022.” Isabel will be “part of Finastra’s recently expanded leadership team as the company pivots to… 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 20, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based specialist lender Shawbrook Bank is reportedly using Open Banking tech from ClearScore in order to determine the creditworthiness of potential clients and offering a discount on loans for those who decide to share their data. Via ClearScore, Shawbrook aims to begin integrating Open Banking… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 2:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the end of February, Debitum had introduced Asset-Backed Securities and by doing so, they reportedly became the first platform in all of Europe that has “managed to offer this kind of financial instrument to the retail market.” Therefore, the Debitum team will represent their… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Bondora notes that the collection and recovery efforts in March 2022 set new “record highs” for 2022. The cash collected increased by 61.6% from February 2022, “totaling €1,249,637.” And 77,471 missed payments “were recovered, which is the highest number in Bondora’s history:” The… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financiera Contigo (CEGE Capital), a lending firm doing business in Mexico,  will provide investment opportunities on Mintos with interest rates of “up to 12% per annum.” Financiera Contigo was founded in 2010 ​​by two brothers Allan and Emilio Cherem, who were “nominated by Forbes for… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Even though working hard is their motto, Bondora also loves celebrating “big” moments, “small wins,” and all the “good stuff in between.” In March 2022, Bondora had celebrated 14 years of launching operations. They thank their clients and everyone who has been part of their… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s Sourced Capital notes that one of the “best” reasons for investing in property is the “potential” financial returns. However, what if you were not able to commit to “hands-on” investments? Sourced Capital has shared some of the alternative property investments. With… Read More

April 3, 2022 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Mintos notes that previously, they had prepared an overview of the “broader” effects of the war in Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, and Russian “responding policies on the financial markets.” As noted in a blog post, Mintos is now sharing “an insight into how… Read More

March 28, 2022 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last year, Aventus Group companies operating in Kazakhstan “issued EUR 41.6 million in loans – 3.4 times more than in 2020.” At the end of 2021, Aventus Group’s total portfolio in Kazakhstan “amounted to EUR 14.2 million (the total portfolio grew 2.8 times compared with… Read More

March 25, 2022 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FintechOS, a tech partner offering “high-productivity” Fintech infrastructure solutions for firms providing financial services, confirmed the launch of its accelerators for SME mobile lending and onboarding. The accelerators enable service provides to conveniently and efficiently enhance the SME customer onboarding process and streamline the loan… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian lender Robo.cash notes that as a result of the FRS rate increase, they are now raising interest rates “on all types of loans.” As noted in the update from Robocash, the new rates “will range from 10% to 13%.” The updated detailed breakdown by… Read More