Tagged: lending

July 4, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European online lender October has shared key insights from its Netherlands CEO Luuc Mannaerts. Luuc, who earned his Masters in Business Economics, with a specialization in Finance and Strategy, reveals that when he was around 40 years of age, he went to INSEAD where he… Read More

July 1, 2021 @ 9:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European peer-to-peer lending platform Mintos has released its latest Risk Score updates. As noted by the Mintos team, this most recent update is based on key developments and data analyzed during Q1 2021. Mintos writes in a blog post that if you are new to… Read More

July 1, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lithuania-based financing platform Debitum notes that raising funds for SMEs can be quite a challenging and stressful experience. Until only recently, the choice had been between the different types of loans provided mainly by traditional banking institutions, which involve tedious application processes… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that recent market developments in the United Kingdom have seen investors preparing for expected growth and may also want to watch out for inflation. As mentioned by Blend Network, headlines and concerns regarding inflation… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Slovenská sporiteľňa, which is one of the largest commercial banks in Slovakia, has reportedly selected FICO Decision Optimizer in order to enhance profitability while also improving portfolio management for its existing cash loan portfolio. By using FICO’s advanced AI-enhanced optimization, the banking institution will be… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank CTBC Indonesia, which operates as a special unit of CTBC Bank, an established private bank in Taiwan, recently revealed that it has introduced a digital lending platform for a personal loan product, known as KTA Dana Cinta. The KTA Dana Cinta product lets you… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Splash Financial, a digital lending platform that assists borrowers with shopping and comparing financial products from a Splash-powered network of lenders, recently revealed that it has acquired $44.3 million in capital through a Series B round. Splash Financial’s latest investment round includes contributions from partners… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Estateguru, an online lending platform that offers retail investors the ability to back loans secured by property, reveals that it financed €16.8M worth of loans last month. As mentioned in EstateGuru‘s loan portfolio overview report, the most active markets were Estonia and… Read More

June 20, 2021 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at European peer-to-peer lender Bondora reveals that their cash recoveries continue to climb. As noted in a blog post by Bondora (published on June 18, 2021), the month of May was another period of growth for the platform’s recoveries. Although the cumulative cash… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 11:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based MarketFinance, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms, notes that at their company, the whole team connects every week for their (presently virtual) Townhall. But now that COVID-related restrictions are gradually easing and businesses can “take stock” of this past year,… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s easyMoney, the investment platform from Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easy family of brands that claims that it has “never lost a penny on its loans,” notes that sometimes, the world of finance can appear to be quite complicated. In their opinion, this can also be… Read More

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 16, 2021 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending company that connects borrowers and investors with over $17B in loans issued via its platform, has shared its Performance Update Report for the month of May 2021. As noted in the report from Prosper, dated June 15, 2021: In May 2021,… Read More

June 16, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysts of the European investment platform Robo.cash say that they’ve predicted that in the next year or two “a small number” of new lending platforms should enter the peer to peer (P2P) market. According to a blog post published by the Robo.cash team, most of… Read More

June 16, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Mintos, a peer to peer lending marketplace, notes that goals are proven to have an “energizing” role in our lives, and the higher or greater the goal, the more effort we are likely to put into achieving it. Mintos adds that by… Read More

June 16, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech firm Modulr notes that direct lender Moneyboat had been quite frustrated by the limitations of the existing banking system. That’s why Moneyboat decided to leverage certain infrastructural Fintech payments solutions to provide faster onboarding, automated, real-time loan disbursements and “a superior customer experience,… Read More

June 15, 2021 @ 12:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax UK has reportedly made updates to its flagship credit risk product, Risk Navigator 5, which should establish a new standard in supporting improved decision-making and enhancing consumer credit outcomes. Implemented using Equifax UK’s largest-ever data set, Risk Navigator 5, has demonstrated its potential to… Read More

June 13, 2021 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lithuania’s Debitum, which offers borderless SME financing services, notes that another month has passed and they would like to provide a platform update for May 2021. Debitum’s management writes in a blog post that they’re pleased to report the positive sentiments in the… Read More

June 12, 2021 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Circle is now providing what it claims to be a “market-leading” Yield product developed on major stablecoin USDC. The new product is currently available for certain clients through an Early Access Program, the Circle team confirmed in a recent blog post. As mentioned… Read More

June 8, 2021 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Bitfinex, which offers a crypto-asset trading platform, recently added Solana (SOL) as collateral on Bitfinex Borrow, a peer-to-peer (P2P) digital token loan portal. Bitfinex clients will now be able to acquire loans of as much as 70% of the value of their… Read More