P2P Invoice Financing Platform MarketFinance Rebrands, Plans to Compete with Large Lenders OakNorth, Esme Loans

January 18, 2020 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi |

MarketFinance is one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) invoice finance platforms. Established in 2011 and based in London and Manchester, MarketFinance has reportedly issued more than £1.1 billion (appr. $1.4 billion) in funding to thousands of UK-based businesses. MarketFinance assists business owners in dealing… Read More

Fintech Innovation May Address Late Payments and Unpaid Invoices Problem in UK’s B2B Industry: Report

January 7, 2020 @ 1:32 am By Omar Faridi |

New research performed in the UK has revealed that fewer business-to-business (B2B) invoices were paid late in 2019 when compared to 2018. Construction company Kier Construction is among several firms that have benefited from the UK’s efforts to settle payments in a timely manner. The… Read More

£7.4 Million in Equity Funding for P2P Platforms was Secured in 2019 on Seedrs, Meanwhile the P2P Industry Continues to Iterate and Change

December 22, 2019 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi |

Peer-to-peer lenders reportedly raised over £7 million (appr. $9.1 million) to fund the ongoing development of their platforms via crowdfunding in 2018. Overall, Fintech has been a hot sector of crowdfunding with many big names in the emerging financial services sector recognizing the benefits of… Read More