Tagged: p2p lending

April 20, 2017 @ 5:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The proliferation of P2P marketplace, and most importantly online lending brings a competitive challenge for existing financial institutions that is here to stay. Its meteoric rise has provoked regulators around the world to deliberate on the new models of oversight needed to benefit consumers and… Read More

April 18, 2017 @ 5:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In response to growing demand from investors in search of better investment returns for their pensions, UK P2P service provider BondMason has launched a new Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) service. “P2P Lending is an increasingly attractive asset-class, however SIPP administrators are rightly concerned with the practical difficulties of monitoring… Read More

March 31, 2017 @ 6:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdo has launched its securities crowdfunding platform today at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) hosted ‘Plugged In’ event during which Crowdo Co-Founder and CEO Leo Shimada gave the keynote address. The event was also the forum for the official announcement of Crowdo’s strategic partnership with the SGX. Crowdo’s… Read More

March 30, 2017 @ 7:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Orca, an independent data, research and analysis provider in the UK P2P lending market, launched a new platform which aims to help financial advisers and sophisticated investors to better “seize” opportunities within the P2P market. The platform, by offering unique standardized metrics to compare P2P investments, will allow users to perform in-depth… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 8:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Launched only 19 months ago, Silver Bullion Pte Ltd‘s bullion has secured P2P loan platform has matched 1000 loans. While it took roughly 13 months to match its first500 loans, it took only another 6 months for Silver Bullion to reach 1000 loans. One of… Read More

March 10, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2P lender RateSetter announced on Friday it has updated its performance statistics. According to the lending platform, a new set of fields on the Performance by year means investors may now view the amount lent by year, which is broken down by lending type. The… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 6:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P lender RateSetter announced a partnership with national mortgage aggregator Connective which aims to give accredited brokers access to their personal loan products. “We believe natural synergies exist between Connective and RateSetter given both companies were founded as industry disruptors which challenge the status quo… Read More

February 21, 2017 @ 8:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Now the New Zealand-based marketplace lender Harmoney has launched in Brisbane, Australia with over $200M in lending capital targeting the  40+ demographic , according to Australian Broker. Interest rates on the company’s unsecured loans start at 8.99% p.a. with no early repayment fees and the ability to borrow… Read More

February 14, 2017 @ 5:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Grameen Koota, a pioneer in rural lending, is expanding its product portfolio and venturing into individual lending for its rural customer base by partnering with fintech firm Artoo. Grameen Koota plans to develop a digital lending model to launch individual business loans utilizing Artoo’s intelligent digital platform… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 6:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Lending startup SlicePay has bought Delhi-based P2P lending platform Trustio in an all equity deal which the former hopes will strengthen its team, product portfolio and infrastructure. Trustio, launched last year, enables alumni of a select number of colleges access to short-term credit sourced from their… Read More

January 27, 2017 @ 7:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly one month after ringing in the new year, Stuart Law, CEO and co-founder of peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital, provided his alternative finance predictions for 2017.  Law’s upcoming year’s predictions come just after Assetz Capital announced it originated £200 million in loans since launching in 2013. As previously reported,… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 7:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendingCrowd, a UK alternative finance lender to the SME market, is readying to launch an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) during Q1 of 2017, said to be one of the first launched in the UK alternative finance sector. The launch follows a record year for LendingCrowd during which it… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Seedrs campaign comes to an end, P2P lending platform Flender has secured 98% of its £500,000 funding target (more than £485,000) from 225 investors.  As previously reported, Flender is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under… Read More

January 6, 2017 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after ringing in the new year, online lender Zopa took a look back at 2016 and the success it received during the past twelve months. The lending platform revealed it lent over £680 million to help 20,000 customers improve their home and… Read More

January 5, 2017 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Funding Circle announced on Thursday that government-owned British Business Bank would begin lending a further £40 million directly to small businesses through the marketplace lending platform. The website confirmed that this news comes less than two years after an initial £40 million investment by the British Business… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 12:05 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The following table from P2P-Banking.com shows loan originations in P2P lending marketplaces during December 2016, with Funding Circle (114.1M) significantly leading Ratesetter (68.2M euro), Zopa (60.2 M euro) and LendInvest (24.9M euro). Lendix reports an all time record month at 7.7 million euros in loan origination…. Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer -to-peer lending marketplace Mintos announced on Thursday it is now offering multi-currency investment opportunities. Investors on the platform may now have the opportunity to invest in loans denominated in Czech koruna and the lender stated that by facilitating investments in multiple currencies, it is… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender ThinCats announced on Wednesday it appointed Jill Sandford and Damon Walford to the board of directors. According to the lender, both Sandford and Walford will be responsible for driving business growth, with a specific focus on originating loans and broadening the platform’s network… Read More

December 18, 2016 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Growth Street announced last week it would now accept individual retail investors on its peer to peer lending platform. They may do this now as they are an FCA registered Appointed Representative pursuant to a partnership with another firm.  Growth Street, which was founded in 2013 by Sherwin-Smith… Read More

December 15, 2016 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EstateGuru, a peer to peer lender based in Estonia, announced on Thursday its average historic return reached the level 13.4% (since December 2014), which the platform claims to be the highest return among crowdfunding platforms for secured property loans. The online lender’s founder and CEO Marek… Read More