Tagged: p2p

September 5, 2014 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The Investment  and Wealth Management Awards are looking for votes. The annual event seeks to acknowledge leaders in the UK finance industry.  The initiative is organized by the FT and Investors Chronical.  They are looking to identify the very best in Brokers, Managers, Forex providers… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In a bit of a coup, solar energy peer to peer financing platform Mosaic has announced that Lisa Gansky will be joining its board of directors. Lisa is a noted entrepreneur and author of the book Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing which… Read More

September 3, 2014 @ 8:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Funding Circle (US) has just tweaked their loans as they want to encourage small business to greater advantage of their funding platform.  The P2P lender has adjusted their rates to as low as 8.99% for a two year term loan…. Read More

September 2, 2014 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Making P2P a successful part of your investment portfolio The UK alternative finance market grew by 91 per cent from £492 million in 2012 to £939 million in 2013 and is predicted to grow to £1.6 billion in 2014. The peer to peer finance industry… Read More

August 29, 2014 @ 2:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a recent report RainFin, a Peer to Peer lender owned in part by Barclays, is broadening its reach to include small business loans.  The P2P lender is following a similar path to Lending Club, the large US based P2P lender that just announced… Read More

August 29, 2014 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Dealstruck has provided GIA Power Management with Dealstruck’s “CrowdLine” product.  GIA is a commercial development and construction company  This line of credit is an alternative to high-interest loan options.  CrowdLine has assisted GIA when the company was unable to find… Read More

August 29, 2014 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank lending to the private sector in the US has stagnated in the last year, down by 0.13% in real terms, and continuing to fall behind the rest of the G7, according to a new study by UHY, an international accountancy network. UHY warns that… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has released data on the UK Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), a governmental program created to boost lending. According to the report on 2014 Q2 data, “net lending by FLS Extension participants to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was slightly negative… Read More

August 28, 2014 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Odyssey Airlines, a UK based airlines that will offer business class only, transatlantic flights, has passed the £1 million mark crowdfunding on Crowdcube.  This represents 104% of their targeted raise on Crowdcube.  As of today the amount stood at £1,049,230 for over 5% equity in… Read More

August 27, 2014 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanly to Act as Joint Leads. In a widely anticipated move, peer to peer lending platform Lending Club has filed their S-1 registration with the SEC to launch their initial public offering (IPO).  Lending Club made the announcement with an official… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty has announced its platform launch with a target of £20 million in funds to be raised from private individuals in its first financial year.  Crowdproperty estimates that around £80 million is the current size of the property crowdfunding market in the past 12 months…. Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

A recent study published by Cognizant addressing the fast growing peer to peer lending space in the United States.  The report calls the market “maturing” and makes recommendations for participants to maintain growth.  Prosper and Lending Club, the two largest P2P lenders in the space… Read More

August 25, 2014 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Seattle based InvestNextDoor Allows Communities to Back Businesses and Skip the Banks. In the first 6 weeks of operations, InvestNextDoor has experienced  impressive interest in their new peer to peer lending platform that helps small business skip the banking bureaucracy.  More than 50 new listing… Read More

August 22, 2014 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Honorable Craig Foss, a member of Parliament in New Zealand and former banker, has shared his opinion on the benefits of equity crowdfunding and peer to peer lending on Kiwi crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect.  The Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMC Act) legalized both equity… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

According to research firm Beauhurst, United Kingdom equity investment has been growing at around 25% per year for over three years now – an impressive pace.  At least part of this growth is due to the liberal approach taken by UK regulators regarding new methods… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Our friends at the Cleveland Federal Reserve have published a report on the Peer to Peer lending industry (P2P).  They  have come to the conclusion of just about everyone else but have incorporated some interesting data points.  P2P lending is expected to grow and will… Read More

August 18, 2014 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK based peer to peer lender that targets the mortgage sector, has announced they have surpassed £100 million in loans via their platform.  The P2P lender was launched in May of 2013 and according to the site this paces LendInvest as the fourth… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a UK based peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, has shared their approach to pricing their loans.  Assetz has raised over £40 million since their launch back in 2013.  Assetz Capital is part of the Assetz group of property and financial services companies that… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle is having a birthday today. The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform is turning 4 years old.  We would love to share some cake and sing some songs in celebration but unfortunately a few thousand kilometers separate us from the festivities that most certainly are… Read More

August 13, 2014 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle, a peer to peer lending platform that strives to operate a highly transparent lending business, recently shared some insight into their defaults and recovery side of their company.  Just like any other investment, lending on a P2P platform entails risk.  Investors mitigate risk… Read More