Tagged: peer to peer

December 11, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research firm CBInsights has released a new report titled, Unbundling Bank Of America: How The Traditional Bank Is Being Disrupted. The report looks at mortgages, Robo-advisors, trading software, and also examines how Fintech firms have been trying to “unbundle” Bank of America’s front office. According… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By Milena Naitoh  |  

Digital lending platforms have made strong inroads in Southeast Asia over the past few years. In 2016 alone, peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending generated US$115.01 million—more than half of Southeast Asia’s total alternative financing market that year.  This growth can be attributed to a combination of… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LocalBitcoins, a global peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, notes that its platform allows users to invest in BTC which is notably one of the best-performing assets of 2020. The LocalBitcoins team confirms in a blog post: “According to our data, our main markets are… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora notes that getting rich or financially secure might be a goal for everyone, but asks whether your bank account savings can help you achieve your financial goals. Bondora, which claims that over 143,000 individuals have invested more than €391M… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a successful securities offering on Seedrs earlier this year where EstateGuru raised over €900,000, the Fintech has solidified its expansion into Germany – a country that has long been home to a good number of platform investors. EstateGuru was founded in Estonia in 2013… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnam’s Fintech startup ecosystem has grown significantly between 2017 and 2020, according to a new report. There were 44 Fintech-related startups in the country in 2017 and now there are at least 123 financial technology firms, Fintech News Singapore confirmed. The number of Fintechs operating… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, recently published the results of a survey performed with assistance from OnePoll on “the state of the financial climate” in the UK. As noted in a blog post by Paxful, sentiments include recent notions about the country’s traditional banking… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-based CrossLend, a platform that provides a digital debt marketplace with a goal to make the global lending and investment ecosystem more efficient, transparent and profitable, is reportedly offering its Europe-based lenders access to its data analytics software free of cost. CrossLend said the tools… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Four peer to peer lending platforms were recently ranked among the United Kingdom’s fastest-growing tech firms. Big Four auditing company Deloitte’s UK Fast 50 list ranks tech companies based on their overall revenue growth over the last 4 years. As stated on the accounting firm’s… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer to peer lender facilitating secured loans, has announced a partnership with Varengold Bank in Germany. According to a note from EstateGuru, the term sheet provides for a fronting agreement where Varengold will provide a regulatory umbrella for EstateGuru to provide an… Read More

November 15, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robo.cash, a peer to peer (P2P) lending marketplace, recently discussed which investments may be “advantageous” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The P2P lender noted in a blog post that COVID, which began spreading in Europe in March and April 2020, led to “unrest” among P2P investors…. Read More

November 14, 2020 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lee Birkett, Founder at UK-based JustUs, a peer to peer (P2P) lender, has stated that the platform will begin providing P2P owner-occupied residential mortgages (starting in 2021). These mortgages will be available either with or without an exemption from the UK government. Birkett noted that… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore based peer to peer finance platform Funding Societies notes that after several years of laying the groundwork with ESG, they’re proud to confirm that their direct lending entity, FS Capital Pte Ltd (which is part of Funding Societies), was approved in October 2020 to… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrossLend and Dutch crowdfunding platform Geldvoorelkaar.nl have formed a partnership to fund peer to peer loans. Geldvoorelkaar.nl went live in 2010 as the first crowdfunding platform in the Netherlands. In 2019, Geldvoorelkaar.nl was recognized as the market leader in crowdfunding in its home country.  Geldvoorelkaar.nl… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Linell Homes Limited (LHL) says it is resuming the construction of 10 residential dwellings close to Wakefield City Centre due to a £2.1 million CBILS loan provided by  Assetz Capital. LHL says it was compelled to pause construction due to the nationwide lockdown but the… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

auxmoney, a marketplace lending platform that serves both private and institutional investors, is leveraging €500 Million from BNP Paribas to invest in loans originated on the marketplace. auxmoney said it is taking the next big step on its way to becoming one of the leading… Read More

November 7, 2020 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Latvia-based peer to peer (P2P) lender Grupeer noted on November 5, 2020, that it would like to inform its users about the different actions it has taken (as a company) to meet its obligations towards platform investors. Grupeer’s management stated in a blog post that… Read More

November 4, 2020 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) recently filed an 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating its intent to stop offering retail notes by the end of the year. The leading marketplace lender in the US started as a peer to peer lender but over the… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Charm, a UK-based peer-to-peer impact investment platform, successfully secured a total of £273,520 from 547 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round originally sought to raise £100,000 while offering 9.69% in equity at a £2,550,000 pre-money valuation. Launched in 2018,… Read More

November 1, 2020 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robo.cash, a peer to peer (P2P) lending marketplace, has provided an update on the performance of its loan originators in Q3 2020. The Robo.cash team revealed that its Spanish loan originator, Prestamer.es, has managed to record “one of the best results in the whole group.”… Read More