Tagged: peer to peer

July 22, 2020 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech lender and digital bank Zopa has reportedly partnered with UK-based Paylink Solutions, a software developer that provides solutions for the lending and mortgage industries. Zopa, which was recently awarded a full bank license, confirmed that it would be using Paylink’s cloud-powered online income and… Read More

July 18, 2020 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia’s Fintech lending platforms have reported slowing growth in total loan disbursements due to the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting economic challenges. The pandemic has caused many Indonesian startups to become more careful when channeling their credit. The Asian country’s Fintech Lenders Association (AFPI) deputy chairman… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The peer to peer lending (P2P) sector in the UK is currently going through one of its biggest challenges ever, because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Jaidev Janardana, CEO at Zopa, believes a large number of Fintech businesses will be forced to shut down during the… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru is reporting strong results during the first 6 months of 2020. According to a release, the pan-European P2P marketplace for asset-backed loans saw significant year over year growth in revenue of 65% even during the COVID-19 lockdown. Marek Pärtel, co-founder and CEO at EstateGuru,… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Bartaby, CEO at Proplend, a UK-based peer to peer (P2P) lending platform, wants the UK government to end its moratorium of commercial property rents, because he thinks it’s “unfair.” As first reported by Peer2Peer Finance News, Bartaby thinks that it was wrong for the… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, says it plans to promote greater financial inclusion across the globe. The P2P exchange confirmed on July 14, 2020 that it has surpassed $4.6 billion in trading volume and processed around 4.5 million digital wallet… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An Islamic, or Shariah-compliant, peer to peer lending platform has been introduced in the United Kingdom. The new P2P lender aims to provide funding to the nation’s SMEs, which might be struggling to maintain operations due to the economic challenges created by COVID-19. Qardus, an… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital is set to close its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £700,000 raised from close to 600 Seedrs investors. The funding round was launched last month to raise a minimum of £500,000.  As previously reported, Assetz Capital… Read More

July 11, 2020 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Narinder Khattoare, CEO at Kuflink Group, a platform that connects borrowers with lenders, by providing a steady flow of accessible finance and competitive interest rates, claims that UK-based investors are returning to real estate backed peer to peer (P2P) investments. Khattoare noted that investment inflows… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Proplend, a Fintech platform that matches demand for alternative property finance with investor demand for “inflation-beating returns,” has revealed that its loan queries doubled last month (month-on-month). The FCA approved peer to peer (P2P) lending platform claims that it’s expecting several new deals to… Read More

July 6, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

China’s crackdown of the peer to peer lending industry appears to be ongoing with a report today that Weidai, (NYSE:WEI) a P2P platform that raised $45 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange, is said to be under investigation…. Read More

July 4, 2020 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Borrowers that use Indonesia’s peer to peer (P2P) lending platform Investree, which mainly includes local SMEs, had reported a considerable increase in their earnings. They were also able to better scale their business operations after obtaining loans from Investree, according to a recent study conducted… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a unique peer to peer lending firm that focuses on rural businesses, has been approved by the British Business Bank as a lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and will soon be open for CBILS applications, according to a company release…. Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading and fast-growing peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace, recently overtook  LocalBitcoins in weekly global BTC trading volume. Paxful users reportedly traded almost $39.8 million worth of Bitcoin (globally) during the week that ended June 6, 2020. Meanwhile, LocalBitcoins reported around $39.5 million… Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based CapitalStackers, a peer to peer (P2P) lending platform focused on real estate finance, has reportedly repaid £1.4 million (appr. $1.7 million) to investors, despite the socio-economic challenges created due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. CapitalStackers confirmed that it’s planning to introduce an Innovative Finance… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

After an extensive regulatory journey, Zopa has been awarded a full bank  license as it transitions from a top online lender to a Fintech offering a growing portfolio of financial services. Zopa Bank will sit alongside its existing peer to peer business (Zopa Limited), as part… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based banking group and lender Metro Bank is reportedly in advanced talks to purchase p2p lending platform Ratesetter. According to Sky News, the duo has entered into exclusive discussions about the acquisition. Founded in 2010, RateSetter states it offers a “simple and accessible way” to… Read More

June 10, 2020 @ 8:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lenders, Envestio and Kuetzal, have both filed for bankruptcy according to publicly available information. Last January, Crowdfund Insider reported that Envestio and Keutzal were both under duress with some observers calling the online lenders scams. Soon both peer to peer lenders had… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer to peer lender supporting local and rural businesses, is reporting £17.3 million in loans to SMEs during March, April and May – the midst of the COVID-19 induced lockdown. Folk2Folk states that during this period the total value of loans has increased… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TomoChain, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, is reportedly set to launch a new peer-to-peer lending feature this weekend through its newly launched TomoDEX platform. Founded in 2017, TomoChain claims to be the “most effective” platform for the token economy. The platform reported that its mission… Read More