Tagged: peer to peer

February 29, 2016 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Works is hoping to launch their IFISA product on April 6th, just like most other peer to peer lending platforms. They too, like many others, are awaiting final approval by the FCA to offer the new saving vehicle. According to Lending Works, current regulation… Read More

February 28, 2016 @ 8:58 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

At age 22, recent George Washington University grad Julia Kurnia co-founded the world’s first microfinance organization built entirely from crowdfunding capital sourced over the internet, using funds raised from Kiva.org in Senegal, West Africa. She spent the next four years managing U.S. government grants to small businesses in… Read More

February 27, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC (LSE:VSL), a publicly traded fund that invests in online lending platforms and assets, continues to see a strong pipeline of investment opportunities within the online lending sector. This is according to VPCs most recent report. The investment manager of the… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The forthcoming Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) launches on April 6, 2016.  This new savings vehicle is expected to drive value for both investors and peer to peer lenders alike.  For investors, the benefit is a better risk-adjusted return. All peer to peer lenders deliver far… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 2:06 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

UK investment for financial technology (FinTech) firms increased by 35 percent to $901M across 72 deals, according to statistics compiled through PitchBook by Innovate Finance, the not-for-profit membership association for global FinTech. The rise in UK investment was led by large funding rounds from Funding… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, UK-based peer-to-peer lender, Wellesley & Co., announced it has appointed former chief risk officer and board director of the Ulster Bank Group, Stephen Bell, as group chief risk officer. In addition to his most recent role as CRO for Ulster Bank, Bell has a wealth… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lemonade has hired Professor Dan Ariely as Chief Behavioral Officer.  Ariely is a heavy-hitter when it comes to Behavioral Economics.  His bio lists his current status as a professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. But a recent Tweet by Dan is telling… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Jake Wombwell-Povey, CEO & co-founder of Goji Holdings – a service provider for P2P platforms offering Innovative Finance ISAs (IFISA), has shared a comment letter submitted to HM Revenue & Customs.  According to the missive, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HMRC are not quite… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Latvia’s peer-to-peer lending marketplace Mintos announced it has closed its seed funding round, which has attracted €2 million from Skillion Ventures, a Riga-based venture capital firm. Mintos is an aggregation platform that allows investors to access loans originated on a plethora of platforms –… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender ThinCats has topped £150 million in loans since its founding in 2010. ThinCats is an online lender that provides access to capital for British SMEs. The P2P lender shared the top four sector loan beneficiaries over past five years include financial… Read More

February 21, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The government crackdown on internet finance, probably best exemplified by the Ezubao collapse and incarceration of the P2P lenders executives, has slowed the growth of the online lending industry.  According to a report in China News, as of January, there were 2771 platforms in operations in… Read More

February 21, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Winter report includes a discussion on the marketplace lending sector. More specifically, the portion authored by Angela Herrboldt, Senior Examination Specialist Division of Risk Management Supervision, reviews risk and the importance of bankers and examiners understanding this fast… Read More

February 19, 2016 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard has updated their Lendscape infographic once again.  As the online lending ecosystem has matured, Orchard has periodically created a visualization depicting the intertwining relationships from investor to borrower.  Orchard is uniquely positioned as they channel much of the capital flowing between big money and… Read More

February 19, 2016 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital states that its Quick Access Account (QAA) has seen over £22.7 million invested in their new service. Byt March that number is expected to hit £30 million.  QAA competes with bank savings accounts by providing a higher rate of return for savers will… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Orchard platform, the company at the epicenter of marketplace lending, has published a thought-provoking missive that makes one wonder about the state of the economy.  David Snitkof, co-founder and data guru at Orchard, states that after only 6 weeks in – 2016 is a very… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Moscow-based Finstar Financial Group has acquired a controlling stake (51%) in Prestamos Prima. According to the company, Prestamos Prima has been operating in the non-bank lending and alternative finance market, specifically Spain, since 2012. Prestamos Prima operates Viventor, a peer to peer investing platform open… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa has announced it will launch a trio of new products to replace its existing lending offerings. The new products; Zopa Access, Zopa Classic and Zopa Plus, are designed to offer more choice and flexibility to lenders.  For current lenders, Zopa… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

    The University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and Nesta have released their much-anticipated report on alternative forms of finance tracking results for 2015. The research was completed in partnership with KPMG and with the support of CME Group Foundation. Entitled”Pushing Boundaries”, the… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

ArchOver, a peer to peer or “B2B crowdlending platform”, has facilitated a sizeable £2.3 million loan to provide working capital to Duradiamond. The deal is stated to be a record-breaking amount for not just the online lender but for the industry as a whole.  Duradiamond… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zoopla (LSE:ZPLA) has invested an undisclosed sum in peer to peer mortgage lender Landbay.  The announcement was revealed in a corporate filing by Zoopla as well as a statement on the Landbay site.  Zoopla also announced partnership/investments in PropertyDetective, FixFlo and Trussle, each representing an important vertical… Read More