Tagged: peer to peer

October 13, 2015 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

In an unsettling about face TrustBuddy, a peer to peer lending platform based in Stockholm, has shut down.  The home page has transitioned from lending platform into a public statement (republished below) in both Swedish and English explaining a series of alleged misconduct; “An investigation… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Landbay has announced a site redesign and rebranding of its services that target the buy-to-let mortgage sector. Landbay hired creative agency Minimart to reposition the firm. Landbay explained that as the P2P sector continues to build public awareness, Landbay views… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 1:35 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Faircent has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Aarin Capital, a fund led by Infosys’ former CFO and chairman of Manipal Global Education T.V. Mohandas Pai, according to the Economic Times’ ET Tech, citing people aware of the development. Pai will also join the… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 11:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Market Authority in New Zealand is increasing the amount of competition in the online lending space. The FMA has now approved the application of Lending Crowd – the 4th P2P lender to join the arena alongside other established lending platforms. Lending Crowd will… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulatory consultancy Bovill states that many aspiring peer to peer lending platforms are having a change of heart.  According to a release published by the firm, 26% of P2P lending applicants have withdrawn their request as they are concerned they will not be able to meet… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On October 1st, the Crowdster Board of Directors and major investor, Canrock Ventures, announced the appointment of Joe Ferraro as the new CEO. The leadership change signals a strategic transformation at the software company that launched its crowdfunding platform in 2014. Crowdster chairman, Mark Fasciano,… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

  Lending Loop, a new peer to peer lending platform, has launched in Canada to allow ordinary Canadians the ability to invest in small businesses across the country. The site actually went live this past June. The creation of co-founders Cato Pastoll and Brandon Vlaar,… Read More

October 12, 2015 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK-based peer to peer lending platform that targets the mortgage market, has reported a profit of £3.1 million on revenue of £15 million for the year ending March 2015.  LendInvest reported a profit in 2014 of £1.2 million on revenue of £5 million…. Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

A web platform that tracks peer to peer lending in China has stated that September was another record month for online lenders. According to a report in the ShanghaiDaily, P2P transactions hit 115.2 billion RMB ($18.1 billion USD) last month. Online Lending House stated monthly… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Landbay, a UK based peer to peer lending platform that finances buy-to-let mortgages, has been invited to join the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) as a full member. This is a first for a P2P platform and comes at a time when the FCA is… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 10:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora has crossed the Atlantic. This is according to multiple reports that the Estonian based platform has entered North American, skipping the US, and heading due North. Quoted in the Globe & Mail, Partel Tomberg, Bondora co-founder and CEO, stated; “We are able to provide investors… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

RateSetter, a UK-based peer to peer lending platform first opened up for operations in 2010, completing its first loan on October 7th.  Since that date, the online lending platform has matched over £815 million in loans, paid almost £25 million in interest to investors and… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 9:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2BInvestor, an online lending platform that provides asset backed lending to SMEs, has forged its “first of several” partnerships with institutional investor HCG Fund Management. HCG, based in North Carolina, is very interested in P2P/Marketplace Lending opportunities of investing in loans. HCG was said to be… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

ZenCap, a one-year-old Berlin-based direct lending platform is presently the fastest growing site in continental Europe.  According to data published by AltFi, ZenCap has generated Year over Year growth of an astounding 445.3%.  The next closest growth rate is of Auxmoney at less than half that… Read More

October 2, 2015 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fincera, a company that started in the transportation and automotive leasing business, is getting out of this sector to focus on internet finance.  The company announced earlier this week that “the company’s legacy truck leasing business ceased initiating new leases in August 2015.”  It’s internet… Read More

October 2, 2015 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cross River Bank, chartered in the state of New Jersey, has joined with Marlette Funding on a joint $100 million securitization transaction targeting the Marketplace Lending sector. This transaction is said to be the first completed jointly by an FDIC insured bank with a marketplace… Read More

October 2, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orchard, an important participant in the online lending world, benefits from a unique perspective.  The company powers the digital pipes that channel billions of dollars of institutional money into marketplace lending platforms.  As a valued partner in the P2P / Marketplace lending space, Orchard took… Read More

October 2, 2015 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Prosper has announced a new milestone. The marketplace lending platform has topped $5 billion in loans matched via its platform.  According to Prosper, the lending platform had a record quarter of $1.070 billion in loans.  Only a year ago, Prosper passed the $2 billion mark…. Read More

October 2, 2015 @ 1:59 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Just one year after France passed legislation permitting crowdsourced loans for small businesses, peer-to-peer platform Lendix has become the first to raise €1m in France for a company in a single transaction, according to the Financial Times. €1m, the maximum the new law permits, was raised for… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lending is undergoing a bit of an introspective period.  The US Department of Treasury published a request for information which posed multiple questions to industry participants and interested observers.  The UK P2PFA took the opportunity to share their point of view from across the… Read More