Fintech Raisin Acquires German Retirement Savings Specialist fairr in Move to Expand Services

August 27, 2019 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois |

Raisin, a Fintech that provides an online marketplace for savers seeking better returns, has acquired fairr a retirement savings Fintech. Both companies are headquartered in Germany. The acquisition by Raisin comes following a recent funding round of €25 million from Goldman Sachs. The terms of… Read More

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National UK Survey Finds 7 Percent Of Over-65s Will Consider P2P Lending, Following Change In Pension Rules

September 2, 2015 @ 1:04 am By Midori Yoshimura |

A recent national survey in the UK found that 7 per cent of over-65s, about 728,000 people, will consider peer-to-peer lending, according to Yorkshire Building Society, which conducted the survey, and FT Adviser. Yorkshire Building Society is among the largest building societies in the UK, with… Read More

Lending Works Captures £25M of Loans; Debuts New Pension Features

April 10, 2015 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst |

Lending Works, the first peer-to-peer lender to have insurance against borrower default risk, announces that its new features for the UK pensions market are now live. The multiple launches come as Lending Works is well on target to hit their forecasted £25m milestone of loans this… Read More

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