Online Lenders Twino and Via SMS Partner to Enter Asia Pacific Market

February 5, 2020 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois |

Twino and Via SMS, two Latvia based online lending platforms, are joining forces to enter the Asia-Pacific market, according to a release. The two companies are launching a consumer lending platform names Vamo in Vietnam as their first step in the new venture. The two… Read More

Peer to Peer Lending Viainvest Adds Small Business Loans to its Platform

December 14, 2019 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois |

ViaInvest, a peer to peer lender based in Latvia, has added small business loans to its platform. In an email, ViaInvest states: “We are thrilled to inform you, that ViaInvest has expanded its product portfolio by listing business loans on the platform. The first loan… Read More

Peer to Peer Lender Viainvest Announces One Interest Rate for All Loan Originators, Currently 11%

June 20, 2019 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois |

Peer to peer lender Viainvest has circulated an email indicating they have established “one interest rate for all loan originators.” Currently, the interest rate is pegged at 11%. Viainvest, part of the Via SMS Group, is based in Riga, Latvia. The company currently offers small… Read More

P2P Lender VIAINVEST Hits €10 Million in Funded Loans

July 3, 2017 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois |

Newly launched peer to peer lending platform VIAINVEST has announced topping €10 million in loans. The 7 month old Latvian platform said consumer loans issued by VIA SMS Group, came from the Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia and Spain. These loans were funded by investors from more… Read More

Alternative Lending Index Unveils European Cross-Border Lending Opportunities

May 19, 2017 @ 3:15 pm By Therese Torris |

Twino, one of the leading Baltic lending marketplace, has produced in conjunction with KPMG Baltics a report called Alternative Lending Index which assesses the potential of alternative finance in 23 European countries based on a set of economic credit data. While the report does not… Read More

Latvia’s VIA SMS Group Set to Launch New P2P Lending Platform Viainvest

December 1, 2016 @ 5:20 pm By Samantha Hurst |

Latvia-based VIA SMS Group announced this week it is launching Viainvest, a peer-to-peer marketplace for both private and legal entities offering to invest into consumer loans originating from non-banking lenders. While sharing details about Viainvest, Eduards Lapkovskis, member of the board at VIA SMS Group, stated: “By… Read More