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August 21, 2016 @ 6:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a European peer to peer lender based in Estonia, has been on a big push to bring greater clarity and transparency to their lending platform. The initiative is not a requirement but a strategic decision to drive investor confidence and utilization. Last month, Crowdfund… Read More

July 31, 2016 @ 8:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently European marketplace/P2P lender Bondora has been publishing a series of updates on the operation and management of the growing online lender. A recent post stated; “…[we have been] sharing detailed information on how Bondora is managed and operated. We promised that over the coming months… Read More

May 2, 2016 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

European peer to peer lender Bondora announced last week that it has developed its very own cash flow page, which is aimed to build a useful analytical tool for all of its users. The website shared: “We decided to fill you in on the journey how… Read More

March 26, 2016 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Pärtel Tomberg, CEO of Bondora, spoke about his platform’s plans for 2016 in a recent interview.  According to Bondora, one of the objectives for coming months is to “improve the loans quality in all [their] markets”. “We strive for a more secured but faster loan… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

European peer to peer lender Bondora is now regulated by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority the financial regulatory body of the country. According to Bondora, the process has taken nearly a year to complete and has been described as “very thorough” with “very stringent requirements”… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Estonia-based Bondora, a marketplace lending platform, has now surpassed € 1 million in loans processed via their site. Out of these applications € 150 million in loans have been approved and investors have funded over € 52 million. Bondora CEO and co-founder Pärtel  Tomberg commented on topping the… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Estonia-based marketplace lending platform Bondora is now 7 years old. Hard to believe the platform has been around such a long time. CEO and co-founder, Pärtel Tomberg, commented on their anniversary. “It’s a great pleasure to celebrate Bondora’s 7th birthday with our community of investors and… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Pan-European peer to peer lending platform Bondora has become the first online lender in Europe to open its API to the public.  The program interface is available to both retail and institutional P2P/ marketplace investors. This update to their lending ecosystem should facilitate investor access… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Estonia based Bondora has topped a significant milestone. According to the peer-to-peer lender, as of yesterday they have surpassed €50 million in loans.  Their base of investors, at last count, stands at 12,641.  Their site states these investors come from 37 different countries. Borrowers now number… Read More

December 27, 2015 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

European peer to peer lender Bondora has closed out 2015 having funded over € 24 million in loans.  Bondora is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority having received interim approval in May of 2015.  The company has applied for full FCA authorisation, an expensive and rigorous… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 8:33 am By Pärtel Tomberg  |  

The peer-to-peer lending market is looking for another massive growth from 2016, but before holiday season kicks in, we here at Bondora have decided to dig deeper to see what will be the underlying trends shaping the surging industry in the new year. INSTITUTIONAL MONEY We… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bondora, a pan-European marketplace lender, opens to accredited investors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia. The platform now allows global accredited investors to invest directly into personal unsecured loans across three European markets including Spain,… 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

September 7, 2015 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Bondora announced late last month its forthcoming API.  Last week, the Estonia based direct lender released its Beta version of the API allowing individuals to access data directly. The Bondora API is a sandboxed, test environment that emulates the forthcoming… Read More

August 23, 2015 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, previously doing business as isePankur, is one of the faster growing peer-to-peer lending platforms in Europe. Based in Estonia, but also approved by the FCA in the UK, Bondora recently updated its legal approach to dealing with loans in default. Loans that go bad are… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Jevgenijs Kazanins  |  

Earlier this year the Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, in co-operation with professional services firm E&Y, released a pan-European study of the alternative finance market. The study, titled “Moving Mainstream”, can be considered the most comprehensive study on the subject released to… Read More

November 8, 2014 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondora, a fast growing peer to peer lending platform based in Estonia recently shared some comparison data on how their platform matches up agains some of their peers.  Granted this is their perspective but it is interesting none the less. Bondora, previously known as isePankur,… Read More

September 15, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Although you may not have heard of Bondora, if you follow the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry, you most likely will soon. Bondora is one of the fastest growing peer-to-peer lenders in the world and they are operating in a market with few competitors. Bondora is… Read More