Tagged: p2p

Linked Finance Partners with Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to Lend to Irish SMEs

Linked Finance has partnered with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to lend up to €50 million to Irish SMEs. The loans are said to be issued at a discounted rate. Linked Finance is a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform serving smaller firms in Ireland…. Read More

Remember Lufax? It is now trading at an all time low of Around $2 a Share

Once one of the largest peer-to-peer lenders in the world, China’s Lufax (NYSE:LU) has hit an all-time low trading on the NYSE. The bid-ask of shares is around $2.17. A year ago, it was trading at over $10 a share, thus delivering a spectacular collapse… Read More

UK’s P2P Lending Market Experienced Steady Growth in 2023 and It’s Set to Continue Expanding in 2024, Sourced Capital Claims

The UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market witnessed “rapid” growth in 2023 and is set to continue into 2024, according to an update from  Sourced Capital. Although the market is growing according to reports from certain industry participants, there are many platforms/firms that have exited the… Read More

European P2P Lending Market Is Expected to Continue Growing in 2024, Analysts at Robocash Claim

The European continental P2P lending market is “subject to localized randomness, especially in times of crises,” according to an update shared by Robocash. Robo.cash analysts studied “the exposure of the continental European P2P lending market to the randomization effect.” The analysis included 54 European platforms… Read More

SaveLend Announces New CFO

SaveLend Group AB has announced the appointment of Jenny Gabrielsson as its new Chief Financial Officer. She will replace Jonas Ahlberg, who will remain with the company, continuing as Deputy CEO. SaveLend offers a savings platform (SaveLend) and the billing platform Billecta. SaveLend offers peer-to-peer… Read More

A Decade of Peer to Peer Lending: Folk2Folk

  While many P2P lenders have fallen to the wayside or moved on to accepting only institutional funding, Folk2Folk perseveres with its original mission. Today, Folk2Folk claims the title of the UK’s largest peer-to-peer lending platform in terms of cumulative lending, having facilitated £653 million… Read More

Flour Mill Cairnspring Mills Tops $1 Million in Just One Hour on Steward

Cairnspring Mills has raised over $1 million on Steward in just one hour, receiving the backing of 196 investors, according to a note from the platform. Cairnspring Mills went on to raise $2.8 million. Cairnspring Mills is a “craft flour mill” located in Washington’s Skagit… Read More

P2P Lender Rebuildingsociety Denied Approval for Crypto Promotion Service, Imperils Partnership with Binance

Posted on the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) registry today, peer-to-peer lender Rebuildingsociety was denied the ability to approve any financial promotion for a “Qualifying Cryptoasset for communication by an unauthorized person” and must withdraw any current promotion by tomorrow. After Rebuildingsociety has withdrawn all… Read More

Fagura, a Fintech that Has Raised Money on Seedrs, Approved to Offer Crowdfunding

Fagura (Honeycomb in Romanian), a digital banking and alternative investment platform, has been approved to offer investment crowdfunding in the EU. Fagura is an Estonian Fintech that is said to be building a digital bank. The company has raised growth capital twice on Seedrs, totaling… Read More

P2P Investing Report: Funds Invested via European Peer to Peer Platforms Increased by 48% YoY, Reaching €300M Per Month in May 2023

Over the summer, the number of monthly visits to the most popular European continental P2P platforms grew by 22.5%, according to an update shared by UnaFinancial (formerly doing business as Robo.cash). The analysis of monthly traffic by UnaFinancial of the websites of leading European P2P… Read More

DLT Adoption: P2P Layer of Internet Computer Introduces QUIC for State Sync

Until now, state sync on the Internet Computer used the legacy P2P layer, which works over TCP. The new P2P layer is tailored for state sync and “uses the QUIC transport protocol, making it simpler, more performant, secure and ready for future evolution.” The Internet… Read More

Investment Platform Robocash Reports Solid Results, Key Changes in August 2023

Robocash notes that the month of July turned out to be “active,” which is reflected in the key monthly figures. For now, Robo.cash says they are still “keeping a low-key offer and waiting for updates from the business.” As covered, Robo.cash has announced upcoming changes… Read More

P2P Investment Platforms Are Now Satisfying Key Requirements, Metrics Significantly Faster, Analysis Reveals

P2P platforms used to take about 5 years to reach key metrics, whereas in current conditions, new companies need just 3 years to do so, according to a recent update shared by Robo.cash. Robocash platform analysts have reportedly looked into three parameters “as the main… Read More

Binance Halts Peer to Peer Crypto Transactions in Russia After Potentially Failing to Adhere to Sanctions Enforcement Requirements

P2P digital currency exchanges have reportedly assisted crypto traders with circumventing globally-enforced sanctions against Russia’s banking institutions. Crypto exchange Binance‘s recent activities might worsen its regulatory challenges in the US. The recent crackdown attempts to place a ban on transactions completed with payment cards that… Read More

Berlin’s Open-Source Web Builder Anytype Announces $13.4M Round Following Launch of Open Beta

Anytype – the peer-to-peer web builder designed to “restore our digital freedoms and put the power of our digital lives back in our hands” – is announcing it has raised a $13.4 million round led by Balderton Capital. Inflection and Square One also “participated, as… Read More

P2P Lending, Risky Assets May Become Effective Strategy for Diversifying Investment Portfolios, Report Claims

P2P lending together with “risky assets” has all the potential to become an effective strategy for diversifying investment portfolios in terms of risk and return, according to an update from Robo.cash. Analysts of the Robo.cash platform have reportedly “studied multiple portfolio combinations using the Sharpe… Read More

Online Lending Platform for Farms: Co-Founder Dan Miller Shares Update on Steward

A couple of years ago, a new online lending platform – Steward, was launched as the “world’s first CrowdFarming platform.” Steward was founded by Dan Miller, the co-founder of Fundrise, a prominent real estate investment platform. Miller had exited his leadership role at Fundrise and… Read More

UK’s P2P Lending Platform FOLK2FOLK Reports that Investors Earned £14M in Interest

FOLK2FOLK, which claims to be the UK’s leading peer-to-peer lending platform connecting Investors with regional and rural businesses, is pleased to announce that its dedicated community of Investors “earned £14.2 million in interest during the last tax year (2022/2023).” According to the firm, this achievement… Read More

Investment Platforms: Average Rate of Return via European P2P Market Continues to Increase, Report Claims

According to the results of June, the average rate of return on the European P2P market “was 10.4%, up 0.2% compared to May,” the team at Robocash noted in a blog post. The bond market also “showed positive shifts.” the Robo.cash team revealed in their… Read More

Digital Assets: Bybit P2P Crypto Trading Provides Instant On-Chain Deposits to Clients’ Web3 Wallets

Bybit, which claims to be one of Coingecko’s top-five cryptocurrency exchanges, is pleased to announce that users can now “buy crypto on-chain using Bybit’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service.” The P2P enhancement currently “allows for the purchase of USDT using more than 62 fiat currencies, with… Read More

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