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P2PFA Boosts Standards for P2P Lending in UK as Leading Fintech Sector Continues to Grow

The P2PFA has announced revisions to the UK peer to peer lending industry standards it sets for its member platforms. The P2PFA represents the most prestigious online lenders in the country and has been at the forefront of developing a stringent set of principles that… Read More

Quantuma Joins UK Peer to Peer Finance Association

Quantuma, a corporate recovery and business advisory firm that works with several peer-to-peer lending platforms, has joined the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA). Earlier this year, the P2PFA announced the creation of Associate Members to broaden its membership beyond strict lending platforms. At… Read More

UK P2PFA: Peer to Peer Lending Exhibits Steady Growth in Q3 2017

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has published their quarterly numbers on sector growth for the third quarter of 2017. Covering the period between July and September 2017,  the P2PFA says the numbers confirm continued steady growth in levels of new lending and… Read More

RateSetter Withdraws From the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association [u]

On Friday, P2P lending platform RateSetter announced it has withdrawn from the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA). This news comes less than a month after the online lender was hit with a series of significant operational challenges as several large loans have struggled. RateSetter stated; “Following our… Read More

UK P2PFA: Peer to Peer Lending Rises in Q2

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) is out with their 2nd quarter aggregate numbers for their member platforms. Robert Pettigrew, Director of the P2PFA, commented on the release pointing to the quarter over quarter increase in lending; “Comparing the performance of P2PFA platforms… Read More

P2PFA Announces New Associate Membership, Publishes Names of First New Members

The Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has created a new category of membership to boost its ranks and add perspective to the association that represents the UK’s top online lenders. The P2PFA was established in 2011 as the industry gained traction, acting as the representative and self-regulatory… Read More

P2PFA Publishes Q1 Peer to Peer Lending Data: “Impressive Expansion in Lending Volumes”

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has published its first quarter peer to peer lending data from its nine member platforms. The P2PFA reports that cumulative levels of lending neared £8.5 billion with loan originations in excess of £1 billion during the first… Read More

Lending Works Reopens Window for ISA Contributions

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Works announced on Friday it has reopened the window for ISA contributions. The platform claimed it is the first P2PFA member to launch an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) last week and filled its first ISA tranche of £2.5 million within 24… Read More

P2P Lender Folk2Folk Joins Peer to Peer Finance Association

Peer to peer lender Folk2Folk has joined the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA).  The P2PFA is acknowledged as a stamp of quality operations as members are held to a high standard and required to follow certain transparency guidelines.  According to the P2PFA website, the… Read More

Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana on Partnerships, Banking Services & P2P Lending Trends

Online lending experienced a challenging year in 2016. Regardless of your base of operations, unexpected events created a bumpy ride for many platforms in this sector of finance. Crowdfund Insider last spoke to Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana in mid-2016, just prior to the UK’s decision… Read More

UK P2PFA Publishes Q4 Data: Ongoing Growth Indicative of Confidence

Fourth Quarter UK Peer to Peer Lending Hits £844 Million The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has published Q4 data for both SME and consumer lending. The P2PFA said “fourth quarter of 2016 has demonstrated continued growth, with the expansion in lending volumes… Read More

FCA Interim Crowdfunding Report Released: Regulatory Update Foreshadows Future Rule Changes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released their much anticipated interim report on debt and equity crowdfunding. The document addresses both peer to peer lending and investment crowdfunding platforms and the current state of operations as the new approach to capital formation evolves. Andrew Bailey,… Read More

UK P2PFA Data: Over £700 Million in New P2P Lending During Q3

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has released data for member platforms for Q3 2016. According to their numbers, new P2P loans hit £700,374,000 driving cumulative lending to just under £6.5 billion. Aggregate lending was an improvement over year prior quarter indicating ongoing… Read More

UK P2P Finance Association Releases Major Research on Economics of Peer to Peer Lending

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has released a commissioned study on the economics of the peer to peer lending market in the UK.  The independent assessment, provided by the economic consulting firm of Oxera, analysed the risks, costs and benefits of peer-to-peer… Read More

FCA Chief Told Parliament Committee Crowdfunding is Too Small to Be Systemically Important

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chief Executive Andrew Bailey gave a Parliament Treasury Committee a crash course on Crowdfunding 101 this past June.  The letter by Bailey was recently posted on the Treasury Committee website, along with a statement from Andrew Tyrie MP, Chairman of the Committee,… Read More

Dear Mr. Bailey, “The Peer-to-Peer Lending Sector Has Embraced a Level of Transparency Which is Unrivaled in Financial Services”

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association has released a letter addressed to Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, buttressing their position regarding the recent dialogue with the House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee. This past June, Andrew Tyrie, MP, Chairman of the Committee,… Read More

UK P2PFA Releases Peer to Peer Lending Data for Q2 as Growth Slows

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has released its second quarter numbers for 2016. The P2PFA was founded in 2011 as a self-regulatory body for the sector to promote high standards of conduct and consumer protection and represents the largest P2P lenders in… Read More

UK Crowdfunding Industry Comments on FCA’s Call for Input on Rules

As announced earlier today, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has requested feedback from interested parties regarding the regulatory environment for debt and investment-based crowdfunding. The process is part of an anticipated periodic review of this new form of finance. Original rules were enacted in 2014…. Read More

UK P2PFA: FCA Regulatory Review is an Opportunity to Ensure Protection, Innovation & Competition

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has released a comment on the forthcoming review of crowdfunding rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The P2PFA called the post-implementation review of crowdfunding rules an opportunity to ensure an appropriate balance of regulation protecting investors… Read More

Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana: Leading UK P2P Lending with Superior Service, Transparency and Cutting-Edge Fintech

Armed with an undergraduate degree in Electronics from Dharmsinh Desai University and MBAs from both the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and McGill University, Jaidev Janardana spent 12 years with Capital One, in the US and the UK. He was the CMO for Capital One UK, responsible… Read More

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