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In the last two articles, we compared P2P lending to traditional investments in stocks and bonds. One of the key takeaways was that P2P loans

In the previous article within this P2P lending vs. traditional financial instruments series, we looked at how P2P lending compares to stocks. We concluded that

From old-school investments in art, wine, antiques or precious metals through niche financial assets such as hedge funds, venture capital and private equity to modern

This is the August Funding Volume Report published by P2P Market Data. We publish a new funding volume report on a monthly basis as we

This is the first funding volume report published by P2P Market Data and in the future a new post will be published on a monthly

Online P2P lending began in 2005 with the launch of Zopa in the UK. Back then, “niche” or “ephemeral” at best, if not “shady”, have been some of the most eagerly used words to describe the baby sector. Fifteen years on, people lend and borrow billions of

The blockchain technology that empowers cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and peer-to-peer lending is a natural fit that might help overcome some of the inherent

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is one of the fastest-growing trends in the world of finance as more and more people start to turn to financial solutions

The biggest and best displayed P2P Lending & Crowdinvesting Portfolios by displayed online for everyone to follow. You will find portfolios from the most famous bloggers in the world within the area of Peer-to-Peer investing!

Provision funds are designed to reduce the risk of investing in P2P lending by creating a safety buffer that P2P platforms can use to anticipate

Before carrying out bigger investments, it is normal to be worried about to what extent your investment will be safe. This article will dive into

If you are looking for investment opportunities that are risk free, you might as well prepare yourself to be disappointed. There is no such thing

Passive income comes in various shapes and forms depending on how and in what you dedicate your resources and time. The passive investment opportunities are

Even for relatively large charity or social enterprises, it can be challenging to find sufficient unrestricted funds via bank finance to scale up their activities

In this Guest Post, Roxana (CSO at Blend Network) provides a brief guide to how her property lending platform performs due diligence and talks about what really matters for P2P Lending due diligence in 5 key steps.

Peer-to-Peer lending is a form of debt-based crowdfunding enabled by online P2P lending platforms that connect borrowers and lenders by circumventing conventional loan processes, requirements

The first thing an investor in P2P lending and other types of crowdinvesting must do before investing on a P2P platform is to get an

Pursuing an MBA or other types of higher education requires financing – especially if you are aiming for a program at a top university. In

The main reasons startups, such as many P2P lending platforms, sell ownership when seeking funding are to speedup growth and get the right people on

This article will cover all Buyback Guarantees and Provision Funds offered by P2P Lending Platforms. There are many different ways the platforms promise to ensure

Chinese crowdfunding and especially the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry in China has experienced some turbulent years – and probably will in the coming years as

In balance sheet lending (also called portfolio lending), the platform entity provides a loan directly to a consumer or business borrower. As p2p platforms involved

Invoice trading is also known as p2p invoice finance or invoice crowdlending and is a type of peer-to-peer lending that allows individuals or institutional investors

Business crowdlending or p2p business lending is a type of lending-based crowdfunding where individuals or institutional funders will provide a loan to a business borrower

Consumer crowdlending or p2p consumer lending covers unsecured loans to private individuals funded by either individuals or institutional funders. The loans can have a high

24 ideas to make money and earn passive income with P2P Lending in Europe. Earn interest by lending your Euro to SME Businesses, Real Estate

Skin in the game in p2p lending is a term used to describe the situation where P2P loan originators are risking losing their own money

Have you noticed there are significantly different online lending models in the so-called P2P Lending market? This short article will take you through the differences

What is Diversification? Diversification is a risk management technique used to create variety in the investments of your portfolio. The idea behind diversification techniques to

The importance of investment structure in peer-to-peer lending is often overlooked, but how the loans you are investing in are structured can have a massive

Secondary markets in peer-to-peer lending are marketplaces that allow you to buy and sell already funded loans after the repayment period has begun. This allows

In peer-to-peer lending, a Loan Originator (LO) is a sales entity that uses marketing to acquire borrowers looking for a loan. Loan originators are acting

In P2P lending, a buyback guarantee is a contract between the lender and the loan originator, with the purpose of protecting lenders against borrower defaults.