Learn about Alternative Investing

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 overview of the risks involved and check if the platform is trustworthy.

Pursuing an MBA or other types of higher education requires financing – especially if you are aiming for a program at a top university. In recent years a new trend for financing Student Loans has risen, the so called Peer-to-Peer Student Lending.

The main reasons startups, such as many P2P lending platforms, sell ownership when seeking funding are to speedup growth and in this world it is natural for them to use equity crowdfunding platforms to finance themselves. Here is what you need to know.

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 cashflow to lenders, here is an overview of all the available options out there.

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 well. From being almost nonexistent in 2012, to becoming perhaps nonexistent.

China is the world’s largest contributor when it comes to funds raised through crowdfunding. In China, crowdfunding as a source of finance has emerged quickly and evolved with incredible speed. However, only recently the sector has pressured.

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 to purchase invoices or receivable notes from a business at a discount.

Crowdfunding in Europe consists of different types of alternative financing of which p2p consumer lending with a 42% market cap is the largest. The highest funding volume still originates from the UK followed by France, Germany and the Netherlands.

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 – typically a small or medium-sized enterprise.

Consumer crowdlending or p2p consumer lending covers unsecured loans to private individuals funded by either individuals. The loans can have a high variety of possible uses, such as loans for cars, refinancing, travel, wedding, or student loans.

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 Developers, Consumers and other alternative investments all over Europe.

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 together with lenders buying their approved loans. The skin in the game is usually between 5 % and 15 %.