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CG24 Group Analysis

Personal Debt
Car Debt
Small Business Debt
Peer-to-Peer Lending

Last updated in February 2023.

What is CG24 Group?

CreditGate24 is one of the leading Swiss P2P lending platforms. Launched in 2015, it covers all main debt investments, from personal to business to real estate loans. CreditGate24 has funded 1.15 billion CHF worth of loans to date - see CreditGate24 statistics for more historical performance insights.

Key Takeaways

  • A mature, VC-backed platform, well-established in the Swiss financial scene
  • Very diversified investment options; a “risk-pooling” feature to distribute default risk
  • Undisclosed performance data, including return and default rates; 3-8% nominal interest rates

How CG24 Group Works

Firstly, CreditGate24 offers investments in three loan types:

  • Personal loans help finance individual expenses on education, housing, healthcare, car purchases, etc. They can amount up to CHF 5 million and last from 12 to 84 months.
  • Real estate loans with property collateral are granted to property developers for up to three years.
  • Business loans are serviced under the Advanon brand and cover both long- and short-term financing options for Swiss SMEs.

Secondly, investors can take several ways to invest in the underlying debt:

  • Direct-Invest is a solution for an average retail investor and allows manual investing from CHF 500 per project.
  • Premium-Mandate is a “VIP service” that includes personalized investment strategies. The minimum investment is high at CHF 100,000.
  • Investment Products are for investors who do not want to invest in individual loans and offer indirect investments via bonds or funds serviced by CG24’s partner companies.

Most personal and business loans are unsecured. CreditGate24 assesses each investment opportunity on a scale from triple-A to E. The platform also runs a “risk-pooling” feature. It’s essentially a solidarity arrangement in which investors share risk within the same rating grade. This means that if a borrower defaults on an A-rated loan, the loss will be allocated proportionally to all investors owning any A-rated investment.

Investors can buy and sell investments on a secondary market. There is no auto-invest option, although Premium-Mandate investors receive investment offers tailored to their risk profile. 

CG24 Group Returns & Fees

CG24 Group doesn’t publish historical performance data nor advertise a set return rate. Interest rates vary from 3% to 8% before fees and defaults.

Investor fees vary from 0.25% on short-term loans, 1% for business, and 1.25% for personal loans, to 0.486% – 2.726% on real estate loans. For a detailed price breakdown, see the CG24 Group fee overview.

CG24 Group Management

Christoph Mueller founded CreditGate24 and remains its Chairman and CEO.

The company has received several rounds of pre-seed, seed, and series A venture capital funding. The largest investor seems to be a Swiss VC fund – Impact51. In 2020, CG24 Group (previously named CreditGate24) acquired Advanon – another leading Swiss P2P business lending platform and operates both ventures under the CG24 Group. Since 2016, it has also cooperated with Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, whose clients are offered to apply for loans directly via CreditGate24.

CG24 Group does not disclose financial statements.

Special Considerations

CG24 Group is a well-recognized player on the Swiss fintech scene. CG24 Group won the banking and fintech-focused BBVA Open Talent Awards in Zurich in 2018 and was included in the 25 most promising Swiss start-ups in 2020.

Corporate Social Responsibility seems to be important for CG24 Group, too. They support, for example, coffee farming in Ethiopia as well as several local social initiatives.