Has Kuetzal lent €850,000 to a fake petrol company?
Background Earlier this year, ExploreP2P listed a €850,000 loan made by Latvian P2P platform Kuetzal to a company called Alborg Petrol as the loan we did NOT like, in our …
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What are the best and worst P2P loans right now? Edition #11
Our pick of the best P2P loans This post is part of a regular series where we highlight what we think are some of the best P2P loans available in …
Mintos lenders are defaulting – here’s 5 things you should know
What’s going on at Mintos right now? Mintos has announced that it is issuing a notice of default against one of its lenders – Rapido. The background to this is …
British site FundingSecure has closed down. We are not surprised – here’s why
FundingSecure has gone into administration British P2P investment site FundingSecure has gone into administration. This means that it has been declared insolvent and will likely cease lending operations. This announcement …
What are the best and worst P2P loans right now? Edition #10
Our pick of the best P2P loans This post is part of a regular series where we highlight what we think are some of the best P2P loans available in …
CrowdProperty CEO Mike Bristow explains why his site is doing well, where others have failed
CrowdProperty has an excellent track record so far, with a focus on strong real estate expertise A few months ago we were contacted by Mike Bristow, CEO of British P2P …
Who are the best lenders on Peerberry? Our Peerberry lender ratings
Last updated 19 June 2020 Peerberry is a multi-lender P2P investment site Peerberry is a European P2P investment site that has been growing very quickly and adding lenders to its …
We watch P2P volumes closely. Here’s why you should too.
Successful P2P investment sites need volumes P2P sites have big fixed costs. They have to pay for a minimum number of staff. Developers, a finance team, compliance, customer service and …
What are the best and worst P2P loans right now? Edition #9
Our pick of the best P2P loans This post is part of a regular series where we highlight what we think are some of the best P2P loans available in …
Peerberry is one of the hottest European P2P sites right now. We talk with their new CEO Arūnas Lekavičius
Peerberry is a slick European P2P investment site offering loans from multiple lenders PeerBerry has been one of the most popular P2P sites we have listed on Explore P2P over …
Are you investing ‘dumb money’?
Lending to businesses is complex. Investors need skill, knowledge and some luck Unsecured business loans are the most difficult P2P loans to analyse. Why? To do it properly, you need …
What are the best and worst P2P loans right now? Edition #8
Our pick of the best P2P loans This post is part of a regular series where we highlight what we think are some of the best P2P loans available in …
There’s a big P2P conference coming up in Riga
Conferences are normally boring and very expensive Many industry conferences can be boring and cost thousands of Euros/Pounds/Dollars to attend. However there is a conference coming up in Riga next …
Do you have buyback loans in your P2P portfolio? Here’s how the ‘fine print’ could be costing you money
Buyback guarantees are awesome – but the details matter Many P2P investment sites offer ‘buyback guarantees’. That means, if a borrower misses payments, the original lender will buy back the …
Secrets – what P2P investment sites tell you and what they really mean
The best P2P investors ‘read between the lines’ Most P2P investment sites provide a lot of information about the loans they offer. There will be information about the borrower, the …
What are the best and worst P2P loans right now? Edition #7
Our pick of the best P2P loans This post is part of a regular series where we highlight what we think are some of the best P2P loans available in …
Who are the best lenders on Viventor? Our Viventor lender ratings
Latest update: 26 June 2020 Viventor is a multi-lender P2P investment site. Like Mintos, but much smaller Viventor is a European P2P investment site that has been quietly growing and …
Loanpad offers low risk, well designed P2P products. We speak with CEO Louis Schwartz
Loanpad is a new British P2P site. It offers cleverly structured, lower risk investments The British P2P market is the largest and most sophisticated in the world. Dozens of investment …
Twino’s auditors raise ‘going concern’ risks following failed expansion strategy
Twino has been struggling Twino is a well known P2P investment site based in Latvia, with lending subsidiaries in several countries. In the last few years it has regularly won …
26% – that’s how much European P2P outperformed equities in 2018
P2P loans blitzed other asset classes during 2018 Here at Explore P2P we spend a lot of time covering where the most interesting P2P investment opportunities are right now. But …