What are the best and worst P2P loans right now? Edition #12
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 …
P2P news & insights
Here’s our P2P Country Risk Ratings
Latest update: 13 February 2023 What is country risk? Why does it matter? Country risk refers to the conditions that exist in a country that could lead to losses for …
What’s been happening since Kuetzal and Envestio vanished?
There have been many new developments in European P2P over the last two weeks. Kuetzal and Envestio investors have joined forces to organise and plan their response since both sites vanished …
Envestio has vanished
What is the situation with Envestio? We have never given Estonian P2P site Envestio any coverage on this site, but we feel that today’s events are important and necessary to …
P2P investing can be risky. Here’s 10 simple ways to avoid losses
It is the perfect time to review your portfolio It’s a new year. That’s always a good time to reassess everything in life. That is often diet, exercise and relationships. …
Interview with the controversial ‘Roasted Peerduck’
@Rpeerduck is quickly becoming a must-follow Twitter account for P2P investors We usually interview the senior management of P2P investment sites. Today we are doing something a little different. Roasted …
FAQ’s – here’s what investors have been asking us recently
Our inbox is running hot right now. That’s no problem Our last two posts raised several concerns about Latvian/Estonian P2P site Kuetzal. It will take time for the full picture …
More questions emerge about Kuetzal
A meeting was held with the Kuetzal CEO this week. It didn’t go well Following our recent article about the Alborg Petrol case, and further concerns raised by the blog …
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 …
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 …
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 …