Welcome to our monthly stats post for March. This is your dose of insights into our growth and performance. It’s all the numbers, updates, and statistics you want to see in a brief but informative read. Grab your coffee, and let’s dive into Bondora Group’s March news and statistics. New Investors In March, 2,077 people…
Today, we introduce you to Pille Lamp, our 40th Bondorian in the Spotlight. She speaks 8 languages, loves cats and nature, and will conquer linguistic bugs wherever she goes. Read on to learn more about the intricacies of her daily tasks, what she loves most about working in marketing, and how she’s embraced being our…
Welcome to our 2024 Q&A with Pärtel Tomberg, the CEO and Co-founder of Bondora. Thank you for your interest and for sending in all your questions. Pärtel answered the most-asked ones. In this video, Pärtel talks about our plans to improve the current investor experience, his 5-year vision for Bondora, how we are building trust,…
POSTS FROM PAST WEEK Four ways to create an investing plan that works We offered some useful insights on how new investors can get in the game. Building a plan around automation, diversification, cost control, and discipline can create success over a lifetime of investing. While there are many popular strategies to growing wealth, the…
Investors starting today have access to more information and technology than ever before. However, with these benefits comes a problem – how can new investors cut through the noise and learn how to invest effectively? A smart plan will put the investor in the best possible position to generate returns while managing risk. In this…
Around the world Yahoo Finance posted an article discussing the growing membership of the Marketplace Lending Association. This trade association, formed in 2016, seeks to advance the marketplace lending world through the development of transparency, efficiency and consumer-based solutions. In recent years the association has provided a foundation of legitimacy for various P2P networks. ***…
The economy has recovered since the global financial crises. However, there is an unspoken side to this story; the economy that rose from the ashes is different than the one we lost. Today, people are discovering that they need to work three times as hard for one-third the gain. Wages have stagnated, and risk-averse companies…
Originations for the month of February dipped since last month as our total reached €2,460,575. However, there was a noticeable increase in the total interest for Finland which came in at 49.99% compared to 45.38% last month. Estonia held steady with a total interest of 20.84% compared to 20.79% last month. Spains interest dropped significantly from 98.01%…
POSTS FROM PAST WEEK We are launching our new investor webinar series on March 23, 2017 Yesterday we announced the launch of our new webinar series! The first webinar will take place on March 23, 2017 and we invite everyone interested to join and take part of the discussions. Read more about it Weekly industry…
We have been putting in a lot of effort for the past year to improve our investor communication and provide more information to our investors about a variety of topics. Transparency has always been one of Bondora’s key strengths, with all our loan data and transaction ledgers made public and extensive reporting features available for…
Around the world Times Leader published an article citing the growing interest among major financial firms to create their own marketplace lending businesses. Major players in the world of finance recognize the value of peer-to-peer lending as an alternative to conventional banking. Ironically, the entrance of global firms into marketplace lending resembles the traditional banking…
Many believe equities to be king when it comes to annualized returns. Investors commonly use an estimated 7% annual return for stock holdings. However, this expectation is optimistic. Credit Suisse reports that the inflation-adjusted annualized return of stocks is just 5.4% over a period of 1900-2011. Bonds, over the same time frame, only deliver 1.7%….
POSTS FROM PAST WEEK Bondora portfolio performance – February 2017 On Tuesday we shared February’s portfolio performance overview of the returns across all countries in the Bondora platform. The latest performance data marks the fifth consecutive quarter of realised net returns exceeding the targeted figure. Read more about it Weekly industry news roundup – February…