The growth that kickstarted in July has continued into August, with increases across the board. Loan originations, as well as investment product funding, totaled over €15M each in August. Cash recoveries and collection efforts also increased to over €1M. Here are more stats from August: 1,404 new investors joined Bondora in August. In the same…
CNBC, a world leader in business news, has announced its top 200 fintech companies worldwide. And this year, Bondora features on this prestigious list. We’re thrilled and honored to be listed among fintech legends like Revolut, PayPal, Klarna, and more. Working with Statista, a respected market research and data analytics company, CNBC shared the list…
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s not uncommon to see people constantly upgrading their lifestyles as their incomes increase. This phenomenon is known as ‘lifestyle creep’ or ‘lifestyle inflation.’ While it may seem like a natural progression to indulge in finer things as you gain more money, succumbing to lifestyle creep can have serious financial consequences…
Last week Fintech Switzerland published an article on the top peer-to-peer lending platforms in Europe. That made us reminisce what a difference a decade has made. Back then, marketplace lending was thought of as an alternative asset class and was viewed by early adopters as a compelling investment opportunity. Today, the industry has evolved into an asset…
Dear readers. Last month we kicked off with different monthly overviews here on the blog. If you missed the updates, here are the links – loan origination overview for May and portfolio performance update. General market activity in June was dominated by Britain’s EU referendum. Despite the current uncertainty around it, June provided another encouraging…
In this edition of “meet our team” we speak with the guy who according to Harvard Business Review has the sexiest job of the 21st century. Meet our very own data scientist and mind sports world champion (aka Andres) – a combination that is extremely powerful. Why did you join Bondora and what excites you most about this business?…
How much time do you spend on your personal finances? Currently 71,34% of bids on Bondora are made through the Portfolio Manager. Automated investment tools help to keep you organized and reduce your time spent throughout the whole investing process. There are many advantages to investing with our Portfolio Manager. In this video we are exploring these benefits in detail. CONTINUOUS INVESTING…
Here at Bondora we are committed to providing our investors the information they need for investing on our platform. We hope that this performance update helps to further understand the returns that you get from investing on Bondora. KEY TAKEAWAYS All countries have been profitable since introduction of Bondora Rating in January 2015 Returns in…
The UK has voted to leave the EU. The media is buzzing about how the recent vote will change everything. We asked CEO of Bondora, Pärtel Tomberg, to comment on the recent outcome. The UK is the #1 marketplace lending market in Europe today. Pärtel – how do you see Brexit influencing the marketplace lending…
Dear, readers. We are kicking off with different monthly summaries here on the Bondora marketplace lending blog. First up is our loan origination overview for month ending May 31, 2016 and soon will be followed by portfolio performance overview and recoveries. In May 2016 we processed €46,628,230 worth of loan applications, out of which we approved €4,814,045…
Software engineer Tobias Mende spends his free time writing finance blog Der Finanzfisch where he covers topics like investment, personal development, productivity, financial education and marketplace lending. What is keeping you up at night? Spending time with friends or thinking about some difficult computer science problems. I am not that kind of person who worries…
We made a query to the Estonian Tax and Custom Board on how to declare your Bondora earnings. Here is a short summary how peer-to-peer lending is taxed in Estonia for a private person (applies only to Estonian residents) and a step-by-step guide on where to find the relevant data on our platform. What type of…
It’s officially the season of summer reading. We asked peer-to-peer lending advocates Kristi Saare and Tauri Alas from Investeerimisraadio to reveal their favorites – books they simply loved and that made them think in new ways. Here are their top six recommendations. KRISTI SAARE is an English & economics teacher with a passion for investing. Her…