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🔴2024 Q&A Video with Bondora CEO

Bondora News

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,…

✨ New and Revamped Monthly Stats

Stats & Data

Welcome to Bondora’s revamped monthly recap! This is your monthly dose of insights into our growth and performance. It’s all the numbers and statistics you want to see in a brief but informative read. Grab your coffee, and let’s dive into Bondora Group’s January and February statistics. New investors First, we want to welcome all…

5 Easy Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

Financial Well-being

As spring approaches, it’s not just our homes that could benefit from a spring clean – our finances could, too! Just as we clear out clutter and dust from our living spaces, tidying up financial habits can lead to a healthier financial future. So, here are 5 easy ways to use your spring renewal mindset…

Grab Your Paddle! Meet Andres Kuusk: Bondora Superstar 11(-0)

Bondora News

This month, you’ve met your match! Introducing Andres Kuusk, Head of Credit Risk and our 11th Bondora Superstar. Andres is the office’s table tennis champion (hence the 11-0 score in the title 🏓), a data geek, and so much more. Our Bondora Superstars blog series showcases Bondorians’ passion for what they do, their personal investment…

🔥🥳💐 Happy Midsummer!

Bondora News

Midsummers’s Day (jaanipäev) on June 24 and jaanilaupäev before it, are the most important holidays on the Estonian calendar. For those who don’t know, it’s just after the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day in the year. In Estonia there’s almost 19 hours of daylight on Jaanipäev! To celebrate all the sunshine, we light…

🦄 The New Fintech Unicorns of 2021

Financial Well-being

The fintech industry continues to make major strides in disrupting traditional financial markets. Fintech startups like PayPal, Stripe, and Venmo all started by bootstrapping their ideas and turning themselves into significant players in the global economy. These startup companies that have grown to over $1 billion in valuation are known as unicorns because they are…

Cash Recoveries Continue to Climb

Stats & Data

May was another month of growth for Bondora recoveries. While the cumulative cashflow dropped slightly, the total number of recoveries increased compared to April. All told, there were 70,729 missed payment recoveries by Bondora in May. This is a slight 1.1% increase from April. Bailiff recoveries continue to drive Bondora recoveries, up 1.6% from last…

Bondora Investments Exceeded €10M in May

Stats & Data

Exciting news! Investors exceeded the €10 million mark in May, hitting €10,151,227 in total investments on the month. This is a 12.2% increase compared to April and a significant milestone for Bondora in 2021. Let’s see if investments will continue on this upward path of growth. All Bondora product categories grew in May. But it…

Bondora originations hit €10M for the first time in 2021

Stats & Data

After forecasting growth in last month’s post, Bondora originations increased exceptionally in May. After totaling €9,224,428 in April, originations came to €10,421,636 over the month, a strong 13.0% growth rate. Breakdown by country Bondora continues to only provide originations in Estonia and Finland in 2021, although we’re anticipating reopening the Spanish market soon. Both countries’…

Secondary Market Activity Increases in May

Stats & Data

The Bondora Secondary Market provided consistent transaction numbers to April’s. However, they are still lower than historical figures. All told, €242,322 was transacted on the Bondora Secondary Market in May—a 0.9% increase from the previous month. But it’s still well below the €269,831 total transaction figure for March. Interestingly, only API transactions were higher this…