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Your Guide to Financial Success through Each Life Stage

Financial Well-being

Throughout each unique life stage, you will experience different challenges and opportunities associated with each part of life. Along this journey, your financial priorities and challenges evolve, shaping your path toward your financial well-being goals. Whether just starting early adulthood or almost retiring, understanding how to navigate the different life stages can help you achieve…

Bondora Monthly Stats March 2024

Stats & Data

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…

Libra: The new Cryptocurrency everybody’s talking about. But will it live up to the hype?

Financial Well-being

For years there has been speculation about whether big tech firms would ever embrace cryptocurrencies. The idea of digital assets, while growing in recognition, is still on the fringes, working its way toward relevance. Now, a recent announcement by Facebook shows that the mainstream tech world is finally taking notice of blockchain technology. Facebook’s Libra…

A recap of our videos in June 2019

Bondora News

In the month of June, we had four videos, two of which focused on withdrawals and making deposits while the remaining two managing your email notifications and how you can get your ID verified at once. Dive in below for more. Can I manage my email notifications by myself? Yes, you can choose the kind…

The top questions from investors in June 2019 – Answered by Kairi

Bondora News

Kairi joined Bondora more than five years ago when there were fewer than ten people in the company. Starting as an assistant, Kairi has worked across several departments within Bondora and—as a result—knows the business inside and out. She’s now leading our Associate’s team and strives to give first-class customer service to all of our…

The Latest Portfolio Performance Data & Economic News

Stats & Data

When compared to last month, Bondora portfolio performance was relatively unchanged. This comes even as economies are slowing across Europe and investors are having trouble finding solid rates of return. As always, performance charts by country are broken down by number of loan issuances over the given period, with Orange representing <50 loans, Blue 51-200,…

Recoveries in May Break Records and Approach €0.5M

Stats & Data

For the second straight month, Bondora loan recoveries grew. A total of 33,409 recoveries were made in May, up from 30,874 (a gain of 8.2%) the month prior. All recovery categories were higher, with the biggest increase coming in bailiff recoveries, which were up 17.1% to 11,742. Cash Recoveries Up Significantly  While total recoveries were…

Five things that cost way more than you ever imagined

Financial Well-being

Everything has a price. But some things have a much higher price than others. This is especially true when it comes to lavish and extravagant purchases by the wealthy, or billion dollar spending by governments to support their local economy. Yet, while these expensive ventures have their benefits, they also come with major consequences and…

Secondary Market Transactions Decreased 1.5% in May

Stats & Data

In May, secondary market transactions on Bondora were down slightly. The total secondary market transactions came to €734,419, down 1.5% compared to last month. Manual transactions saw the biggest drop, down 17.1% to €224,628. Alternatively, API transactions rose substantially, up 53.1% to €171,034. Current Loans Over the month of May, current loan transactions remained relatively…