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đź”´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…

The top 5 money mistakes to avoid in 2019

Financial Well-being

We’re already well into the New Year, and by now you’ve surely made some sort of list as to what you want to accomplish in 2019. Heck, you already may be struggling with a few resolutions (keep going—we believe in you!). It goes without saying that almost everyone has some sort of goal, plan, or…

TransferWise and Brexit, GDPR and Google, and the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Financial Well-being

News from around the world Estonian-founded and London-based fintech startup TransferWise is applying for a money-transfer license in Brussels. They will open a new office in Belgium’s capital to ensure their business isn’t disrupted by Britain leaving the European Union. Reuters reports: “A Belgian license ensures we can continue to provide a great service globally…

Valuable ways to invest in 2019

Bondora News

 Click here for the German or Estonian video. At Bondora, we believe that apart from investing money, investments can also be done in other ways touching every aspect of life. Here are a few of them. Invest to grow your own skills: It’s usually said that education is the best investment one can make…

Go & Grow gets a new look: and some new bonus features…

Bondora News

Nicknamed internally as Go & Grow Lumi (meaning “Snow” in Estonian), we’ve been working on a special version two update of the ever popular Go & Grow. For now, you’ll only benefit from the main changes if you’re solely using Go & Grow – however, we’ll release a second update to improve the user experience…

5 Best Ways to Invest in 2019

Financial Well-being

A new year brings with it new opportunities. This makes 2019 the perfect time to invest in the things that are most important in your life: health, wellbeing, finances, and happiness. However, contrary to popular belief, investing isn’t just about money, it’s about utilizing your resources in the best way possible to make the most…

Bondora’s Portfolio Performance & Global Economic News

Stats & Data

The year wrapped up with the stock markets having one of their worst December months in history, leading to a terrible performing 2018 for many investors. It appears failure in the markets did not have as much of an impact on borrowers paying back their loans, as returns Bondora peer-to-peer loans continue to stay the…

I made a SEPA transfer, but it’s not reflecting on my balance

Bondora News

Click here for the German or Estonian video. If you’ve made a SEPA transfer to your Bondora account and it doesn’t reflect on your balance within 1 – 3 business days, then it’s possible you didn’t add your Bondora reference number in the payment description. So, in order to avoid such delays, always remember to…

Secondary Market Stats Top €1M in December

Stats & Data

When investors need liquidity they turn to the secondary market to buy and sell Bondora loans. As December brought with it another holiday season, investors showed their propensity to flock to this market in order to obtain cash when needed. Transactions on Bondora’s secondary market were up to €1,184,131 on the month, higher by about…