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For many of us, the first introduction we had to peer to peer lending went something along these lines:

“Traditionally we all used banks. Banks lent money to consumers and small businesses at a high rate of interest. They used money from savers, paying them a much lower rate of interest. Banks made large profits on the spread between these two rates. Peer to peer lending connects lenders and borrowers directly so they both have a better rate.” Continue reading P2P Lending & The Lender/Borrower Spread

When it comes to where in the world P2P lending platforms make the most loans, the answer is the US. Its combination of size, an appetite for borrowing, and seeking new credit solutions are among the reasons why.

Yet many of the fastest growing platforms are in Europe.

We’re going to take a look at 2016 loan volumes in the US and across Europe. Continue reading P2P Lending Volumes in USA and Europe

Diversification – this is a word used often in the investments world and it’s based on the idea that you shouldn’t put all your risk into one investment. ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’, right? Continue reading Peer to Peer Lending as an Investment

It’s said that starting to invest at a young age is one of the key preconditions of building wealth. We all know that it’s good to start saving and investing early, but how much of a difference does it make in practice? Continue reading Managing personal finances: benefits of early investing

While the oldest P2P lending platform is Zopa from England, most of the biggest and fastest growing platforms are based in the US. The huge size of the US and its base of borrowers and lenders is part of the reason why, yet there are a couple things the US is doing for its P2P lending markets that Europe could look to implement to help them grow. Continue reading What Europe Can Learn from US P2P Lending Markets