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Empowering retail investors amid economic uncertainty: interview with Monika Lencickaite, CMO at Profitus
Profitus is a major Lithuanian crowdfunding platform that connects investors with borrowers seeking financing for their real estate development projects. The platform brings together people who want to invest in real estate and people, businesses looking for money to implement their real estate idea. It’s safe to say that Profitus has grown rapidly into one […]

Best P2P lending platforms in the UK
P2P lending is claimed to be a fast-growing finance type in the UK. The first UK P2P lending provider was founded in 2005 and up to date, has accumulated over 76,000 lenders. The market tendencies show that the P2P niche in the UK keeps expanding creating favourable conditions for more P2P sites to appear. This […]

Buyback guarantees in P2P lending: how do they work?
As December is rolling in full swing, we’ve prepared a special treat for our readers, or, to be precise, a special guest. We’ve asked Sal from Revenue.Land to share his investment experience with buyback guarantees. Naturally, one can read up on the platform’s terms & conditions or go further and reach out to the platform’s […]

P2P lending for student loans: how does it work?
They say an investment in education gives the best returns in the long run: the knowledge and skills you learn stay with you forever. But it’s no secret that to make that investment you often have to take out a loan first. Luckily, the times when education was available only to the privileged and wealthy […]

P2P Lending: is it safe?
That’s a fair question every potential investor should ask before jumping into a new business. Let’s face it: risk-free investment ventures simply don’t exist. Just like any other investment, P2P lending carries some risks. By definition, any investment type always implies a possibility of losing the money invested. And it’s only up to the investor’s […]

How much can you earn with crowdfunding
All the investors and investors-to-be ask this question at some point in their journey. The truth is that there is no definite answer, which means that the possibilities out there are endless. Yet, it’s essential to realize from the very beginning that any investment comes with a risk of losing it, let alone earning from […]

Crowdfunding in Estonia: market overview and top players
If you have ever looked up any crowdfunding platforms, you must have noticed that a big chunk of them are based in Baltic countries. Seems like crowdfunding is truly getting momentum there. Naturally, we can’t help but research this phenomenon. We have already covered crowdfunding platforms in Latvia, and are proceeding to the Estonian market in […]

Peer-2-Peer Lending vs Bonds
P2P lending has earned a reputation as an attractive investment opportunity with a relatively moderate risk level. There are good reasons for it. P2P lending allows for building a steady passive income, diversifying your portfolio, and contributing to the businesses you see important to society. Still, a smart investor always keeps an eye open for […]

ISA & P2P lending: how does it work?
Making your savings work sounds like a smart idea. Yet, even newbies know that the taxation policy plays a big role here, to say the least. Sometimes tax charges may override all the financial benefits you thought you could yield. But if you are a UK citizen, ISA, an individual savings account, is a reliable […]

How to create passive income with P2P lending?
There are good reasons to consider P2P lending a decent source of passive income. It has been on the rise for a while now and there are financial experts out there with extensive experience in the area and impressive investment portfolios. So we’ve decided to pick their brain on P2P lending to be aware of […]