Tag Archives: UK Business Insider

P2P’s Mainstream Tendency, Defaults And Loan Latest – A Three-Way Take

Today, we bring you three snippets of news and analysis. First is coverage from Pymnts.com, a site that has its own take on the story we reported here concerning the recent announcement of small-company funding by the British Business Bank in conjunction with peer-to-peer (P2P0 lenders such as Money&Co. The folks at Paymnts.com alight on […]

FCA’s P2P Responses – Plus New Loan Latest

Today, we bring news from the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector in which Money&Co. operates. The reporting comes from our friends at UK Business Insider. “Back in June, Andrew Tyrie, the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, wrote to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) asking how it addresses the risks and opportunities presented by peer-to-peer (P2P) lending and […]

PCs And P2P Crowdfunding – A Health Check

After yesterday’s peek at equity crowdfunding and its state of health, we thought we’d take a look at our own sub-sector of crowdfunding, peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending. Our close friends at crowdfunding intelligence platform, Another Crowd, offer a take we largely endorse. Below we offer an extended extract. “We always wanted peer-to-peer lending to be […]

P2P Due Diligence And Verification At A Premium

The peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending sub-sector of crowdfunding has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks. Much of this is directly attributable to the troubles suffered by the large, quoted P2P lender, Lending Club. Diligence and verification are at a premium (and see below for our own take on this topic). Meanwhile UK Business Insider […]