The Consumer Ombudsman in Denmark is cracking down on loan originators that have bad credit ratings and use misleading marketing. The following loan originators were reported to the police: 4finance ApS (Vivus.dk) Capitolia ApS (Simbo.dk) Creamfinance Denmark ApS (Lendon.dk) GoKredit ApS...
BulkEstate is a peer to peer lending platform focusing on real estate. What makes BulkEstate so great is that there is almost no cash drag, it just takes a a few days for a project to appear, and then you can...
Envestio is an Estonian peer to peer lending company that was founded in December 2017. They only offer business loans protected by a buyback guarantee that may differ on a per project basis. Why is Envestio different? Unlike other peer to...
October is a regulated French peer to peer lending platform focusing on business loans in France, Italy and Spain. They have a very small team of very professional employees with more experience than the average peer to peer lending platform right now...
Fast Invest is a peer to peer lending marketplace founded in 2015 by Simona Vaitkune. We will not recommend Fast Invest due to the questionable track record of the platform. Pro’s High interest rates Cons Lack of transparency No secondary market...
Grupeer is a relatively new peer to peer lending platform in Europe with very good returns. Grupeer registered in October 2016, and the platform itself launched in February 2017. Therefore, 1 year later we decided to give it a try and...
The start of a new year means it is time to start filing taxes sooner or later. In the United States, the final filing deadline is on April 15, while in Belgium it’s somewhere during summer. The majority of all people...
February 2019 was a good month for my portfolio. Unrealized gains in the stock market contributed most to our gains. At the same time, companies in Belgium started sending out tax statements, so we’re getting a pretty good idea of what...
Reinvest24 is a real estate investment platform, directly competing with BulkEstate, CrowdEstate and EstateGuru in Estonia. However, the business model is different. At Reinvest24, the focus is on earning money from rent and capital gains, whereas on the other aforementioned platforms,...
The FCA, also known as the Financial Conduct Authority, is the regulatory body for peer to peer lending platforms and other financial services in the United Kingdom. On December 7 2018, the FCA has refused the application of Mintos. As explained below, Martins...
