P2P Money Blog

The 2015 budget didn't contain any firm commitments on the ISA front there was the confirmation that lenders will be able to offset their P2P losses from April 2016. Excepts from the Budget 2015 document: 2.83 Extending ISA eligibility - The list of… more »

Peer-to-peer lending turns 10 today, which can only mean that today is Zopa's 10th birthday.  Many happy returns (excuse the pun)! We should also remember that peer-to-peer lending originated here in the United Kingdon with the launch of Zopa - "The fi… more »

For years Zopa were regarded as the "largest" peer-to-peer lender in the UK.  This should not be surprising as they were the first and had been been running for several years before any serious competition emerged.  However RateSetter now state the foll… more »

We reported back in May 2014 that Wonga, one of the most well known brands within the financial services sector, had launched Invest and Borrow, a new peer-to-peer payday provider.  Invest and Borrow charged borrowers a representative 75% ARP, but pay l… more »

[This is a guest post from Peter Renton who is the founder of Lend Academy and the co-founder of the LendIt Conference. He is based in the US in Denver, Colorado.] The growth of the UK market over the past 12 months has been fascinating to watch. At L… more »