P2P Money Blog

Funding Circle's recent announcement has certainly angered some lenders.  A poll we put together on the P2P Independent Forum suggested around 85% of lenders voted that they did not welcome this change. So what are Funding Circle are going to do?  It h… more »

I was recently asked the following questions: What happened to investors/lenders money when companies listed as ceased trading or suspended or went off line? Do you think there may come a time soon when lenders money is covered by compensation  sche… more »

There are now just under 30 active peer-to-peer companies within the UK.  In five years time, how many of these will actually be around?  What will make one site survive when another does not? If this was a simple question then there companies such as… more »

I was really looking forward to speaking at the P2P Finance Association conferance on Tuesday, but unfortunately the flu had other plans for me! My peer-to-peer story began in 2005 when I read an article about a new website where you could lend direc… more »

After the recent announcement that peer-to-peer lending is to be regulated, people may ask why an industry wants to be regulated.  Peer-to-peer lending has come a long way since 2005 when Zopa started the concept.  Lenders have been burnt several tim… more »