Blend Network launches with vow to be the “Goldman Sachs of P2P”

July 28, 2017 | Kathryn Gaw

A NEW peer-to-peer lending platform has launched, with the aim of becoming the “Goldman Sachs of P2P”.

Blend Network will offer asset-backed property loans to retail and high-net-worth individuals, as well as hedge funds and other institutional investors. P2P specialist … Read More

Platforms could face conflict of interest from investors

May 22, 2017 | Anna Brunetti

A TREND among platforms to prioritise general business lending over property finance actually underpins a deeper shift and conflict of interest in the industry, a P2P specialist warned.

Ivor Freedman, chief executive and co-founder of F&P, said he expects a … Read More

F&P steps up green energy focus by poaching ex-Merrill Lynch director

May 10, 2017 | Anna Brunetti

PEER-TO-PEER funding specialist F&P has hired a green energy consultant to boost its business in that borrower market, ahead of its possible lending platform launch this summer.

The firm, which finds P2P lending partners for small borrowers and advises both … Read More

P2P specialist F&P mulls platform launch

April 4, 2017 | Anna Brunetti

BUSINESSES’ growing appetite for alternative finance has prompted peer-to-peer “sponsor” F&P to consider setting up its own platform to become a fully-fledged P2P lender.

The P2P advisory firm is mulling a platform launch in the summer, looking to offer retail, … Read More