The following table lists the loan originations of p2p lending marketplaces in January. Funding Circle leads ahead of Zopa and Ratesetter. The total volume for the reported marketplaces adds up to 476 million Euro. I track the development of p2p lending volumes for many countries. Since I already have most of the data on file I can publish statistics on the monthly loan originations for selected p2p lending platforms.
Zopa celebrated passing 2 billion pounds in loans lent since launch. That figure means 300,000 loans to 246,000 borrowers funded by around 75,000 lenders. Jaidev Janardana, Zopa’s CEO, commented: “We’re excited to be the first UK peer-to-peer lender to pass the 2 billion GBP milestone. Over the last 12 years, we’re proud to say we’ve helped a third of a million people get better interest rates for both borrowing and lending. The 2 billion GBP milestone demonstrates how far we have come, but our journey is only just getting started. Our decision to launch a next generation bank reflects our mission to create better options for consumers and to shape the future of finance.â€
Further milestones reached this month were:
- Harmoney passes 500 million NZD since inception
- Assetz Capital passes 200 million GBP since inception
- Twino passes 100 million EUR since inception
Investors living in national markets with no or limited selection of local p2p lending services can check this list of marketplaces open to international investors. Investors can also explore how to make use of current p2p lending cashback offers available.
Table: P2P Lending Volumes in January 2017. Source: own research
Note that volumes have been converted from local currency to Euro for the sake of comparison. Some figures are estimates/approximations.
*Prosper and Lending Club no longer publish origination data for the most recent month.
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