A polish media article speculated on the collapse of Polish p2p lender Monetto.pl stating that the company did not answer emails and phone calls. Later the article was updated with an interview with the Lukacz Banach, head of development of Monetto who said that the problems are temporary.
Update May 20th: New article on the Monetto situation.
Kokos.pl launched the first p2p lending service in Poland. I interviewed Dorota Janik, PR Manager of Bluemedia, about the new service.
P2P-Banking.com: Can you please describe Kokos?
Dorota Janik: Kokos.pl is the first p2p lending or social lending system in Poland. It opens new possibilities in e-finance industry and fills a niche between offers of banks and other financial institutions.
The main advantage of Kokos.pl is being able to offer a much more beneficial interest range for both the lenders and borrowers, and a higher level of security than on other web based auction systems.
The most stress has been put on the borrower verification process. Kokos.pl uses Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej (BIG) to check borrowers credit history and to assign their rating in the system. Continue reading