{"id":11735,"date":"2018-03-02T15:57:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bondora.com\/blog\/?p=11735"},"modified":"2018-03-02T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:57:38","slug":"is-p2p-a-ponzi-scheme-industry-news-and-an-interview-with-bondora-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/blog\/is-p2p-a-ponzi-scheme-industry-news-and-an-interview-with-bondora-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Is P2P a Ponzi scheme? Industry news and an interview with Bondora inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bondora in the news<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zEE4ZkgmDMo&amp;t=2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aktien mit Kopf<\/a> recently visited Bondora\u2019s offices in Tallinn and conducted an interview with our CEO and Founder, P\u00e4rtel Tomberg. They discuss a number of topics raised by their enthusiastic P2P subscribers, ranging from Ponzi schemes in P2P lending to buy-back guarantees and Bondora\u2019s future plans. Make sure to watch it if you haven\u2019t already. <strong>P.S.<\/strong> The main interview is in English.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goandgrow.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bondora-monthly-news-and-mentions-1.png\" alt=\"Bondora monthly news and mentions\" width=\"1345\" height=\"757\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Industry news<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/business\/analysis\/theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-seek-alternative-finance-36619462.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Belfast Telegraph<\/a> talks of the restraints on small business owners to find quick and suitable funding options. This issue is being addressed in Northern Ireland with several options <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goandgrow.eu\/en\/peer-to-peer-lending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emerging in Peer-to-Peer lending<\/a>, independent lenders and finance providers.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdict.co.uk\/p2p-lending-industry-grow-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verdict<\/a> celebrates the 13th birthday of the Peer-to-Peer lending industry, covering its origins and developments over the years. They quote Robert Pettigrew, director of the P2PFA, saying \u201cP2P is actually providing a disruptive force in that it is good for the consumer, good for investors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20180226006736\/en\/Capgemini%E2%80%99s-World-FinTech-Report-2018-Highlights-Symbiotic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Wire<\/a> discusses Capegemini\u2019s World FinTech Report 2018, which has a high focus on the customer experience and specifically how innovative Fintech\u2019s are challenging the traditional customer journey. They continue to note that collaboration between traditional firms and the Fintech\u2019s is key to delivering in line with customer\u2019s increasing expectations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-banks-fintech\/britains-big-banks-play-catch-up-with-fintech-with-new-apps-idUSKCN1GA182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> published a piece on the shift in focus by the large banks since the financial crisis of 2008. After this period, the banks have been mainly focusing on repairing the financial impacts felt on their business and managing the significant changes in regulation. Now, with the start of open-banking, they are ploughing all of their resources in to trying to catch up with the latest technology used by Fintech\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/disrupt-africa.com\/2018\/02\/core-regulation-will-allow-fintech-startups-to-revolutionize-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disrupt Africa<\/a> elaborates on the struggles experienced by regulators to keep up with the innovative services being offered by Fintech Start-ups. While the article focuses on a need for further regulation in the African markets, they encourage competition between Fintech companies and hope to avoid a monopolization.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finews.com\/news\/english-news\/30836-hong-kong-and-switzerland-seal-fintech-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finews<\/a> discusses the new Fintech partnership announced between Switzerland and Hong Kong. \u201cThe agreement between the two wealth hubs will see SFC and Finma cooperate to share information on financial technology trends, developments and related regulatory issues as well as on organizations which promote innovation in financial services.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondora in the news Aktien mit Kopf recently visited Bondora\u2019s offices in Tallinn and conducted an interview with our CEO and Founder, P\u00e4rtel Tomberg. They discuss a number of topics raised by their enthusiastic P2P subscribers, ranging from Ponzi schemes in P2P lending to buy-back guarantees and Bondora\u2019s future plans. 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