P2P Lending

Alternative Finance: Australia Becoming Regional Leader

The report revealed Australia's alternative finance market increased from US$27 million in 2015 to US$610 million in 2016 as Aussies turn to peer-to-peer lending (P2P), balance sheet business lending and crowdfunding. In the US$245.28 billion...

Canstar News - September 20th

One-Month P2P Investments Popular With Millennials And Gen X

Analysis of the $150 million invested in peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platform RateSetter since its 2014 launch shows over 70% of Millennial and Gen X investors on the platform have invested in the one-month market. For the...

P2P Lending - September 19th

Interest Rate Ranges: How Is Your Rate Determined?

What are interest rate ranges on personal loans? A personal loan interest rate range is simply the minimum and maximum rates that you could possibly get on a personal loan from a specific provider. For example,...

P2P Lending - August 23rd

How Does Bigstone Serve Small Business?

What is Bigstone? First and foremost, Bigstone is an online marketplace lender, otherwise known as a peer-to-peer (P2P) lender. It specialises in matching up small to medium sized businesses with financing from willing wholesale client investors. Through Bigstone's online...

Canstar News - July 10th

Homeowners Using Green Renovations To Cut Power Bills

The research, based on analysis of thousands of RateSetter personal loan customers, found that 18% of their recently granted home improvement loans had been taken out for “green renovations”, with the aim of reducing energy bills....

Canstar News - July 4th

RateSetter & Xpress Super Partner For SMSF Investment In P2P Lending

Thanks to the partnership, SMSF Trustees will now have direct access to invest in loans through RateSetter within the Xpress Super platform, making it easier than ever to invest in peer-to-peer (P2P) loans. CEO of the...

Canstar News - February 15th

2 in 3 Aussies use shared economy (Uber, eBay, Airbnb, and more)

An estimated 10.8 million Australians are set to earn extra money from sharing economy services in the next 6 months, representing roughly 60% of the nation’s entire working population. The data comes from RateSetter’s recent report...

P2P Lending - December 6th

Risks involved in P2P lending

What is peer to peer lending and how does it work? Peer to peer (P2P) lending involves borrowers taking out an unsecured loan via investors though the peer to peer lending platform, rather than borrowing from a...