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Iuvo, an Estonian Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform, Reaches €10M in Investments

The Estonian peer-to-peer lending platform iuvo reached a significant milestone – over 10M EUR invested by investors from more than 80 countries from around the world. For the last year and a half, the platform is growing steadily with an

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Estland is Planning to Launch Estcoin — and that’s only the Start

The startup world is being rapidly transformed by Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Instead of giving up shares, many startups are now raising finance by issuing their own blockchain-based crypto coins to investors around the world. The US, Singapore, and Switzerland

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4 Promising P2P-Lending Countries

According to the study of the growing market of the alternative finance, conducted by the European P2P platform Robo.cash, Switzerland, Latvia, Russia and Argentina are expected to join the global alternative lending market in the coming 2-3 years. According to

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VIAINVEST Reaches Milestone of 10 Million EUR Loans Funded Through its Platform

Merely seven months after the launch, peer-to-peer lending platform VIAINVEST has reached a milestone of 10 million EUR loans funded through its platform. Listed consumer loans issued by the alternative financial services provider VIA SMS Group in Czech Republic, Poland,

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Most Promising P2P Lending and Crowdfunding Platforms in the Baltics

The Baltic region, which consists of the three countries in northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, namely Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has seen its fintech scene grow significantly in the past few years. One segment in

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New P2P Platform Viainvest Aims to Become a Leader in the Baltics

Launched in late-2016, VIAINVEST is a new peer-to-peer lending marketplace provided by Latvia-based VIA SMS Group. The platform allows both individuals and companies to invest into loans originated by non-banking lenders. Commenting on the launch, Eduards Lapkovskis, Member of the

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The 9 Most Promising Baltic Fintech and Insurtech Startups

The Baltic states, namely Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are becoming active in the fintech sector, thanks to a number of startups are putting the region on the map. TransferWise, which was started by Estonians Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus in

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