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2/4

Marketing, Running a Platform, Strategy

How many businesses does a p2p platform contain?

When you launch an alternative finance or peer-to-peer lending platform, you’re not starting one business, you’re starting several. While all this may sound more daunting than just creating a platform where everyone can converge to create deals, it just means you need to be aware of it up front and plan accordingly. We’re used to […]...

1/26

Running a Platform

Launching a white label crowdfunding platform – how it all starts

Here at White Label Crowdfunding (WLCF) we have helped a lot of people (from a lot of countries) explore the possibility of launching their own peer to peer lending business. We thought we’d share some reflections on how these conversations typically progress, and what the key points usually are. Generally, the first conversation we have […]...

1/23

Marketing, Partners, Running a Platform, Strategy

Why Brokers Shouldn’t Fear Peer-to-Peer

We noticed a thread earlier this month proclaiming the death knell to brokers in Australia as peer-to-peer lands, so with our experience at rebuildingsociety, we thought we would set the record straight and argue for brokers to embrace the opportunities it presents. For platforms, it’s an essential aspect to any distribution strategy. New platforms like Marketlend and […]...

12/29

White Label Crowdfunding Launches Marketlend

White Label Crowdfunding is pleased to announce the launch of Marketlend in Australia. Founder and Managing Director Leo Tyndall has been busy promoting the site (you can listen to an interview on his trading model here) and we’re all optimistic it will be a huge success. It’s been a new type of platform for […]...

12/11

Industry, Running a Platform, Technology

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE THIRD T IN ALTERNATIVE FINANCE

Writing for new peer-to-peer and crowdfunding news and comparison site, Nurture Money, Nick Moules focuses on the value of technology investment for new and established platforms. Consider the reasons behind the success of alternative finance: trust, transparency, technology. If you are considerate enough to protect your industry with purdue model security, why not your finance? […]...

12/5

Industry, Latest News, Partners

ThinCats Australia Launches

Our project, ThinCats Australia launched this week and received strong levels of media coverage. It’s an exciting time for everyone and we’re looking forward to being part of its success. Here is the write-up from The Australian Business Review: UK-based peer-to-peer business lending platform, ThinCats, is establishing a local base to fill the small-business loan […]...

12/4

Industry, Latest News

Global Alternative Finance News: Lending Club IPO Increases

Everyone in the alternative finance space is watching to see the outcome of the Lending Club IPO, which is a major jump in the legitimisation of the peer-to-peer lending industry. Lending Club announced that it was increasing the size of its IPO to $650 million. The company upped the amount it was aiming to raise […]...

11/26

Industry, Latest News, Partners, Running a Platform

InvestNextDoor Disrupting US Small Business Financial Services

White Label Crowdfunding’s (WLCF) client, InvestNextDoor (www.InvestNextDoor.com) is disrupting the way US small businesses access capital based on a proven formula and technology applied in the UK market where peer-to-business lending is a significant force in small business financing. InvestNextDoor has already achieved considerable traction with numerous small business listings and invest...

11/25

Industry, Running a Platform

New era for Credit Unions?

The peer-to-peer sector is the internet era’s manifestation of what has been credit unions’ purpose for decades – bringing together lenders and borrowers, balancing the needs of both in a clear and transparent manner. The much-used term ‘alternative finance’ embodies the very principle of the credit unions’ ability to help individuals borrow money safely […]...