If you have some spare money, it may seem tempting to invest in peer-to-peer platforms. P2P lending is a type of crowdfunding that connects borrowers and lenders without the involvement of a financial institution. They’re more predictable than stocks or cryptocurrencies…
The stock market has been around since forever, making rich people even richer. What was once reserved for the wealthy is now incredibly accessible thanks to online platforms such as Robinhood and Webull. In case you don’t know how the stock…
The payday loan industry has boomed over the past 2 decades. Payday lenders target financially strapped customers who don’t qualify for credit cards or have very low credit limits, mostly due to past financial problems. The typical customer is both desperate…
Let’s have a quick look at hedge funds – the deregulated, risky investments reserved for the rich. Hedging basically means “off-setting risk by putting money into certain stocks or investments and shorting others”. Whether the market goes up or down is…
Credit rating agencies have one job – to provide investors with info about a country’s or company’s ability to pay back the debt. Unfortunately, they royally suck at it, and these ratings are often faulty. But why do we need ratings…
On January 3rd, 2009, an individual (or group) under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto launched what is regarded as the world’s first cryptocurrency – Bitcoin. The new decentralized currency, based on blockchain technology, created a new financial counterculture. It’s easy to see…
On September 3rd, 2020, we have informed our investors about upcoming changes to the Debitum platform, coming into force on September 10th. In this blog post, we want to share with you what will change from now on moving forward and…
July was a great month for Debitum Network platform. The platform experienced a drastic increase in originated loans – thanks to our new loan originator – FlexIdea, which provides innovative factoring solutions to SMEs (you can read more here). Shorter-term assets…
New partnership with loan originator FLEXIDEA from Latvia: Did you miss short term assets on Debitum Network lately? Invoice-financing assets from FLEXIDEA are here for you! About the company FLEXIDEA is an innovative invoice financing solution established in 2017 out of…
June has brought significant challenges for Debitum Network that were caused by continuing negative effects on the market during the pandemic. Due to uncertainty in the market and governments’ incentives for SMEs, Debitum Network investors were cautious investing in assets offered…