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MonJa Monthly News Update- December 2016

Here are some of the top stories and trends of November 2016 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 11-02-2016- Banks No Longer Make the Bulk of U.S. Mortgages (WSJ) 11-02-2016- Will Fintech Create A New Silicon Valley in Asia? (benzinga) 11-03-2016- Equity Crowdfunding Evangelist Victoria Silchenko: We Have Witnessed Unprecedented Growth in […]

Life After Lending Club: How The Market Is Responding To The Problems Of 2016

2016 has been quite the year for marketplace lending — beginning with Lending Club’s troubles in May, whose effects have rippled throughout the rest of the year, and continuing with external political factors affecting the global market (read: Brexit in June, the U.S. election in November). It has certainly been a difficult year for all […]

MonJa Monthly News Update- November 2016

Here are some of the top stories and trends of October 2016 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 10-02-2016- Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Holds Standout Inaugural Conference (Crowdfund Insider) 10-03-2016- International P2P Lending Services – Loan Volumes September 2016 (p2p-banking) 10-04-2016- Oleg Seydak on Blackmoon & Marketplace Lending as a Service […]

From Wall Street to Main Street: How will Goldman's new consumer product, Marcus, fare?

Goldman Sachs enters the consumer lending market with its new product, Marcus, rousing mixed responses from the industry. Last week, Goldman Sachs debuted Marcus, an online-loan service geared toward prime consumers paying down credit-card debt. Essentially, as representatives at Goldman put it, Marcus aims “to help Americans manage debt better.” In sum, consumers (typically those with a credit […]

MonJa Monthly News Update- October 2016

Here are some of the top stories and trends of September 2016 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 09-01-2016- Plentiful opportunities in alternative credit and niche lending, says PIMCO (altfi) 09-01-2016- New Fintech Partnership: Currencycloud Links with Arkéa Banking Services (Crowdfund Insider) 09-05-2016- KKR: Alternative credit set to be “star performing” asset […]

MonJa Monthly News Update- September 2016

Here are some of the top stories and trends of August 2016 for marketplace lending investors and industry watchers: Industry News: 08-03-2016- The Online Lending Obstacle Course (Bloomberg) 08-03-2016- How Millennials Will Change Online Lending (Orchard Platform) 08-03-2016- Do We Need Bank Branches?  (Lend Academy) 08-08-2016- What does a drop in interest rates mean for […]

Mark Your Calendars, P2P Investors!

Investing in marketplace lending and want to be aware of the latest marketplace lending industry trends? This blog is for you! It aims to inform investors about upcoming events and conferences in the P2P industry. Current Events: AltFi Global Summit 2016  When? September 14, 2016 Where? The Pierre, NYC Description: “Marketplace lending, direct lending, trade finance, BDCs, asset-backed finance, […]

MonJa Featured on Lend Academy Podcast

James Wu, MonJa Founder and CEO

Last week, MonJa was featured on Lend Academy’s podcast. In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights of the podcast: MonJa’s beginnings and the background of the founder, James Wu An overview of MonJa’s services and type of investors that benefit from MonJa How MonJa provides more transparency for investors by helping them monitor […]