Assetz Capital celebrates ninth birthday
Assetz Capital has reached its ninth birthday, having lent out £1.5bn to UK businesses and delivered £170m in interest to investors.
The peer-to-peer lending platform, which launched in 2013, has grown to become the UK’s largest P2P platform.
It said it is also Europe’s largest property secured P2P lender.
The platform, which is set to hit £1bn of annual lending this year, said in the current low interest rate, high inflation environment it believes that P2P products are more appealing than ever to lenders while positively contributing to society.
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“I want to take this opportunity to thank our investors,” Stuart Law (pictured), co-founder and chief executive of Assetz Capital, said in an email to lenders.
“It is because of your unwavering support that we’ve been able to grow.
“We hope to continue to reach new heights together in the future as we build a better and fairer future Here’s to celebrating the next successful chapter together.”
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