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🌍 Europe’s Top Peer-to-Peer Marketplace Updates – October 2025 💶

🎁 Active Investor Promotions and Bonuses

🟢 Lendermarket – “Wrap Up 2025” Bonus Campaign

Lendermarket is celebrating the end of the year with a limited-time investor bonus.
Investors who deposit and invest €2,025 before October 26, 2025, will receive a €26 one-off bonus, which adds around +1.28% extra return in just four months.

This offer provides a perfect short-term opportunity to enhance your portfolio yield before year-end.

  • Deadline: October 26, 2025

  • Bonus: €26 on €2,025 investment (~1.28%)

  • Conditions: Deposit + invest; capital at risk; terms apply.

🔗 View the official post on LinkedIn


🟣 Nectaro – “Autumn Newbies Challenge” (Ended October 22)

While this promotion has now ended, it remains one of October’s top highlights.
New investors could earn up to €300 bonus and an additional 1% cashback on their first 30 days of investing. The campaign helped attract new users and boost awareness of Nectaro’s fast-growing platform, which already exceeded €30 million in total investments and €1 million in investor earnings since 2023.

🔗 View the LinkedIn promo post
🔗 Investor earnings milestone post


⚙️ Platform Updates, New Functionalities & Results

🇭🇷 Esketit – Transition to Croatia and New Features

Esketit officially relocated operations from Ireland to Croatia on October 15, 2025, marking a major operational improvement.
The move brings:

  • More efficient claim purchase operations,

  • Clearer repayment flows via a new Pending Payments feature,

  • Enhanced stability and regulatory clarity.

Investors must complete the onboarding to Esketit Croatia to continue accessing both primary and secondary markets, as well as auto-invest and withdrawal functions.

🔗 Read the announcement on LinkedIn
🔗 Earlier relocation notice


💼 Debitum – New Investor Overview Page with XIRR Analytics

Debitum has launched a brand-new Overview page giving investors full transparency on portfolio performance. The update includes:

  • Historical earnings overview,

  • Breakdown by interest, referral, campaign bonuses, and upcoming loyalty rewards,

  • A new XIRR indicator showing true annualized performance.

This redesign makes Debitum one of the most data-driven and investor-oriented P2P platforms in Europe.

🔗 Explore the official announcement


📊 VIAINVEST – €56M Portfolio Milestone and Q3 Results

VIAINVEST continues its strong growth, now managing a €56 million portfolio—a reflection of steady investor confidence. The platform also released its Q3 2025 performance report, detailing loan originator results and operational metrics.

  • Portfolio size: €56M

  • Quarterly update: Q3 2025 LO performance

  • Focus: Transparency, growth, investor trust

🔗 Portfolio update post
🔗 Q3 report post


🏦 Bondora – Active Loan Portfolio Surpasses €500 Million

Bondora reached a massive milestone, with its active loan portfolio now exceeding €500M and a customer base of more than 700,000 users across Europe.
This achievement underscores Bondora’s position as one of the most established and reliable consumer-loan platforms in the EU.

🔗 See the milestone post


🌱 LANDE – Website Redesign and Microfinance Mission Expansion

LANDE completely redesigned its website to focus on investor transparency and core questions:

“How safe is my capital?” and “How real are the returns?”

The design process involved feedback from independent experts and investors to strengthen clarity around secured agricultural lending. Additionally, LANDE’s leadership participated in the European Microfinance Network Annual Conference in Italy, reaffirming its mission to finance small and medium farmers across Europe.

🔗 Website redesign story
🔗 Microfinance conference post


🐝 Hive5 – Group Financial Report and Shareholder Update

Hive5’s parent company, Hive Finance Group, published its consolidated 2022–2024 financial report, showing solid growth and operational profitability across its subsidiaries.
Key companies include Hive5 marketplace, Ekspres Pożyczka (Poland), Finjet (Spain), and Argentum Capital.

In parallel, Ruptela Group, an international technology firm, acquired a 35% share in Hive Finance, with Andrius Rupšys retaining 65% ownership and strategic leadership.

🔗 Financial report announcement
🔗 Shareholder update post


🧩 Maclear AG – Web3 Expansion and Investor Insights Report

Maclear AG released a deep analysis on European P2P lending trends in 2025 and introduced 8lends, its Web3 counterpart platform.
8lends integrates smart contracts, collateral-backed lending, and Maclear-supervised governance, bridging traditional and decentralized finance.
The platform aims to offer fixed returns based on real business activity rather than speculation.

🔗 Full Web3 announcement
🔗 P2P report post
🔗 Investor psychology post


🚗 Income Marketplace – New Loan Originator “Autofino” Joins

Income Marketplace continues diversifying with the addition of Autofino, a Lithuanian rent-to-buy vehicle financing company.
Since 2018, Autofino has financed over €10 million in used vehicles and now offers investors returns of up to 11% per year with a buyback obligation.
Loan terms range from 12 to 72 months, catering to both retail and business borrowers.

🔗 Autofino listing post


🧱 Loan Originators & Lending Partners News

🇵🇱 Hive5 – New Loan Originator “Firmeo Business Finance” in Poland

Hive5 expanded into the Polish SME lending market with the launch of Firmeo Business Finance, its first LO focused solely on business loans.
The debut listing includes €100,000 in 6-month business loans offering 13% annual returns to investors.

🔗 Firmeo announcement
🔗 Firmeo listing details


🇮🇩 Loanch – Loan Originators Pass Audits and Renew Licenses

Loanch confirmed strong performance from its originators:

  • Wawasan Cojaya passed its 2024 financial audit,

  • Tambadana renewed its lending license until 2027.

These results reinforce Loanch’s credibility and compliance standards, providing reassurance for investors allocating capital through the platform.

🔗 Read the full Loanch update


🧠 Investor Takeaways

Short-term action: Lendermarket’s bonus remains open until October 26 – a quick win for active investors.
💡 Transparency focus: Esketit, Debitum, and LANDE each introduced new tools or redesigns improving clarity and control.
🚀 Growth stories: Bondora, VIAINVEST, and Hive5 all reported milestone results.
🌍 Diversification: New LOs like Firmeo and Autofino broaden exposure to SME and vehicle financing segments.
🔒 Security matters: Loanch and Robocash emphasize loan buyback and originator strength.


European P2P platforms continue maturing — with greater accountability, innovation, and investor-centric design shaping the next phase of growth.
As we move into Q4, investors can expect more loyalty programs, cross-border expansion, and AI-driven insights reshaping the marketplace lending experience.