Assetz Capital has originated over 200 million British pounds ($247.02 million) in loans since its inception with 108 million British pounds ($133.39 million) originated in 2016; firm is primarily focused on secured lending for small businesses and property developers; monthly originations have been reaching 26 million British pounds ($32.11 million) and in the fourth quarter total lending for the platform was 45 million British pounds ($55.58 million). Source
Assetz Capital is a large P2P lender in the UK and now has authorization from the FCA; the company has lent more than GBP316 million ($410 million) to businesses and is now working on the final stages of its Innovative Finance ISA which it expects will be available in Q4 2017; Stuart Law, CEO of Assetz Capital, stated: "Our cautious approach of employing a world-class credit underwriting team and taking realisable security on loans is essential for our investors' peace of mind. Our focus remains to ensure the growth and security of our lenders' investments, as well as the success of our borrowers' businesses. Our team has done fantastically well to deliver such success to all of our stakeholders over the last few years and yet there is also so much more to achieve ahead of this milestone and we are all excited about the continuing journey." Source
UK-based P2P lending platform Assetz Capital has announced a promotional interest rate increase for investors in its 30 day access account; investors will receive a 4.75% rate of interest for up to 90 days after investment through May 11; the promotion adds 50 basis points to the current rate on the account with interest paid monthly. Source
Assetz Capital has now been in business for four years with 240 million British pounds ($307.61 million) in loan issuance; the platform focuses on lending for SMEs and says it plans to double its current originations in the next twelve months; the firm offers secured loans that generate annual returns of 3.75% to 18%. Source
After turning a profit in 2016 Assetz Capital has continue that trend in the first half of 2017 by posting a seven figure pre tax profit; “We have reported considerable growth and stability over the past four years, and now that profitably has been consistently achieved in parallel to that strong growth, we continue to go from strength to strength,” said Stuart Law, CEO of Assetz Capital, to AltFi; this shows a trend in the UK of secured P2P lenders having a better track record to profit. Source.
Assetz Capital-as-a-Service (ACaaS) allows for full integration of the Assetz Capital API into websites and apps; the integration allows users to integrate the Assetz Capital peer-to-peer lending platform into other financial services businesses; UK financial account aggregator Bud is the first to integrate the solution with enhancements planned for the partnership; Assetz Capital is the the UK's second largest peer-to-peer finance platform for business and property and the firm says the solution will help increase visibility of the platform to a broader target market. Source
Originations for Assetz Capital reached a new high in November; for the month, the platform originated 26 million British pounds bringing its total originations to 100 million British pounds for 2016; according to the firm, it is now the third largest business and property P2P lender in the UK. Source