Risk scoring: How investors can assess digital lenders
Risk scoring is at the heart of many lending approaches. The regulations that govern digital lending are typically less stringent [...]
Insights: Recap of First Presence Week in Berlin
At the end of March, CrossLend employees from six different offices - Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, London, Lisbon, Luxembourg - kicked [...]
Make Your Time Matter With Daniel
From working student to data scientist Hi Daniel, please introduce yourself and how you came to work at CrossLend I’m [...]
Digital lenders set to see spike in demand from businesses as Covid guarantee scheme loans expire
With European government aid schemes coming to an end, digital lenders have a lucrative opportunity to write considerably more [...]
Real estate: Germany’s structural funding gap and demand for mezzanine lending
Demand for mezzanine financing among German real estate developers has grown in recent years as banks have lowered their LTV [...]
The role of private debt as a portfolio diversifier for institutional investors
Amid the low yields on offer on traditional fixed-income assets, private debt is emerging as a strong alternative. For [...]
Originator Spotlight/Mozzeno
One of Belgium’s largest peer-to-peer lending platforms, mozzeno, saw solid growth in 2021, with origination volumes exceeding 30 million [...]
Private debt ESG investing meets digital debt technology
Well-known in the public debt markets, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing in private debt is attractive for investors [...]
Building industry standards for lending platforms in Germany
Alternative lenders are playing an increasingly important economic role in funding businesses, in Germany and across Europe. In 2021, [...]
Data and analytics can give private debt funds an edge in the race to deploy capital
Investment funds specialised in investing in private debt can be an attractive route to gain exposure to this alternative asset [...]