Leaders in Israel’s business community have joined forces to launch a new peer-to-peer lending iniatiative called BLender. Doron Aviv, chairman of Aviv Group, serves as the company’s chairman, and Giora Ofer, former CEO of Discount Bank and one of the owners of the Keren Lahav investment fund is a member of the Board of Directors. Read more.
There’s a new online platform that brings together individuals who want to earn higher interest on their liquid money and those looking for quick and easy loans with better terms than those offered by traditional financial institutions. It’s called P2P (peer-to-peer) lending. Read more.
There’s a new player on the social lending field—today real estate developer Doron Aviv and former CEO of Discount Bank Giora Ofer launched a peer-to-peer lending fund, BLender. It’s anonymous, and the lender’s information is stored securely online…
Crowdsourced loans, an alternative to consumer loans from banks or credit card companies, are gaining momentum, even in Israel. BLender, which developed a platform to thoroughly screen borrowers within seconds using social networks, among others, is trying to shatter the banking monopoly. And it even has something to offer to lenders. Read more.
