Funding Circle led international P2P loan issuance in January with originations of 120.9 million euros ($130.21 million), according to data from p2p-banking.com; platform loan volume was followed by Zopa and RateSetter; Zopa reported originations of 94 million euros ($101.24 million) and RateSetter reported originations of 78 million euros ($84.01 million). Source
FT Alphaville provides interesting insight on a recently released report from Altus Consulting; cites "meteoric rate of expansion" of P2P with annual originations growing 70% per year; while the report gives the impression that P2P growth may be short lived, further details reveal how the expansion of interest is likely to create more institutional and retail products for investment; also notes innovation in fintech investing platforms which will help to increase interest in P2P investments. Source