The launch of new peer-to-peer lending platform VIAINVEST once again proves the continuous growth and significance of the alternative finance and peer-to-peer lending industry. VIAINVEST is a peer-to-peer marketplace for both private and legal entities offering to invest into consumer loans originating from non-banking lenders. Unlike other P2P platforms, all loan agreements available for investment within the VIAINVEST platform are secured with a buyback guarantee.

Eduards Lapkovskis, Member of the Board: “By launching VIAINVEST we aim to ensure an easy-to-use peer-to-peer lending marketplace that offers secure and transparent investment opportunities. Our priority is to focus on the needs of each investor despite their level of experience. One of our main concerns is investment security, so all loans currently available for investment are secured with buyback guarantee. This also allows less confident investors to invest their funds safely. Peer-to-peer lending is another tool that helps to educate society on well-considered and responsible behavior, so our VIAINVEST investor support team is ready to address all related issues at any time.”

Loans available for investment on VIAINVEST are originated by VIA SMS group and its daughter companies across Europe, so investors are able to create diversified and secured investment portfolios. Currently, loans offered for investment on VIAINVEST are issued in the Czech Republic with EUR 290 the average amount of the loan. The total amount of these loans in the first 6 months of VIAINVEST operations will reach 3 million EUR. Maturity of listed loans are up to 30 days, helping guarantee short term return on investment with 12% annual interest rate. VIAINVEST offers private investors access to the non-banking lending sector.

“We are planning to develop continuously by regularly expanding the list loan originators and become one of the leading peer-to-peer lending platforms in the Baltic states. Shortly we are planning to offer our clients to invest in loans originated in Spain with a total amount that will reach 2.4 million EUR in the first six months of VIAINVEST operations. It will also be followed by other countries,” says Eduards.

VIAINVEST is a part of the VIA SMS Group operating its brands in Latvia, Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic and Spain.