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What is impact investing?

Written by Lucas Weaver on 28 October 2019

What is impact investing, and why should you care? In this post, we dive into impact investing and explain the ins and outs you need to know.

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What is a Crowdfunding Project?

funding gap emerging marketsInvestingWritten by Lucas Weaver on 24 October 2019

In this day and age of "Fintech" startups, the terminology can be a bit much to keep up with. In this post, I'll explain what we mean when we use the term "crowdfunding project" at Lendahand.

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This is why we don’t want you to buy our product

Lendahand is on a mission. We exist because we believe that there are very cool companies active in emerging markets that are creating economic value while having an enormous positive impact on their surroundings. With the right amount of funding they can build their company and create jobs. But the problem is that they find it very hard to impossible to find that funding.

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Lendahand wins the Gouden Stier 2018

Lendahand has won the Gouden Stier 2018 in the crowdfunding platforms category! The IEX Gouden Stier is an independent quality mark that provides investors with tools to make the right investment decisions.

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Lendahand is a Best For The World Company 2018

We are very proud of that we have been awarded again this year. SInce we first obtained our B Impact score we've tried to raise the impact bar for ourselves while creating an attractive financial product. Social impact and a healthy return go hand in hand.

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Now live on Lendahand.com: impact investing in South Africa

One of the cool things about Lulalend is that they disburse loans through an automated online platform. By using algorithms, credit scores can be assigned and assessed rapidly. A potential borrower knows whether his loan has been approved in just a couple of hours. If so, the money is transferred and will be in the borrower’s account the same day.

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