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Everyone is talking about the transformation of energy supply at the moment - but how can debt investors benefit from it? Ventus.energy’s CEO Henrijs Jansons drops by the podcast and provides an answer to this. The company from Latvia specializes in sustainable energy supply and acquires regulated infrastructure entities in the renewable energy and utilities sector. Set the sails - we're going on a trip to the Baltics, folks!
Speaker:
Henrijs Jansons, CEO @ Ventus.energy
Host:
Constantin Fabricius, Managing Director @ Digital Lending Association
Please note: The content of this podcast is expressly not to be considered investment advice, but...

Currently, more and more investors fear they will never see their money again. The number of shakeouts in the market continues to rise. The Grey Capital Market is particularly affected. That is why we are talking today with a senior expert about the proper management of operational and financial crisis situations in which it is no longer possible for a Non-Bank Digital Lender (NBDL) to continue operating.

Here the back-up servicer steps in. They secure the loan portfolio and keep business operations running. If this process is set up neatly from the outset, everyone benefits: the borrowers, the investors, and...

In this episode, we welcome three seasoned experts from the world of embedded lending, each bringing their own unique perspective to the table: a Non-Bank Digital Lender (NBDL), a service provider, and a consultant. Today, we are taking a different look at the topic because, until now, the focus has always been on what it means for banks. But there is so much more to it than that, considering that NBDLs originate their own loans and were born with a digital DNA.

Embedded lending has the potential to blow up established structures - with significant opportunities and risks for all...

It's already been more than two years since we last talked about consumer lending in our very first show. Time for a new episode! Today, we will be discussing current market developments, returns and defaults, the competition between banks and Non-Bank Digital Lenders (NBDL), as well as financial consumer protection. The new Consumer Credit Directive (CCD) places an even stronger focus than ever before on over-indebtedness and credit risk management. It also paves the way for an EU-wide regulation of digital consumer credit in order to better protect investors. So it's pretty cool that we're not just talking to two...

Corporate bonded loans are an exciting alternative to pure loans and bonds for both SMEs and investors. Invented in Germany a long time ago and increasingly spreading throughout Europe, the ‘Schuldschein’ is classified as a bilateral loan, whereby the loan agreement also serves as a certificate of debt, providing legal proof in court. But there's more: The agreement is not a security within the meaning of MiFID or other regulations which avoids high complexity due to prospectus requirements and rating costs. Plus, you don't have to deal with lengthy contracts and covenants that are typical for loans. Not to mention...

The universe of digital private debt with impact is expanding throughout Europe. We have learned from our annual investor conference, the Digital Lending Summit, that an increasing number of people would like to get information about this appealing sub-asset class within Digital Lending. But they also want to hear more about the real impact, the risks and opportunities. In today’s episode four Fintech impact lenders from the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden drop by the podcast and tell us their stories. We talk about different business models, market developments especially in times of Trump, liquidated USAid and tariffs, credit risk,...

The DLA meets the Swiss Marketplace Lending Association (SMLA) and discusses latest trends and predictions in Non-Bank Digital Lending from inside and outside the EU. What’s up on the borrower side and how is the investor side developing? What are the growth drivers of today and tomorrow? What is the current state of the Fintech Lender - bank relationship? How do the four high level speakers assess the current political and regulatory environment in Europe - and what ideas do they have for improvement?

Speakers:
Stefan Pomberger, SMLA Board Member & Co-Founder & Head of Cosmofunding @ Vontobel
Matteo Bernadoni,...

Do you know what it feels like to go through a cyber attack and have everything turned upside down? No...? Then join our show. We will present a company that is still suffering from the consequences today. It's a valuable report that all fintech lenders should listen to. We will also talk about NIS2, DORA and CRA: about the scopes of application and their delimitation, implementation in practice and first hand experiences with the biggest challenges, a resilient ITC risk management and, of course, the best way to cope with a cyber attack - when all preventive measures have nevertheless...

By using modern credit technology Digital Lenders are able to go beyond. Additional risk data scooped by way of Open Finance and Artificial Intelligence allow to serve the unserved who might otherwise have been overlooked. Thus, fintechs are able to do their bit for the supply of private credit in Europe. But how deep is it worth to drill into the customers' data? Which role plays transparency and data quality? Which combination of technology and human involvement makes sense to avoid disparities in hybrid models - can a fair line be determined where potential harm outweighs benefits? How exactly does...

In this episode, we will take a deep dive at the beginning of the value chain and find out what ensures fast and secure lending since onboarding is one of the most important parts of the lending process. If you mess up here, you risk high dropout rates and poor margins. Hence, how can Digital Lenders design their onboarding in a way that ensures they don't have to compromise on the quality of their identity checks, KYC/AML requirements and a good customer experience? What are the trends, risks and opportunities? Which technological approaches should lenders be aware of and how...