[There is an update to this article. Please click here to read it.] Recently, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 0.25% to 2.75%. How does this affect Rakuten Trade‘s interest rate on our cash deposits? Previous Rakuten Trade’s interest rate I guess most Rakuten Trade users notice the Interest …
Fundaztic (Link) is a peer-to-peer financing platform in Malaysia. This platform links borrowers (mainly local small and medium enterprises) and lenders together. Since this platform introduces so many notes per week, how should we choose? Grade of notes in Fundaztic Every loan is known as a note on this platform. The notes are rated according to 10 …
Funding Societies (Link) is one of two peer-to-peer financing platforms that I am actively using. The loans can be divided into business term financing and invoice financing. Every loan is known as an investment note on this platform. Investment notes properties The differences between the two types of financing have been explained in a previous post. To …
(Latest update: 10 November 2018) Fundaztic (Link) is a peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform recognized by Securities Commission Malaysia. I have registered an account with this platform since 2017. Now, I would like to share my experience of using this platform. Interface Compared to Funding Societies Malaysia, the interface of Fundaztic looks plain. Nonetheless, it did undergo …
(Latest update: 5 October 2018) Essentially, peer-to-peer (P2P) financing is making a loan. Its reward is the interest earned and its risk is default. There are 6 such platforms in Malaysia according to Securities Commission Malaysia website (Link). Platforms Logo Remarks AlixCo – B2B FinPAL – Fundaztic – Funding Societies Malaysia – Nusa Kapital Shariah-compliant …
