Heavyweight To Make Welcome Entrance To P2P Market – Plus Loans Latest

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Competition is a good thing, especially in financial services. The latest competitor is Goldman Sachs, which has long made clear it intention to get into peer-to-peer (P2P) lending. A heavyweight like this can only be good for general acceptance and understanding of P2P assets as a mainstream, investable entity. Our friends at P2P Finance News chronicle the latest developments. We run an excerpt below.

“INVESTMENT banking giant Goldman Sachs is considering launching a consumer lending arm in the UK, competing with [the P2P sector].
“The US financial behemoth is reportedly looking to expand its retail banking business in the UK, initially with savings accounts but potentially moving into lending too.”

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“Goldman Sachs has traditionally been known for wealth management and investment banking services. However, last year it began offering high-interest online savings accounts in the US which could be opened with deposits of just $1 (76p), and followed this up by launching Marcus By Goldman Sachs, an online consumer lending platform.”

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