Mintos is a Latvian made peer-to-peer lending marketplace operating Globally, it connects investors with borrowers of non-bank lenders.
It is an easy and transparent alternative to the traditional banking system. At Mintos both retail and institutional investors can invest in fractions of loans originated in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Currently, they serve agricultural loans, business loans, invoice financing, mortgage loans, personal loans, pawnbroking loans, car loans and short-term loans. The minimum investment in one loan is EUR 10.
Both individuals and entities can invest through Mintos. Individual investors must be at least 18 years old, have a bank account in the European Union or third countries currently considered to have AML/CFT systems equivalent to the EU, and have their identity successfully verified by Mintos. At the moment, US citizens or taxpayers cannot register as investors at Mintos.
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This peer to peer lending platform has been in my portfolio since January 2017.
By now (October 2017) mintos.com takes the second largest position (after stocks) in my portfolio with 38.8% of my funds invested here.
Investment portfolio
Make sure to read out my previous quarterly reviews:
- Mintos.com Review after 3 month investing in Peer to Peer loans
- Review of Mintos.com Peer To Peer Lending Platform After 6 Month of Investing
There is one reason I'm investing via Mintos - option to invest in Georgian Lari currency, as I've been living in Georgia for a while, I like the idea of having some of my money in the local market. See: Invest in Georgia - Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending - Mintos.com
About interest earned on mintos.com
During the past 9 months, I've invested in total EUR 3,365.90 and have made a profit from interest payments EUR 196.67. That would equal to 5.84% year to the date yield. This number is lower than average excepted around ~11-12% annual rate, because of I keep adding more funds month after month.
Mintos.com contributes regularly to my dividend income with little over than EUR 30/mo, and I'm looking to increase interest earned here to about EUR 50, during the next 3-6 months.
Monthly return on Mintos.com platform (January - September 2017)
I started lending on Mintos.com in January, it took me some time for my deposit to go through, more interesting to observe that in February I got even a negative return (-0.42 EUR) because of currency exchange fees. See: My Start at Investing on Mintos Peer to Peer Lending Platform: Depositing Funds
My investments are spread between EUR and GEL currency loans.
Withdrawing money and paying taxes
I haven't yet withdrawn any money from mintos.com, though I'm planning to do so (withdraw interest earned here) in January 2018. I haven't paid any taxes yet (should do after withdrawal).
About Auto Invest
Auto Invest works like a charm, I've defined a few auto invest portfolio, all with buyback guarantee and longest remaining loan term 48 months (4 years)
Auto investing on Mintos.com platform
Auto Invest automatically implements your chosen investment strategy. After you have entered your investment criteria, Auto Invest will automatically invest in suitable loans. You can access Auto Invest at any time and follow your portfolio activity in real time to make sure it is working according to your investment goals. Auto Invest is a very effective tool for saving time spent on investing activities. It also allows you to access newly placed loans in the system before manually-made investments.