The Current state of Crowdfunding, the newly published report by CrowdfundingHub, the European Expertise Centre for Alternative & Community Finance, shows that in 2015 the crowdfunding industry in Europe has continued to grow and mature.
The report brought together 27 national experts across Europe, and examined regulations, size of the industry, as well as the stance of government and the banking industry. It covers Peer-2-Peer businesses and consumers lending, donations, rewards and equity models and provides delineated insights on the current state of the industry by using the ‘Alternative Finance Maturity Index’ based on 15 key research areas.
In almost all European countries volumes are rising quickly, but large differences between countries remain. Crowdfunding is since 2015 present in Lithuania, who now implemented new legislations to combat the non-market activity.
The UK remains the most mature Alternative Finance Industry when it comes to volume as well as ecosystem. Countries …