Sources and Data Provenance

Mintos Public Disclosures

The primary source for Mintos-specific data is the platform's own public disclosure, including its website, investor dashboard, regulatory filings with Latvijas Banka, and published statistics. This site references information available as of the last review date stated on each page. Key data points drawn from Mintos disclosures include:

• MiFID II licence status and Latvijas Banka supervision (verified through the central bank's public register)
• Investor compensation scheme coverage limit of EUR 20,000, which applies to eligible claims against the firm itself and does not cover borrower defaults - a distinction Mintos states in its own terms
• Cumulative transaction volume since 2015, currently exceeding EUR 12.4 billion
• Registered investor count, currently over 700,000
• Minimum investment threshold of EUR 50
• Target annual return range of 9-11 percent, as displayed on the platform's marketing pages
• Restructured Notes product introduced following originator issues in 2022
• Secondary market availability and terms
• Originator-dependent buyback arrangements, which are not universal across all loans

Mintos updates its public statistics periodically. This site does not scrape live data; each page carries a review date indicating when the figures were last checked. Readers should verify current numbers on Mintos' official website before making any investment decision.

Internal Cross-Platform Data Registry

Comparison pages (Mintos vs EstateGuru, Mintos vs PeerBerry, and others) source platform attributes from an internal data registry maintained by the site owner. This registry compiles publicly available information for each platform, including headquarters location, founding year, regulator and licence type, loan categories, buyback policy, secondary market availability, minimum investment, and advertised target returns. The registry is updated quarterly and cross-checked against each platform's official disclosures.

Platforms included in the registry: Mintos, EstateGuru, PeerBerry, Twino, Nectaro, Capitalia, Lendermarket, Robocash, Crowdpear, Debitum, Maclear. This list is exhaustive; the site does not cover platforms outside this set. Each platform's entry in the registry includes a last-verified date. The registry does not include projected returns, user testimonials, or any data not published by the platform itself or its regulator.

Where a platform's terms or figures have changed since the last registry update, the comparison page may lag behind. Readers must verify all comparison data directly with both platforms before relying on it.

EU Financial Regulation and Public Information

General regulatory context - MiFID II requirements, ECSP (European Crowdfunding Service Provider) rules, investor compensation scheme mechanics - draws from public EU directives, national transposition laws, and regulator websites (Latvijas Banka, Estonian Financial Supervision Authority, Central Bank of Ireland, Bank of Lithuania). This site does not provide legal interpretation; regulatory summaries are descriptive only and do not constitute legal advice.

Specific regulatory references used across the site:

• MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, 2014/65/EU) and its national implementation in Latvia
• Investor Compensation Scheme Directive (97/9/EC) and Latvia's transposition, which defines the EUR 20,000 coverage limit and eligible claim types
• ECSP Regulation (EU 2020/1503) governing crowdfunding platforms across member states
• Latvijas Banka's public register of licensed investment firms and payment institutions

Regulatory frameworks evolve. This site checks key references annually; any substantive change to MiFID II or compensation-scheme rules will trigger a review-date update on affected pages.

What This Site Does Not Use

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The site does not claim to invest its own capital in Mintos or any other platform; no portfolio performance data appears anywhere on the site.

Verification Obligation

Platform terms, fee schedules, buyback policies, and target returns change without notice. Every page on this site carries a review date. Information accurate on that date may have changed by the time you read it. Before investing any capital in Mintos or any alternative platform, verify all terms, regulatory status, and fees directly with the platform and consult a licensed financial adviser if you are uncertain about any aspect of the investment.

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