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Auto-Invest vs. Manual Selection: P2P Lending Strategies
Should you use auto-invest or pick P2P loans manually? Compare strategies, platform features, and portfolio approaches.
Current issue — October 2026
We re-evaluate every platform on this list each month, then tell you exactly what changed and why.
This month's picks
What to look for, what to avoid, and how to read the numbers before you invest a single euro.
Read the guide →Riga, Latvia
FCMC (Latvia)
EUR 50Zurich, Switzerland
SRO PolyReg (Switzerland)
EUR 50Zagreb, Croatia
Licensed (Croatia)
EUR 10Zurich, Switzerland
SRO VQF (Switzerland)
EUR 10Tallinn, Estonia
ECSP (Estonia)
EUR 50Zagreb, Croatia
Registered (Croatia)
EUR 10Riga, Latvia
ECSP / Investment firm license (Latvia)
EUR 10Riga, Latvia
Investment firm license (Latvia)
EUR 10Riga, Latvia
ECSP (Latvia)
EUR 10Madrid, Spain
CNMV (Spain)
EUR 500Welcome to TopPulse, your monthly guide to the P2P lending and crowdlending landscape. Every month, we rank the top platforms based on regulation, track record, investor experience, and yield potential - then tell you exactly what changed and why.
Think of it as a monthly leaderboard for your portfolio. Platforms move up when they deliver. They move down when they stumble. And we explain every shift so you can invest with confidence.
This is our inaugural September 2026 issue - the baseline ranking that all future months will be measured against.
Mintos earns the top spot for September 2026 on the strength of its FCMC-regulated marketplace model, 60+ loan originators, and MiFID-compliant Notes product. It is simply the most mature, most liquid option in the European P2P space right now. That said, every platform on this list has something the others do not - and your ideal pick depends on your goals.
Start with our How to Choose guide if you are new to crowdlending.
TopPulse uses a Monthly Position Ranking methodology. Each month, we assign positions #1 through #10 based on a holistic editorial assessment of:
We do not use a composite score. Positions reflect our editorial judgment of where each platform stands relative to its peers this month.
TopPulse participates in affiliate programs with some of the platforms listed on this page. When you sign up through our links, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. This does not influence our rankings - platforms cannot pay for a higher position. Our editorial assessments are independent, and we rank platforms based on the criteria described above. You are never obligated to use our links; direct sign-up is always an option.
Rankings updated monthly. Next update: October 2026. Published by the TopPulse Editorial Team.
Guides and deep dives
Explainer
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Comparison
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Comparison
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Under review
On our radar but not ranked this month. We are monitoring these and may include them as conditions change.
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