Sites like The Money Platform

The Money Platform is a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending service providing loans over terms from four to twelve weeks. Looking for similar short-term credit options? Here's a list of lenders offering borrowers a similar service to The Money Platform.

Warning: Late repayment can cause you serious money problems. For help, go to moneyhelper.org.uk.

Please note: High-cost short-term credit is unsuitable for sustained borrowing over long periods and would be expensive as a means of longer-term borrowing.

NameEstablishedLoan types
The Money Platform Short Term Loan The Money Platform Short Term Loan 2016 Peer-to-peer instalment loans Check eligibility
Fund Ourselves (Welendus) Short Term Loan Fund Ourselves 2016 Peer-to-peer instalment loans Go to site
Creditspring Membership Creditspring 2018 Instalment loans through a membership scheme More info
Lending Stream Instalment Loan Lending Stream 2008 Instalment loans Go to site
Drafty Line of Credit Drafty 2015 Line of credit Go to site
Polar Credit Credit Line Polar Credit 2019 Line of credit More info
SteadyPay SteadyPay 2017 Instalment loans through a membership scheme More info

Compare the cost of payday lenders

As well as comparing short-term loans with other types of credit, before you apply for a loan it’s a good idea to shop around and compare a range of lenders. You can use the table below to get an idea of how much the loan that you have in mind might cost.

Table: promoted deals, sorted by total payable
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Name Product Available Amounts Monthly repayment Total payable Link
Lending Stream Instalment Loan
£50 to £1,500
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Representative example: Borrow £200 for 6 months at a rate of 292% p.a. (fixed). Representative 1,333% APR and total payable £386.61 in 6 monthly payments of £64.44.
The Money Platform Short Term Loan
£250 to £1,000
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Representative example: Borrow £500 for 6 weeks at a rate of 255.5% p.a. Representative APR 839.20% and total payable: £647 in 1 payment.
QuidMarket Short Term Loan
£300 to £1,500
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Representative example: Borrow £300 for 3 months at a rate of 292% p.a. (fixed). Representative APR 1297.6% and total payable: £454.37 in 3 instalments of £151.46.
Moneyboat Short Term Loan
£200 to £1,500
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Representative example: Borrow £400 for 4 months at a rate of 255.5% p.a. (fixed). Representative APR 939.5% and total payable: £597.48 in 4 payments of £149.37.
Fund Ourselves (Welendus) Short Term Loan
£100 to £1,500
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Representative example: Borrow £200 for 122 days at a rate of 208% p.a. (fixed). Representative 504.7% APR and total payable £286.62 in 4 monthly payments of £71.71.
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Please note: You should always refer to your loan agreement for exact repayment amounts as they may vary from our results.

We compare payday/short-term loans from

Lending Stream Instalment Loan
The Money Platform Short Term Loan
QuidMarket Short Term Loan
Moneyboat Short Term Loan
Fund Ourselves (Welendus) Short Term Loan
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