2020 was a unique year for everyone when they had to face the issue of the pandemic, but in the case of the collective debt funding platform Fundary, “it was also a year of great lessons.”
Although the platform had a drop in its placement, compared to 2019, for its director and founder Marcelo De Fuentes, it left great learnings for this company that seeks to obtain its authorization under the Fintech Law during the coming months.
In an interview, De Fuentes spoke about the challenge that 2020 represented for Fundary, a year where around 30 million pesos were placed through this platform, that is, a figure lower than the 66 million pesos placed in 2019; For this 2021, it foresees a placement of up to 150 million pesos.
“When the pandemic came, the first thing we did was keep ourselves up to date, on the lookout, seeing how big the impact was going to be … At the end of the year we ended up below the results of 2019, that is what we decided because We have to take care of investors and it is not a question of releasing a huge portfolio of money so that later you do not get it back, because the problem is not to lend but to collect ”, argued De Fuentes.
According to the co-founder of this platform, in 2021, already with the learning of 2020, the placement is expected to rebound due to the fact that small and medium-sized companies, a segment in which Fundary specializes, are in need of liquidity.
“For us it will be a much better year than 2020, because I still see a very dry market in terms of traditional credit institutions. The economy is going to have a similar performance, but with variations, there will be dynamic sectors and others will not, “said the manager.
De Fuentes indicated that Fundary is one of the 34 companies that submitted their application to operate as a collective funding institution under the Fintech Law.
In this regard, the manager commented: “It was exhausting work, but deep down we are happy to have done it … The process forced us to go much more thoroughly, increase security, I am happy, grateful and waiting to be authorized”.
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