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Peer-to-peer lenders can help lower interest rates, increase returns, and expand financial opportunities. 
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As strong advocates of peer-to-peer lending, we were excited to hear about LendIt. But the conference on alternative finance turned out to be a sobering experience.
thelendingmag's curator insight,
May 1, 2015 1:30 PM
As strong advocates of peer-to-peer lending, we were excited to hear about LendIt. But the conference on alternative finance turned out to be a sobering experience. - Hopefully we can put an end to all of this P2P is dead talk very soon- 
Crowdholding's curator insight,
January 9, 2017 12:01 PM
Marketplace lending is just one example in a long line of innovations. We have to end banking with a systemic solvency rule to restore a functioning financial system.
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GLI, a UK based firm that is heavily invested in alternative finance, has invested in the first regulated peer to peer lending platform in Spain – MytripleA.
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According to Guan Jianzhong of Dagong Global, a company that monitors and rates peer to peer lending platforms, of the 1,587 p2p platforms it observes, 393 have been blacklisted and an additional 668 were given risk warnings – a staggering...
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Long ago, your parents probably gave you some advice: never borrow money from a friend. More importantly: never let your friends borrow from you.
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Closely related to the crowdfunding phenomenon has been the evolution of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending model.1 As the early standard-bearers of P2P prepare to enter the public markets, the model itself is poised for greater industry and regulatory...
Darrick Laury's curator insight,
December 6, 2014 9:57 AM
These types of financing works well in Baltimore because of the large array of property types and prices. Theres property in Bmore thats $30,000 with a tenant already.
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Investors in lenders such as Zopa could shelter returns in Isa – if government can find a way to make it happen
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Australia’s leading peer-to-peer lender SocietyOne ups the competitive ante to the major banks by launching a new low-rate personal loan.
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CreditEase, a China based peer to peer lender and wealth management company, has partnered with US based Wellington Management to invest in pre-IPO stage companies, according to a report in the China Daily.
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The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is sizing up the opportunity of investing in peer to peer loans following the lead of other global institutions.
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Peer-to-peer loans imperil banks, and cryptocurrencies may finish the job, writes David Weidner.
Tristan Lamonica's curator insight,
December 9, 2014 8:18 PM
Wall Street is already entering Bitcoin!
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Nesta, an UK-based innovation charity with the mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life, together with Cambridge University, has recently published an in depth study on the British alternative finance sector. The results are very interesting, highlighting the outstanding growth of this innovative sector, as we report below.
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Mohamed El-Erian is moving into the peer-to-peer industry after agreeing to take an equity stake in a new lender.
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While South Africans have been doing it for ages in the form of Stokvels and saving schemes, the internet is bringing the tradition to the rest of the world. Peer to peer lending platforms are digital money market places that match borrowers directly with lenders, removing the bank as a middle man, and many players in the industry are predicting that these may be the long overdue challenger to mainstream banking.
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