Person-to-Person Lending: Is Financial Democracy a Click Away? (microNOTE)

  • Date Posted: June 2, 2010
  • Authors: Jennifer Powers
  • Organizations/Projects: EA Consultants
  • Document Types: Evidence or Research
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

This microNOTE introduces the reader to the relatively recent phenomenon of Person-to-Person (P2P) lending. A brief background of P2P lending is presented and the most popular models and platforms used today are reviewed. The author categorizes the models and identify their strengths and challenges.