Peer-to-peer lending could help small firms find funds, but careful handling is needed

Published: July 25, 2019, 3:17 a.m.

b'Small and medium-sized companies have trouble raising money and that\\u2019s a problem, since they account for a large part of the global economy. If there was a way to make it easier for them to get cash, everyone would benefit.\\n\\nPeer-to-peer lending could be one answer. \\n\\nP2P lending, as it is known, matches investors with individuals and companies looking for funds. It\\u2019s an internet-based process that is part of a booming field called financial technology, or fintech for short.\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttps://bit.ly/2YljVzH\\n\\nRead the working paper\\nhttps://bit.ly/2Yn5U4E\\n\\nAbout the authors\\nNaoko Nemoto is a financial economist at the ADBI.\\nDavid Storey is a graduate student of economics at the University of Warwick and former research associate at ADBI.\\nBihong Huang is a research fellow at ADBI.\\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s work\\nhttps://bit.ly/2Y8aQuY\\nhttps://bit.ly/32R3FpF'