The peer to peer (p2p) lending industry has grown fast in recent years. This study put an eye on the credit evaluation system of one of the p2p platform named lending club. The author used the empirical method and discussed the determinants of the interest rate and the default risk in the p2p lending market. The author concluded that the evaluation system founded by lending club could predict the risk of loans. Collecting more information about borrowers’ credit history may increase the accuracy of the model.

This thesis examines the consequences of an increased institutional involvement in the recently emerging lending business known as peer-to-peer lending (P2PL). Since the P2PL business itself is a type of originate-to-distribute (OTD) lending model – in which the originator never carries the risk for the loans – this thesis investigates the effects it can have on the quality of the screening of potential borrowers, and if it could create a misalignment of interests between different stakeholders in the P2PL market. It also examines how the information asymmetry in the screening process is affecting moral hazard behavior and adverse selection problems. From the empirical research – which was gathered from interviews with significant participants in the Swedish P2PL market and the financial market as a whole – the authors find that an increased institutional involvement seems to come hand-in-hand with an increased loan volume, which creates incentives for the P2PL companies to ease their screening of borrowers and thus decreasing the average quality of the loans they originate. Furthermore, it shows evidence of great similarities between the current P2PL market and the sub-prime mortgage market that was the cause of the financial crisis in 2008. By comparing different geographic P2PL markets the thesis is providing the reader with four development phases that the P2PL markets seem to follow.

Despite its benefits, online peer-to-peer lending bears the risks associated with traditional forms of institutionalised lending. However, because individuals have taken over the role of the institutional lender, and the institutional participant in this form of lending takes a step back by acting only as an intermediary between the borrowers and lenders, ordinary individuals are left to bear the type of risks that institutions have traditionally borne, but without the same means of doing so. There has been little academic analysis of the role and form that regulation should take in the regulation of peer-to-peer lending and most discussions centre on the American regulatory experience. This thesis sets out to examine the theoretical classification of online peer-to-peer lending and the theoretical and practical justifications for regulating it. The aim is to ascertain the most appropriate way to regulate peer-to-peer lending, taking into account the underlying conceptual model which underpins it. The study adopts a theoretical analysis of P2PL participants and regulation based on the concepts of consumer protection and paternalism. It includes a doctrinal analysis of the UK peer-to-peer lending legislation and regulation to identify, describe and explain the rules pertaining to the industry. It also uses a comparative approach to compare P2PL with existing forms of financial lending and similar (dis)intermediated forms of transacting between individuals to show that online peer-to-peer lending is a unique form of intermediated transaction. The thesis argues that it is important that regulation displays an understanding of the underlying conceptual framework of the business model it aims to regulate. In doing so, it also argues that the peer-to-peer lending users are more than just ‘consumers’. They demonstrate a shift in the conception of individuals from consumers to prosumers because they participate in the production side of the services they receive. It goes further than existing discussions of prosumption by positing the concept of the ‘lendsumer’ to give a more accurate account of the role and experiences of peer-to-peer lenders and the effect this has on their transactional relationships and the risks they face because of this role. Based on this analysis, the thesis shows that the UK regulatory regime has limited suitability because it lacks awareness of the underlying prosumption model of peer-to-peer lending, focusing only on the business-to-consumer aspects. Consequently, it does not resolve all the issues resulting from the tripartite, participatory nature of the peer-to-peer lending transaction. In light of these findings, the thesis proposes the regulatory use of two main concepts and highlights their implications for peer-to-peer lending regulation. The first is the ‘lendsumer’ as a new paradigm of the consumer which has implications for the regulatory protections afforded to the P2P lenders. The second is the use of gatekeeper liability, adapted to online peer-to-peer lending, as a way to affect these protections in light of the particular vulnerabilities and risks experienced by the peer-to-peer lender.

中小企業是全球經濟成長的主要動能，且有望成為金融科技潛在得利者，而融資更在金融科技應用中扮演重要的角色，結合科技的應用，可以更進一步以非結構化資料建立信用評分模型以評估信用風險，不僅能更加瞭解顧客、達到精準行銷，使風險的估計更為準確。結合金融科技的新興融資方式，P2P借貸將為中小企業資金融通帶來了新的方向，消費信貸商品與傳統股債市相關性較低，提供小額投資人一多角化的新形態投資標的。 / Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the main drivers of global economic growth and are expected to become potential beneficiaries of financial technology. Besides, financing also plays an important role in the application of financial technology. With the application of technology, credit risk can be further evaluated with unstructured data model, so that we can not only know the customers better to achieve accurate marketing, but also estimate credit risk more accurately. In combination with the emerging financing method of FinTech, P2P lending will bring a new channel for the financing of SMEs. Moreover, consumer credit loans, low correlated with traditional investment products such as stocks and bonds, provide retail investors a diversified investment instrument.

Yes / This study investigates peer effects in the online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market using data from a Chinese online lending platform, Renrendai. The empirical results indicate that both the borrowers' success rate in obtaining loans and the default rate after loans are deemed non-coercive among their peers, referred to as the peer effects of lending and peer effects of default, respectively. The peer effect of lending is more pronounced in high-risk cities, whereas the peer effect of defaulting is more pronounced for borrowers with more difficulty obtaining loans, indicating ex-ante selection and ex-post learning mechanisms, respectively. The peer effects of lending promote P2P lending market efficiency, and the peer effects of defaulting inhibit market efficiency. Collectively, our results suggest that both lenders and borrowers follow peer effects to reduce information asymmetry in P2P lending markets. / The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 22 June 2025.

Credito deriva etimologicamente da “credere”, cioè avere fiducia, confidare. Chi già possiede molto dimostra facilmente di essere in grado di restituire un prestito e di conseguenza non fa fatica ad ottenerlo. Chi invece non dispone di risorse finanziarie adeguate, chi non è “bancabile” viene escluso. È qui che entra in gioco la fiducia, perché ci si può sentire garantiti anche solo dalla conoscenza personale del debitore, dalla sua storia creditizia. Si parla in questi casi di garanzia solidale, alternativa. Se il credito è “micro”, la fiducia invece è “macro”. Oltre alla fiducia nel concetto di microcredito ci sono una serie di ingredienti fondamentali che non possono mancare. Innanzitutto ci deve essere un prestito di piccole dimensioni. Poi ci deve essere uno scopo diverso dal semplice consumo: l’avvio di attività produttive e commerciali, un aiuto a superare particolari e temporanee situazioni di crisi che possa fornire delle risorse minime fondamentali per interrompere il circolo della povertà e del necessario ricorso all’usura. Il microcredito che è nato nei Paesi sottosviluppati si è esteso rapidamente anche nelle economie moderne. Anche il legislatore italiano nel 2010 ha introdotto nell’ordinamento nazionale una disciplina del microcredito. Tuttavia ricondurre all’interno degli schemi bancari tradizionali uno strumento così complesso come il microcredito che unisce in sé aspetti non solo finanziari ma anche e soprattutto etici può risultare riduttivo e rischia di vanificare i risultati raggiunti fino ad oggi nella prassi. Anche nel settore agricolo il microcredito può costituire un valido aiuto per lo sviluppo. Le regole e la logica del microcredito se funzionano bene nelle economie rurali dei Paesi sottosviluppati, come dimostrato dai diversi progetti posti in essere ad esempio in Uganda, fanno più fatica ad essere recepite nelle economie moderne, soprattutto in ambito agricolo dove le caratteristiche stesse dell’attività da finanziare e gli ingenti capitali iniziali necessari rendono lo strumento del microcredito poco utilizzabile. Tuttavia occorre puntare sullo sviluppo di questo strumento che ha dimostrato di avere numerosi punti di forza che possono davvero costituire un valido strumento di lotta alla povertà anche nelle economie moderne. / Credit derives etymologically from "believe". People who have money can easily demonstrate to be able to repay a loan and therefore not is hard to get it. Those who do not have adequate financial resources, those who are not "bankable" are excluded. If the credit is "micro", trust instead is "macro". In addition to trust, in the concept of microcredit there are a number of essential ingredients that can not miss. First, there must be a loan small. Then, the start of production and business activities can help to overcome individual temporary crisis situations that may provide minimal resources essential to stop the cycle of poverty . Microcredit who was born in underdeveloped countries has expanded rapidly in modern economies. Even the Italian legislature in 2010 adopted national discipline of microcredit. However, it’s hard to find the rules to regulate the microcredit and the risk is to delete the results achieved in practice. Even in agriculture microcredit can be a valuable aid for development. The rules and logic of microcredit work well in rural economies of developing countries, as shown by several projects for example in Uganda, but in modern economies the characteristics of the activities and the enormous initial capital required make the instrument of microcredit little usable. However the development of this tool is very important because microcredit can really be a valuable tool for fighting poverty even in advanced economies.

P2P 網路借貸是近年快速發展的新興產業,也是目前全球網路替代金融 市場最為活絡的項目之一,其主要概念為透過網路平台直接實現個人一對一 或一對多的資金借貸服務。台灣的 P2P 網路借貸直到 2016 年才開始起步, 本文以台灣目前成立的三家 P2P 網路借貸平台為出發點,從平台的商業模 式與申貸數據進行分析,試圖以台灣 P2P 網路借貸的發展現況,找出 P2P 網路借貸在台灣的機會與挑戰。 本文發現目前台灣 P2P 網路借貸產業的主要客群為信用評等位在中間 階層的借款者,推論目前台灣 P2P 網路借貸對於金融產業是補充關係多於 競爭關係,此種補充角色為投資者與借款者帶來更多選擇,加上台灣有足夠 成熟的徵信環境,可視為此產業的發展機會。但目前台灣的法律規範使得 P2P 網路借貸平台的發展受限,同時現有模式存在的風險也未受到明確的規 範,將會是未來發展所面臨的一大挑戰。 / Peer-to-peer lending is one of the most active financial services in the online alternative finance industry and has grown rapidly in the last few years. The main idea of P2P lending is to realize lending without the financial institutions through online platforms. In Taiwan, P2P lending market is just in the early stage in 2016. This thesis analyzes the business models and data of three Taiwan’s P2P lending platforms. Try to find out what are the opportunities and challenges for developing P2P lending industry in Taiwan. The study found that the main borrowers on Taiwan’s P2P lending platforms are people with medium level of credit rating. It could be inferred that P2P lending industry so far acts as a supplementary role more than as a competitor in Taiwan’s financial market. The supplementary role of P2P lending platforms provides more options for investors and borrowers. In addition, the credit reporting industry in Taiwan is well-developed. They are both the opportunities for P2P lending industry. However, current regulations limit the development of P2P lending and the risks from the current business models are not clearly regulated. It will be a challenge for developing P2P lending in the future.

Identifikační záznam Richterová, Daniela. On line fundraising a mikrofinancování v sociální síti a na Webu 2.0 [Online fundraising and microfinace in the context of social networks and Web 2.0]. Praha, 2011. 102 s. Diplomová práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Filozofická fakulta, Ústav informačních studií a knihovnictví 2011. Vedoucí diplomové práce Mgr. Denisa Kera, Ph.D. Abstract The main focus of this thesis is to characterize online fundraising and microfinance tools in the context of Web 2.0 and social media. The main goal is to analyze and assess the existing philanthropic portals in the Czech Republic and abroad. The thesis includes a theoretical explanation of terminology, principles and technologies of Web 2.0 and social media platforms and their connection to online philanthropy. New phenomena such as crowdfunding, P2P lending and crowdsourcing are clarified. The analytical part focuses on the evaluation of fundraising portals Network for Good and GlobalGiving and microfinace portals Kiva and LoanBack. Czech philanthropic online projects are represented by Šance pro draha, myELEN, Daruj správně and Skutečný dárek. Particular emphasis is given to monitoring and evaluating the extent of Web 2.0 principles and technologies integration. The conclusions contain suggestions for implementing the findings...

[pt] Empréstimos P2P conecta tomadores de crédito a investidores por meio de plataformas online, eliminando a necessidade de um banco comercial como intermediário. Ao assumirem o risco de inadimplência dos tomadores, os investidores dependem do processo de cobrança de dívida. Esse estudo investiga se leis estaduais de cobrança de dívida afetam a capacidade dos cobradores de recuperar dívidas liquidadas. Resultados mostram que regulações maís rígidas estão associadas a taxas de recuperação menores, o que por sua vez leva a expansão de crédito para tomadores mais seguros. / [en] P2P Lending connects borrowers and lenders via an online platform, cutting out traditional banking intermediation. By bearing the risk of borrowers defaulting on their loans, investors rely on the debt collection process. This paper investigates whether state debt collection laws affect the ability of debt collectors to recover charged-off debts. Results show that stricter regulation are linked with lower recovery rates, which in turn leads to extension of credit to safer borrowers.

Is the collapse of the traditional banking industry imminent? Although this is a thoughtprovoking statement and numerous arguments could be made for its inevitable demise in the faceof the fast moving and highly innovative Fintech industry, the fact remains that the traditionalbanking industry still serves as the primary financial intermediary when it comes to almost all ofour financial needs. But what if this wasn't the case? The rise of the Fintech industry has broughtwith it a tidal wave of new innovations and technologies that have in more recent yearschallenged the traditional banking industries' unassailable position in the credit market. Onerelatively new phenomena in the Fintech industry is Peer-to-Peer lending (P2P). Is this newphenomena here to stay and can it possibly cause tremendous damage to the existing incumbent’sposition in the industry? For this study we decided to investigate the relationship between peer to peer lending and thetraditional banking industry in Sweden for a variety of reasons. Firstly, P2P lending challengesthe banks dominance in their most profitable sector which is lending. This is because P2Plending bypasses the banks role in this financial transaction, cutting them out as middlemen inthe lending process by connecting the lender and borrower directly. Furthermore, P2P lending isable to provide better interest rates due to lower operational costs as well as a faster loanapproval process as well as being able to target isolated and underserved customer segmentsthought to be outside of the banks risk parameters. These factors put together present a unique challenge to the banks in terms of competition anddisruption. Our research investigated whether or not the P2P lending platforms in Sweden did infact cause disruption to the traditional banking industry or if they were creating a separate marketindependent from the traditional banking industry. The purpose of our study was to illuminatethe relationship between P2P lending and the traditional banking industry in a developedeconomy in order to contribute to the ongoing debate about the impacts that P2P lending has onthe banking industry. In our research and through our empirical findings we arrived at some very interestingconclusions. The banking industry is indeed being challenged and slowly pushed out of theconsumer lending sector, although to attribute this solely to P2P lending would be incorrect.Furthermore, although all of the banks we interviewed agreed that P2P lending was not a threatfrom a strategic viewpoint, the argument could also be made that disruption is occurring asincumbent firms ignore the needs of those downmarket and as a result new entrants thentargeting these customer segments gain traction and eventually target incumbent firms mostprofitable customer segment. Our findings conclude that P2P lending has indeed causeddisruption in the traditional banking industry although the level of disruption caused by P2Plending specifically is still up to debate.