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== Peer-to-peer lending == | == Peer-to-peer lending == | ||
{{'''[[w:Peer-to-peer lending|Peer-to-peer lending]]''', abbreviated '''P2PL''', is the practice of [[w:loan|lending]] money to unrelated individuals, or "peers", without going through a traditional [[w:financial intermediary|financial intermediary]] such as a bank or other traditional [[w:financial institution|financial institution]]. P2PL is not to be confused with [[w:peer to peer investing|peer to peer investing]] (P2PI). This lending takes place online on peer-to-peer lending companies' websites using various different lending [[w:Computing platform|platforms]] and [[w:credit check|credit check]]ing tools. Many also use the abbreviation "P2P" when discussing the peer-to-peer lending or investing industries more generally. Peer-to-peer lending is also known as crowdlending. | {{Q|'''[[w:Peer-to-peer lending|Peer-to-peer lending]]''', abbreviated '''P2PL''', is the practice of [[w:loan|lending]] money to unrelated individuals, or "peers", without going through a traditional [[w:financial intermediary|financial intermediary]] such as a bank or other traditional [[w:financial institution|financial institution]]. P2PL is not to be confused with [[w:peer to peer investing|peer to peer investing]] (P2PI). This lending takes place online on peer-to-peer lending companies' websites using various different lending [[w:Computing platform|platforms]] and [[w:credit check|credit check]]ing tools. Many also use the abbreviation "P2P" when discussing the peer-to-peer lending or investing industries more generally. Peer-to-peer lending is also known as crowdlending.|Wikipedia|peer-to-peer lending}} | ||
== Microfinance and microcredit == | == Microfinance and microcredit == |