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Tags: microfinance
Categories: Economics & Finance
The practice of lending money to unrelated individuals, or peers, without going through a traditional financial intermediary such as a bank or other traditional financial institution. This lending takes place online on peer-to-peer lending companies’ websites using various different lending platforms and credit checking tools.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer_lending)
