P2P Lending Landscape
To start this blog off, I thought it would be good to list all of the known web-based P2P lending outfits around the world.
Europe:
- Zopa - UK, launched Apr 2005
- Boober - Netherlands, launched Feb 2007
- Smava - Germany, launched Mar 2007
- FairRates - Denmark, launched Mar 2007
America:
- Kiva - USA, launched Mar 2005
- Prosper - USA, launched Feb 2006
- PalTrust - USA, launched Nov 2006
- CommunityLend - Canada, not yet launched
Asia:
- DONJOY - Korea, launched 2005
I’m sure we’ll see much more development in this industry over time.
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