31 Dec P2P caters the “small-loan” niche
P2P lending platforms fill the hole left by centralizing banks. McKinsey projects that by leveraging technology and specializing in certain niches P2P platforms are able to offer loans that are 400-500 basis points lower than traditional banks.
The recent collaboration between JP Morgan and OnDeck Capital shows that banks prefer not to have these small loans in house as they probably are less profitable to them. This example shows how banks can compromise and take advantage of the rising peer-to-peer lending.
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