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Peer-to-peer lending

Peer-to-peer lending is a type of lending in which individuals borrow or lend money to other individuals. It can bypass traditional financial intermediaries…

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Peer-to-peer lending is a type of lending in which individuals borrow or lend money to other individuals. It can bypass traditional financial intermediaries like banks, who usually provide only one service.

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You know Peer-to-peer lending is doing work when it changes a weekly choice — price, hire, channel, or kill. The working definition: Peer-to-peer lending is a type of lending in which individuals borrow or lend money to other individuals. It can bypass traditional financial intermediaries….

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Using Peer-to-peer lending as a label instead of a fact. If you cannot point to the evidence — a number, a customer, or a written assumption — you are using the word as jargon.

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