P2P Lending Market Disrupted By Millennials Need For Short Term CreditPosted by industryarc on August 8th, 2019 IndustryARC announced the publication of a new market research report on the P2P lending market. The report highlights that the consistent growth of small and medium-sized enterprises across the globe will continue to be the most prominent growth drivers for the P2P lending market. Traditionally, banks served as the sole financial institutions for the provision of loans but that have now been replaced by crowd-funding platforms, which function on the peer-to-peer lending system and connects lenders and borrowers. Thus, the P2P lending market has successfully bridged the gap between affluent lenders and insolvent borrowers, and is expected to expand with a CAGR of 4.95% during the forecast period 2019-2025. The IndustryARC report titled ‘P2P Lending Market: Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast (2019 – 2025)’ contains a substantial analysis of forces that have discreetly led to a subtle rise of P2P lending platforms in several countries around the world. Through the use of statistical information, the analyst has been able to evaluate the global P2P lending market size to be 9.6m in 2018.. View Full Table Of Content Of P2P Lending Market: https://www.industryarc.com/Report/19177/P2P-Lending-Market
China has been evaluated as the geographical leader of the global P2P lending market with a country-wide share of 69.47% in 2018. The rising number of micro, medium, and large enterprises in China has been the leading factor for the prosperity of the China peer-to-peer lending market. With the growth of internet and e-commerce platforms, P2P lending companies such as WeLab, and Ezubao have become prominent forms of alternative lending in the country. In 2018, People’s Bank of China started an initiative for making the fintech space devoid of fraudulent activities with the identification of genuine P2P companies, thus strengthening the market even further. P2P Lending Market: Disruptive Trends Peer-to-peer lending companies have been officially recognized in some countries as non-banking financial companies. For example, in India, the Reserve Bank of India officially regulates these companies. This has made it easier for the growth of key market players in the P2P lending market as they can now assert their legal status in alternative lending. ·Festival Loans During festivals and wedding occasions, a large number of individuals are in dire need of credit. P2P lending companies have capitalised on this opportunity and increased the provision of loans during the months of September to December. ·Gaining Trust of Banks After witnessing the potential that P2P companies possess in the FinTech space, banks have stepped in several forms. Barclays Ltd., a popular international bank now owns a stake in RainFin which is a P2P lending company operating in South Africa. Similarly, Lending Club, a popular key market player has reported a sudden increase in banks as clients on their platform. ·Popularity amongst Millennials Millennials are known for their proclivity towards investing in current circumstances instead of long term savings. Their perpetual need for short term credit has disrupted the P2P lending market and enabled different schemes that cater to their needs. Their inclination towards digital technology and ease of accessibility has also impacted the market.
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