The rise of P2P lending platforms

31-year-old Arpit Sabharwal, a Mumbai-based businessman, and lender on P2P platform Faircent. Arpit’s portfolio stands at 4 lakh and returns have been around 17 to 19 per cent. He is now re-allocating some of his mutual fund portfolio to the peer-to-peer lending platform.

At a time when banks have tightened their purse strings, thanks to mounting bad loans, peer-to-peer lending platforms are witnessing steady traction.

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