Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is a type of debt financing in which individuals and businesses in need of credit are directly connected with their peers who are willing to lend from their surplus funds via a marketplace. This form of lending allows individual investors to earn returns similar to how a bank earns, and has emerged as an alternative to traditional bank lending.

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The author is the Founder and CEO of Faircent.com and the article was first published in www.forbes.com on May 7, 2021