DUBLIN, January 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r4k8z6/peertopeer) has
announced the addition of the "Peer-to-Peer Lending: International
Regulation, Platforms and Market 2014" report to their
offering.
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The legal position of peer to peer lending is not clear in many
countries and while some countries seek to legalize and encourage
it, regulators in some places have tried to kill it, even though it
may be legal.
In the last few months France,
New Zealand, Russia, the UK and Ukraine have brought in new regulations on
peer2peer lending- some to encourage it and others to stop it.
Countries planning regulation to help or hinder the movement
include Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Actively watching to decide which way to jump are Germany, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Romania and the USA.
By 2016 the peer-to-peer market will be worth £5 billion in the UK,
£ 20 billion in the USA and a
global worth of £ 40 billion.
Not all platforms succeed, with failures in China, USA,
UK and EU countries.
Over the next decade the peer-to-peer industry will grow rapidly
and reach $1 trillion (£0.59
trillion) globally. It could grow to $1
trillion by 2025.
Peer to peer lending is an increasingly popular way of financing
projects, business ideas, and personal loans through small
contributions from a large number of individuals.
There are hundreds of platforms and several have gone
multi-country. By 2020 it will be common for businesses and
individual to connect with lenders via peer-to-peer websites and
market wide platforms. It allows for the lending of money while
bypassing traditional banks. Returns are financial, but investors
also have the benefit of having contributed to the success of an
idea they believe in.
Each of the 60 country profiles includes regulators, regulations,
upcoming changes to regulations, first platform, other platforms,
and failed platforms. Plus details of research and trade
associations, and where available- market size.
Key Topics Covered:
- Introduction
- Global Figures
- Europe Figures
- Number of platforms
- Global research
- European research
- Types of peertopeer lending
- History of crowd funding
- History of peer-to-peer lending
- How loans are set up
- How platforms make money
- How peer to peer lending works
- European Commission
- European Crowd funding Network
- International Crowd Funding Association
- World Crowd fund Federation
Countries-regulation and platforms, trade bodies and
research:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dubai
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- USA
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r4k8z6/peertopeer
Media Contact: Laura Wood ,
+353-1-481-1716, press@researchandmarkets.net