Better structure could protect investors in P2P market - BoJ paper

Use of “specific purpose companies” could help protect investors in the event of the collapse of a P2P platform

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A research paper published by the Bank of Japan on October 23 suggests using specific purpose companies and specific purpose trusts to strengthen investor protection in the field of P2P lending.

P2P lending matches borrowers and lenders online without making use of traditional financial intermediaries such as banks. In recent years, the amount of outstanding loans in the P2P sector has grown significantly in the UK, the US and China. 

In his research paper, Atsushi Samitsu compares P2P lending

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