Marketplace Lending

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Welcome to Marketplace Lending


The interdisciplinary research project

"Marketplace lending: A brave new lending world? Interdisciplinary research on platform architecture to foster sustainable finance" (MPL)

is funded by the "Niedersächsisches Vorab" of the VolkswagenFoundation in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (project duration from 01.07.2021 until 31.12.2024).

What do we want to achieve?

The aim of the Marketplace Lending research project is to develop a better understanding of how marketplace lending platforms can be used to promote socially desirable outcomes. Based on this, a catalog of design principles and recommendations for action will be developed.
The improved understanding can be used by platform operators to optimize the architecture of their platforms. It can also help policy makers in their efforts to regulate new financial technologies in a way that reduces risk without stifling innovation.

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