Download This PaperOrigins and Development of Credit-Based Crowdfunding
Banking and Finance Review Vol. 11, Issue 2
33 Pages Posted: 30 May 2014 Last revised: 2 Jun 2024
Date Written: August 29, 2019
Abstract
Although the term “crowdfunding” was coined in 2006, the more specific category of crowdfunding known as debt crowdfunding (or credit-based crowdfunding) is built on a much older concept. It represents the latest incarnation of social lending, which has existed for centuries. This paper examines the origins and development of credit-based crowdfunding from the “friendly societies” of the 18th century to the crowdsourced peer-to-peer lending platforms of today. This paper provides chronology and details about more than one hundred early debt crowdfunding sites.
Keywords: Crowdfunding, Credit-Based Crowdfunding, Debt Crowdfunding, Crowdlending, Social Lending, Peer-to-Peer Lending, P2P Lending, Banking, Lending, Entrepreneurial Finance, Small Business Finance
JEL Classification: D71, E44, G21, G28, H63, M13, M14
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