P2P Lending platforms in Malaysia: the awareness among Malaysian adults.

ABSTRACT: Background: Since 2016, the Securities Commission (SC) in Malaysia has given licenses to only eleven P2P lending platforms. Such lending platforms are expected to disrupt the lending services of traditional lenders in the coming years. However, being still in their infant stages, it is essential to know the extent to which such platforms are made known to potential investors out there. This study aims to examine the awareness level of the eleven P2P lending platforms among Malaysian adults. The study also explores if past investment experience and financial knowledge would influence such awareness from Malaysian adults. Methods: A sample of 335 Malaysian individuals was used for this study. An online questionnaire was designed with three main parts: demographic, financial lit

SUBMITTER: Nguyen LTP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403355 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature