In 2020, P2P consumer lending was the most substantial market segment in the European alternative finance market, with the total value of transactions reaching approximately 2.9 billion U.S. dollars. Invoice trading followed, with a value of roughly two billion U.S. dollars.
Total value of the alternative finance market in Europe (excluding the UK) in 2020, by type
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Value of transactions in million U.S. dollars
Peer-to-Peer consumer lending
2,901
Invoice trading
2,016
Peer-to-Peer business lending
1,844
Real estate crowdfunding
822
Balance sheet consumer lending
657
Peer-to-peer property lending
500
Donation-based crowdfunding
296
Equity-based crowdfunding
280
Reward-based crowdfunding
262
Debt-based securities
120
Balance sheet business lending
105
Consumer purchase finance/BNPL
57
Revenue/profit Sharing
26
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Value of transactions in million U.S. dollars2,9012,9012,0162,0161,8441,8448228226576575005002962962802802622621201201051055757262618181414101033Peer-to-Peer consumer lendingInvoice tradingPeer-to-Peer business lendingReal estate crowdfundingBalance sheet consumer lendingPeer-to-peer property lendingDonation-based crowdfundingEquity-based crowdfundingReward-based crowdfundingDebt-based securitiesBalance sheet business lendingConsumer purchase finance/BNPLRevenue/profit SharingCrowd-led microfinanceMini-BondsBalance sheet property lendingOther
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Financial technology firms operating Crowdfunding, P2P/Marketplace Lending and related online capital raising activities
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
The source added the following information: "in 2020, the data sample includes 654 firm-level observations in Europe, 53 in China, 342 in APAC (excluding China), 205 in LAC, 76 in MENA, 191 in SSA, 72 in the US and Canada, and 67 firms in the UK."
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