The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and its research partners, including Energy 4 Impact, carried out an online survey from July to November 2016. However, unlike in South Africa, most of the money raised using these alternative financing platforms in Kenya came from foreigners. Here are five of the most popular financing models. Peer-to-peer business lending:With peer-to-peer lending, someone with money who’d ordinarily be a depositor in a bank lends directly to you. It allows borrowers around the globe to apply for a Bitcoin-based small business loan, regardless of location.

Source: Standard Digital January 31, 2018 12:15 UTC