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Alternative finance includes financial channels and instruments outside of the traditional financial system of regulated banks and capital markets.  
Alternative finance includes financial channels and instruments outside of the traditional financial system of regulated banks and capital markets.  


Examples of alternative channels are online 'marketplaces' such as equity- and reward-based crowdfunding, peer-to-peer consumer/business lending, and third-party payment platforms.  
Examples of alternative channels are online 'marketplaces' such as equity- and reward-based crowdfunding, peer-to-peer consumer/business lending, and third-party payment platforms.  
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* [[Equity]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Finance]]
* [[Hedge fund]]
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* [[Non-bank financial intermediaries]]  (NBFIs)
* [[Order book for Retail Bonds]]
* [[Order book for Retail Bonds]]
* [[Private credit]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Private placement]]
* [[Private placement]]
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[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 04:14, 6 February 2024

Alternative finance includes financial channels and instruments outside of the traditional financial system of regulated banks and capital markets.


Examples of alternative channels are online 'marketplaces' such as equity- and reward-based crowdfunding, peer-to-peer consumer/business lending, and third-party payment platforms.

Alternative instruments include SME mini-bonds, private placements and other 'shadow banking' mechanisms, social impact bonds and community shares used by non-profit enterprises, and alternative currencies such as Bitcoin.


See also