
China P2P lending site Firstp2p raises $41m
Firstp2p, a Chinese online peer-to-peer (P2P) financing site, has raised a $41 million Series B round of funding from San Shan Capital, CITIC Capital and China Equity.
Firstp2p was launched in July 2013 by NCF Group. The platform connects individual lenders with small-scale borrowers, essentially meeting the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises that don't qualify...
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