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P2P players blame lending limit for rising costs

Industry players want the RBI to raise the lending limit for individual borrowers and remove it for institutional lenders

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A woman walks past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head office in Mumbai | Photo: Reuters

Nikhat Hetavkar Mumbai
Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platforms have seen a rise in traffic as well as investor interest after registering themselves with the RBI. But they argue the Rs 1-million limit placed on lenders across all platforms is restrictive.
 
“With time, these limits are going to be relaxed by the RBI. These have been imposed in order to avoid rapid growth that could lead to systemic risk,” said Ekmeet Singh, CEO, Lendbox.
 
Industry players want the RBI to raise the limit for individual borrowers and remove the limit for institutional lenders.
 
OMLP2P has witnessed a rise in its costs and