Yahoo Finance<\/a> posted an article discussing the growing membership of the Marketplace Lending Association. This trade association, formed in 2016, seeks to advance the marketplace lending world through the development of transparency, efficiency and consumer-based solutions. In recent years the association has provided a foundation of legitimacy for various P2P networks.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n PYMNTS<\/a> published an article announcing the introduction of blockchain technology into marketplace lending. The relatively new technology of secured, digital ledgers has helped alternative currencies like Bitcoin reach the masses. Now, some marketplace lenders are exploring how they can use the same technology to bolster P2P platforms.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Forbes<\/a> generated a piece discussing the prominence of marketplace lending in our digital world and the advantages of the industry. The author explains \u201cIn 10 short years, P2P lending has facilitated over $35 billion of loans in the US.\u201d However, there is still plenty of room for this young arena to grow. \u201cLoans made through P2P platforms currently account for just 3% of the total unsecured consumer loans in the US,\u201d offers the author.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n