The new money, that's right, you and me lending to each other. Why should the banks make all the moola? They have proved they can't do it very well, so why shouldn't those with a bit of spare cash lend to others and make money on it? Well those innovative South Africans have the answer.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - AngelMoola Ltd, a private
South African company, has started an online social lending service as an alternative for people rattled by turmoil in the traditional financial sector, it said on Thursday.
CEO Brian Dalton said the company aimed to attract 4.32 billion rand ($467.9 million) in funds within a year by allowing
South Africans to borrow and lend money to each other on the Internet instead of using conventional bank methods.
"We've set a figure of around 360 million rand a month (as a target), over the next 12 months," Dalton told Reuters in an interview.
"From a lender perspective, the
stock markets are a bit of a wobbly, shaky deal at the moment, so people are looking for something a bit more secure to put their money into, and that's why this is probably a good option for them."
Dalton said AngelMoola, which is the first online social lending exchange in Africa, plans to expand into
Zimbabwe,
Botswana and
Mozambique, and it aims to list on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Alt-X segment in the next three years.
Its pilot website
www.angelmoola.co.za had around 5,500 hits in the first week when it was launched in May. Social lending sites have already started in some other countries, including the United States and
Japan.
(Reporting by Serena Chaudhry; Editing by Quentin Bryar)
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Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 1:12PM 