LendLedger is the first blockchain-based open protocol connecting data providers, lenders and borrowers to help small businesses globally unlock the eight trillion dollars in loans they are unable to access today. LendLedger’s founders and advisors have created or led pioneering ventures in emerging markets, including SKS (First microfinance institution to IPO in India), FINO Paytech (70 million clients), and M-PESA in Kenya (largest mobile money provider globally). V.01 of the LendLedger protocol is already in use, powering $30 million in loan disbursements annually for Happy Loans, a licensed lender in India. Lenders leveraging the LendLedger protocol also do not need to hold crypto-assets, thereby significantly reducing barriers to adoption. Our LOANtokens, are used to unlock lending credits on the network and give access for data providers, borrowers and others.

Website:https://www.lendledger.io/index.php

White Paper:https://lendledger.io/images/LendLedger-Overview-Optimized.pdf?pdf=LendLedger%20Overview%20https://lendledger.io/images/LendLedger_TechPaper.pdf?pdf=LendLedger%20Tech%20Paper

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As the only blockchain-powered network that enables borrowers and financial institutions to transact in their local currency, we’re building a lending market that is inclusive, trustworthy, and profitable for all participants. Our software is already powering loans at a rate of $30 million per year in 400 cities across India and through blockchain we’re scaling globally.

About LendLedger

LendLedger brings together Borrowers, Lenders, and Data Providers in an open and decentralized network built on blockchain technology. Our mission is to solve the $8 trillion funding gap that over 200 million small businesses face globally as they struggle to demonstrate traditional credit histories. As the only blockchain-powered network that enables borrowers and financial institutions to transact in their local currency, we’re building a lending market that is inclusive, trustworthy, and profitable for all participants. Our software is already powering loans at a rate of $30 million per year in 400 cities across India and through blockchain we’re scaling globally. Our differentiators as a project are:

Unique Crypto Use: Only lending protocol for institutional (not p2p) fiat-based, MSME lending.
Operational: LendLedger powers $30MM in lending annually at current pace, with new markets kickstarting.
Ease of Adoption: Lenders and borrowers on the LendLedger network don’t need to hold or be savvy about crypto.
Experienced Team: Decades in sector at global bodies (World Bank), banks, payment networks.

Plagiarism

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The Wall Street Journal’s analysis of 1,450 ICO’s last year found that 111 repeated entire sections word-for-word from other whitepapers. Indeed, the scam ICO Taichichain, which many believe was run by the same individuals as the StellarSHADE project, was ousted after it uploaded the project XEM’s whitepaper and claimed it as its own. Similarly attention was drawn to StellarSHADE after the FAQ’s they posted on Bitcointalk closely resembled those from Taichichain.

Generally, the strength and level of details of a project’s whitepapers are most commonly referred to as key differentiators, and indicators of overall project quality. So one should always review them in detail. But, for those who don’t have the time, a quick googling of a project’s content can also help spot any that sound too similar to be true.

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LendLedger replaces the centralized intermediary with an open and decentralized network. The LendLedger protocol allows

anyone to join the network and enables trustworthy exchanges of data directly between parties. Participants maintain

control of their own data and build a reputation on the network. This is possible through LendLedgers’s Open APIs and a

unique digital asset (LOAN) that interacts with a smart contract on a blockchain. In addition, LendLedger will launch tailored

software solutions so users can easily access the ecosystem. For more in-depth technical details, check back for our Technical

Paper launching soon.

Milestones

Milestone 1 (Q4 2018): Demonstration (India-Based Pilot)

By the close of 2018 LendLedger will have released its initial protocol focused on core blockchain functionality.. The co-founders of LendLedger currently own and operate a data-driven Indian lending business which is onboarding loans at a run rate of $30 million annually. This will become our pilot group and we will move all of these loans onto the LendLedger blockchain. In addition, LendLedger will become the first test Credit Node. Credit nodes are essential to the running of the platform: they stake LOANtoken in exchange for Ledger Credit — the stable, non-fungible asset, used to make loans on the platform. For more details please see the LendLedger Technical Paper.

2:Milestone 2 (Q1 2019): India Onboarded

In the first 6 months of 2019 LendLedger will have expanded the pilot platform, built off our existing Indian lending business Happy Loans, and will be operating in the wider Indian market via the second iteration of the LendLedger protocol. Amongst other things this will involve off-chain data exchanges and Credit Nodes in testing with 3rd parties. As the basic software for Lenders and Data Providers will be live there will be a deep focus placed on bringing more actors onto the platform. The project will draw on the extensive relationships our founding team have with Indian institutions such as ICICI Bank, RBL Bank, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank and establishing partnerships like that with the Smart Campaign to assure those on our platform are observing best practice. We aim to have reached a annual run rate of over $50 million at this stage.

3:Milestone 3 (Q2 2019): India + 1 Other Market

After successfully establishing LendLedger in India the team will focus on scaling through expanding into other emerging markets. LendLedger has advisors and Community Experts with valuable experience in our target markets such as Nick Hughes, founder of M-KOPA and Nicole Van Der Tuin Co-Founder and CEO of First Access.