ABFER 13th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The call for papers is now open for the ABFER 13th Annual Conference. The conference will be held on 18-21 May 2026 in Singapore
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12th ASIAN MONETARY POLICY FORUM
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CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: CHINA AND ASIA
Webinar series on every third Thursday of the month
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INDUSTRY OUTREACH PANEL
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  • ABFER 13th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
  • 12th ASIAN MONETARY POLICY FORUM
  • CALL FOR POSTERS 2025
  • CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: CHINA AND ASIA
  • INDUSTRY OUTREACH PANEL

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Webinar Series

 

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The Big Tech Lending Model

By comparing uncollateralized business loans made by a big tech lending program with conventional bank loans, the authors find that big tech loans tend to be smaller and have higher interest rates and that borrowers of big tech loans tend to repay far before maturity and borrow more frequently. This lending program channels credit to small businesses underserved by banks without incurring excessive risks (even during the COVID-19 crisis). The authors highlight several mechanisms—screening, monitoring, convenience, and high interest rates—which work together to serve borrowers’ short-term liquidity rather than long-term financing needs, thereby limiting the lender’s risk exposure.


20
Oct
2022
Thursday

Session Chair: Zhiguo HE
Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Finance and Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Senior Fellow, ABFER



Updated 21 Oct 2022

Speakers

Session Format

Each session lasts for 1 hour 10 minutes (25 minutes for the author, 25 minutes for the discussant and 20 minutes for participants' Q&A). Sessions will be recorded and posted on ABFER's web, except in cases where speakers or discussants request us not to.

Registration

Please register here to receive a unique Zoom link. (Notice: Videos and screenshots will be taken during each session for the purpose of marketing, publicity purposes in print, electronic and social media)