This book focuses on the literature related to small business lending and financial technology (FinTech) in-cludes peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms and banks through the lens of financial intermediation theory.Technology has always had an influence on the finan-cial sector, with new discoveries altering how it operates. FinTech is no different in this respect. For instance, the emergence and growth of online/mobile banking, and the usage of ATMs as a monetary transaction alternative to bank ...