Consumer behaviour and credit supply: Evidence from an Australian FinTech lender

Mingze Gao; Henry Leung; Linhui Liu; Buhui Qiu

doi:10.1016/j.frl.2023.104205

Consumer behaviour and credit supply: Evidence from an Australian FinTech lender

Mingze Gao, Henry Leung, Linhui Liu, Buhui Qiu

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Using a proprietary dataset from an Australian leading FinTech lender, we provide insights into the effect of consumer behaviour on FinTech lending patterns. Out of seven consumption categories, gambling expenses significantly reduce the lender's willingness to fulfill loan requests. Cash usage and repeated borrowing are related to lower offer-to-requested loan ratios. The FinTech lender prefers to lend to borrowers who are married, have dependents and/or aged over 30. However, for such mature borrowers, cash usage and repeated borrowing increasingly reduce the approval likelihood of their loan requests. Taken together, our empirical evidence suggests that consumer behaviour affects FinTech lending decisions.

Original language	English
Article number	104205
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Finance Research Letters
Volume	57
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.104205
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023
Externally published	Yes

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FinTech lending
Consumer behaviour
Borrower behaviour

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