{"id":9868,"date":"2018-06-08T15:06:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2018-06-08T15:06:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:06:28","slug":"georgia-works-to-balance-demand-for-online-loans-with-proper-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/georgia-works-to-balance-demand-for-online-loans-with-proper-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia works to balance demand for online loans with proper regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Georgia is working to find a proper balance between regulating online loans and allowing online lenders the flexibility they need to meet consumer demands. Economic Minister Dimitri Kumsishvili noted that, in an attempt to protect consumers from exorbitant interest rates, the first attempt of government reform actually hurt many people\u2019s access to the financing they needed. Many feared that this first reform attempt would actually drive people to the black market, although this did not appear to have happened.<\/p>\n<p>What the government has learned is that demand for online loans will not go away. People want to borrow money, and they want to borrow it conveniently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-9868 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='U.K. software company to test innovative regtech platform in Armenian financial sector'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/u-k-software-company-to-test-innovative-regtech-platform-in-armenian-financial-sector\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/business-adviser-analyzing-financial-figures-denoting-the-progress-in-the-work-of-the-company_1423-97-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-8601\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-8601'>\n\t\t\t\tU.K. software company to test innovative regtech platform in Armenian financial sector\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Open API program to push Kazakhstan toward universal internet banking'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/open-api-program-to-push-kazakhstan-toward-universal-internet-banking\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/open-api-program-to-push-kazakhstan-toward-universal-internet-banking-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12840\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12840'>\n\t\t\t\tOpen API program to push Kazakhstan toward universal internet banking\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='The social impact imperative of FinTechs'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/the-social-impact-imperative-of-fintechs\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/the-social-impact-imperative-of-fintechs-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10941\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10941'>\n\t\t\t\tThe social impact imperative of FinTechs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Georgia is working to find a proper balance between regulating online loans and allowing online lenders the flexibility they need to meet consumer demands. 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