Online lending, mbth is Internetlending, and p2p online lending is the abbreviation of online lending, including personal peer-to-peer lending and commercial peer-to-peer lending. P2P online lending refers to direct lending between individuals through the Internet platform. It is a sub-category of the Internet finance (ITFIN) industry. In 20 12, the number of online lending platforms in China increased rapidly, with about 350 active platforms so far, and the total number reached 3,054 by the end of April 20 15.