DIGITALIZATION OF LENDING TO SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS
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MatusovaO., AndrjejevaV. Dydzhytalizacija kredytuvannja malogo ta seredn'ogo biznesu. Visnyk Kyi'vs'kogo nacional'nogo torgovel'no-ekonomichnogo universtytetu. 2022. №1. S. 118-131. http://doi.org/10.31617/1.2022(141)09
JEL Classification: G29, M15, O33
MATUSOVA Olena,
PhD (Economics), Associate Professor,
Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business Finance
State University of Trade and Economics
19, Kyoto St., Kyiv, 02156, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-7998-3289
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ANDRIEIEVA Viktoriia,
PhD (Economics), Associate Professor,
Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business Finance
State University of Trade and Economics
19, Kyoto St., Kyiv, 02156, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-9529-0543
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Problem. The pandemic has identified new challenges for both SMEs and creditors in digitally transforming their own business processes.
The aim of the paper is to identify the main trends in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine during the pandemic and to determine the ways for digital transformation of SMEs lending processes.
Methods. General scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, a systematic approach to identify features of a lending digital transformation, as well as analytical and statistical methods to justify SMEs lending during the pandemic were applied in the study.
Results. The authors concludethat there is an increase in the share of lending to SMEs, except micro-enterprises during the pandemic.The study shows thatcurrent trend is specified by lower interest rates on loans (except micro-enterprises, which are characterized as the most risky). Lending has undergone significant digital transformations (online applications, simplified decision-making, mobile applications, digital alliances) in the context of the pandemic.
Conclusions. The dynamics of lending of SMEs in Ukraine during the pandemic indicates their readiness to use borrowed funds during the crisis. The pandemic has become a driver to the digital transformation of SMEs lending with innovative approaches to service delivery, customer service, consulting, software, targeted credit products and relationships within digital alliances.
Keywords: lending, small and medium business, digitalization of lending, digital services, interest rates.
MatusovaO., AndrjejevaV. Dydzhytalizacija kredytuvannja malogo ta seredn'ogo biznesu. Visnyk Kyi'vs'kogo nacional'nogo torgovel'no-ekonomichnogo universtytetu. 2022. №1. S. 118-131. http://doi.org/10.31617/1.2022(141)09
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DOI: http://doi.org/10.31617/1.2022(141)09
JEL Classification: G29, M15, O33
MATUSOVA Olena,
PhD (Economics), Associate Professor,
Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business Finance
State University of Trade and Economics
19, Kyoto St., Kyiv, 02156, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-7998-3289
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ANDRIEIEVA Viktoriia,
PhD (Economics), Associate Professor,
Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business Finance
State University of Trade and Economics
19, Kyoto St., Kyiv, 02156, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-9529-0543
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DIGITALIZATION OF LENDING TO SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS
Introduction. In Ukraine, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are currently the backbone of the economy: they add about 60 % of value added each year.2020 was another test for business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced companies to borrow.Problem. The pandemic has identified new challenges for both SMEs and creditors in digitally transforming their own business processes.
The aim of the paper is to identify the main trends in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine during the pandemic and to determine the ways for digital transformation of SMEs lending processes.
Methods. General scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, a systematic approach to identify features of a lending digital transformation, as well as analytical and statistical methods to justify SMEs lending during the pandemic were applied in the study.
Results. The authors concludethat there is an increase in the share of lending to SMEs, except micro-enterprises during the pandemic.The study shows thatcurrent trend is specified by lower interest rates on loans (except micro-enterprises, which are characterized as the most risky). Lending has undergone significant digital transformations (online applications, simplified decision-making, mobile applications, digital alliances) in the context of the pandemic.
Conclusions. The dynamics of lending of SMEs in Ukraine during the pandemic indicates their readiness to use borrowed funds during the crisis. The pandemic has become a driver to the digital transformation of SMEs lending with innovative approaches to service delivery, customer service, consulting, software, targeted credit products and relationships within digital alliances.
Keywords: lending, small and medium business, digitalization of lending, digital services, interest rates.
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