microlender
/ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlendər/ noun [C] ECONOMICS, FINANCEDefinition
› a company or organization that lends small amounts of money to people or businesses that have low incomes and that cannot use traditional banking services: The microlender wants to help existing business owners expand their operations.
(Definition of microlender noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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