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70% Faster Financing? Fintech Innovation DeFi vs Bank Loans
Decentralized lending platforms provide SMEs with faster, lower-cost working-capital financing through blockchain-based smart contracts. These platforms replace legacy credit-bureau checks with on-chain collateralization, delivering approvals in minutes rather than weeks. 2025 data show that the crypto project behind a major DeFi lending protocol generated at least $350 million from token