Private company

Qifang

Chinese online peer-to-peer lending community

Qifang (Chinese: 齐放; pinyin: qí fàng) was a Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform focused on student loans. Founded in August 2007 and based in Shanghai, the company directly connected individual lenders with student borrowers, with loan payments made to colleges and universities rather than to borrowers themselves.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Qifang (Chinese: 齐放; pinyin: qí fàng) was a Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform focused on student loans. Founded in August 2007 and based in Shanghai, the company directly connected individual lenders with student borrowers, with loan payments made to colleges and universities rather than to borrowers themselves.2

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