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Kiva vs Zidisha

Kiva

kiva.org

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Use it if you want low-stakes impact lending from $25 . customer ratings and charity watchdog listings are strong.

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Pick Kiva when

  • Impact-minded microlenders
  • US small businesses seeking low-cost loans
  • First-time backers of global entrepreneurs

When Kiva is not a fit

  • Investors . lenders earn no interest
  • Anyone who can't afford to lose principal
  • Teams shopping for software . this is a lending site
  • Purists wanting provable 1:1 impact

Sources

  1. Trustpilot . www.kiva.org reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  2. G2 . Kiva Reviewsg2.com
    review
  3. Charity Navigator . Kiva Microfundscharitynavigator.org
    review
  4. Give.org . Kiva Microfunds charity reviewgive.org
    review
  5. Reddit . My experience with Kiva.orgreddit.com
    review
  6. Bankrate . Kiva Business Loans Reviewbankrate.com
    review
  7. MIT Technology Review . What happened to Kiva?technologyreview.com
    news
  8. Center for Global Development . Kiva Is Not Quite What It Seemscgdev.org
    news
  9. LinkedIn . Kiva's $2.3 billion impact over 20 yearslinkedin.com
    news
  10. FTC . Kiva consumer complaints (2009-2015)ftc.gov
    official
  11. Kiva . Security vulnerability patch disclosurekiva.org
    security
  12. Open Bug Bounty . kiva.org reportopenbugbounty.org
    security
  13. Okta . Why Kiva picked Oktaokta.com
    official
  14. PayPal . Kiva fraud protection case studypaypal.com
    official
  15. Kiva Help . Operating expense donationshelp.kiva.org
    official
  16. Google Play . Kiva app listingplay.google.com
    official