What if banks weren’t the only ones handing out loans? Tech and e-commerce giants have stepped into the lending game, reshaping how money moves. So how does it work? And what’s at stake? Follow the story of Max the merchant and Mimi the cat!
This comic strip was published in the latest issue of TSE Mag, "Money At Sea", TSE's science magazine. It was produced in collaboration with the Comue de Toulouse, as part of their Science Story series. It regularly features comic strips that popularise research in various fields.
Cartoonist Perceval Barrier takes you behind the scenes of the research carried out by Matthieu Bouvard, Catherine Casamatta and Rui Xong.
Science story is a series produced by Exploreur – Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse. Scriptwriter and illustrator: Perceval Barrier. Editorial coordination: Clara Mauler, Gauthier Delplace. This research and comic strip were funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR). This comic strip was produced and funded as part of the Science With and For Society project "CONNECTS" led by Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse. The English translation of this issue was funded by TSE - Toulouse School of Economics.
