You may be better off asking a man rather than a woman for help if you need to borrow some cash, a study suggests.
Mobile payments service Payment found evidence that men were more likely than women to feel comfortable lending money if their partner, friend or work colleague.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of men would be happy to lend money to a close friend, compared with just over half (52%) of women, Payment found.
And one in 10 (10%) women would feel uncomfortable lending cash to their partner, compared with less than one in 20 (4%) men.
Men were also around twice as likely to feel comfortable about lending money to work colleagues, with 21% being happy to do so, compared to 11% of women.
But when it comes to helping out relatives to tide over their finances, women appear to be around as likely as men to lend money, with 70% of women feeling comfortable lending money to family members - slightly more than the 68% of men who would be comfortable doing so.
One reason why women may be more reluctant to lend money to non-family members could be that men tend to be more up-front when it comes to asking for their money back.
UK Mirror
Mobile payments service Payment found evidence that men were more likely than women to feel comfortable lending money if their partner, friend or work colleague.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of men would be happy to lend money to a close friend, compared with just over half (52%) of women, Payment found.
And one in 10 (10%) women would feel uncomfortable lending cash to their partner, compared with less than one in 20 (4%) men.
Men were also around twice as likely to feel comfortable about lending money to work colleagues, with 21% being happy to do so, compared to 11% of women.
But when it comes to helping out relatives to tide over their finances, women appear to be around as likely as men to lend money, with 70% of women feeling comfortable lending money to family members - slightly more than the 68% of men who would be comfortable doing so.
One reason why women may be more reluctant to lend money to non-family members could be that men tend to be more up-front when it comes to asking for their money back.
UK Mirror