A recurring theme of our coverage of the alternative-finance sector is commentary on what’s happening on the equity side of the crowdfunding fence. As providers of debt funding for more mature small and medium-sized businesses (average age of our borrowers, 12 years-plus), we see equity crowdfunders as cousins, not competitors. Equity raises tend to come […]
As we prepare our next loan offering, Money&Co. offers a diversion on the serious topic of… diversity. Our CEO, Nicola Horlick, opines in The Mirror on men’s and women’s ambitions in the workplace. “The difference between men and women is that men wear their ambition on their sleeves and are frequently prepared to stamp on […]
Uncertainty following the Brexit referendum vote continues. UK business Insider offers some upbeat news: “British fintech startups have announced at least £40 million of investment in just over a month since the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, according to an analysis by Business Insider. “Nine funding deals in the fintech sector totalling […]
Money&Co.’s latest loan offering closes today at 17:00. This A-rated, three-year loan of over £121,000 is being sought by an independent adviser looking to use the funds to expand. At the time of writing the offering has a current average gross yield of 8.4 per cent. Meanwhile, as providers of alternative finance in the form […]
Money&Co.’s latest loan offering closes tomorrow at 17:00. This A-rated, three-year loan of over £121,000 is being sought by an independent adviser looking to use the funds to expand. At the time of writing the offering has a current average gross yield of 8.5 per cent. How auctions work The offer is 100 per cent […]
Today, we offer an opinion piece from crowdfunding intelligence platform, Another Crowd, with which Money&Co., has a close association, including the co-sponsorship of two alternative finance conferences (with another one coming up in November). We live in a world where lawyers write labels, because manufacturers are afraid of litigation. So we have to be told […]
Sometimes it’s good to revisit the simple verities of what we do as crowdfunders. Below, we reprise some of the materials to be found on our Knowledge Hub. We start off by answering the question of what crowdfunding is. “Crowdfunding is a general term for the process of raising money. Back in the early days […]
As our latest loan offering moves to close, we offer some tips – things lenders would do well to consider. This is not advice, merely commentary, and a counsel of caution. While we are passionate about bringing individuals looking to lend for a good return together with carefully vetted businesses seeking funds to expand, it’s very […]
Today, we offer a tale from crowdfunding intelligence platform, Another Crowd, with which Money&Co., has a close association, including the co-sponsorship of two alternative finance conferences (with another one coming up in November). “The results are in from the first survey of UK startup’s attitudes to Brexit. We could cherry-pick some statistics and tell you […]
Generalist platform Crowd2Fund has launched a robot-driven portfolio investment service, according to our friends at Crowdfundinsider. Crowd2Fund has “a new intelligent investment feature known as Smart-Invest, which will reportedly allow investors to automate their crowdlending investments. “The UK peer-to-peer lending platform stated: ‘The Smart-Invest feature is the culmination of research into Artificial Intelligence and consultation with leading […]