Author Archives: Martin Baker

Discovering The Power Of The Crowd – Remarkable Conference Line-Up

Leading financial media organisation, City A.M., crowdfunding data benchmarker, CrowdneticUK, and alternative finance intelligence platform, Another Crowd, are pleased to announce the line-up for a ground-breaking conference on crowdfunding to be held at London’s Royal Automobile Club on 28 May. The conference (you can book here – with a £40 CityAM reader discount) will feature Money&Co.’s […]

EC Moves To Regulate Reward Crowdfunding – And Syndicate Room Joins Conference Line-Up

Troubling news for our cousins in the rewards-based sub-sector of crowdfunding. The Financial Times reports that “the European Commission is seeking to impose value added tax on rewards from crowdfunding – prompting warnings that the levy could prevent start-ups from using this accessible form of alternative finance. “Proposals to levy the purchase tax on crowdfunding […]

Money&Co. Heading North On Crowdfunding Tour

The business publication Business Quarter features a piece by North-East lawyer Richard Butts of Ward Hadaway. The article is clearly written, and offers a tour of the crowdfunding world, and the opportunities it represents for small businesses. Its primary focus is on bringing people and businesses together via peer-to-peer business lending – in other words, […]

Were We Voting With Our Wallets? Plus: The Power Of The Crowd

Was last week’s surprise General Election result really all about the voters’ wallets? All we can say with any certainty is that the pollsters got it wrong, and the Conservatives have what looks to be a workable majority in government. As far as Money&Co. lenders and borrowers are concerned the new Conservative government looks to […]

Discovering the Power of the Crowd With CityAM and CrowdneticUK

Leading financial media organisation, City A.M., crowdfunding data benchmarker, CrowdneticUK, and alternative finance intelligence platform, Another Crowd, are pleased to announce the line-up for a ground-breaking conference on crowdfunding to be held at London’s Royal Automobile Club on 28th May. “The basic idea is to provide a high concentration of top-quality individuals and companies in […]

Happy Birthday To You, P2P Lenders And Borrowers!

At Money&Co., we’re very young players in a crowdfunding industry that isn’t exactly a veteran itself. We’ve been operating for under two years as a business, and actively facilitating loans for fourteen months. The business of putting our lenders together with businesses that need capital for growth is very satisfying. Our latest loans have several […]

Accenture Reports Revolution In Financial Technology

A new report from consultants, Accenture, shows explosive growth in the financial technology (FinTech) sector. Accenture believes that a “digital revolution in financial services is under way”. Money&Co., as a peer-to-peer business lender in the crowdfunding sector, is right at the heart of this movement.  Fintech Innovation Lab London carries the report: “Investment in financial-technology (fintech) […]

Discover The Power Of The Crowd – Conference News

Nicola Horlick, Money&Co.’s CEO, will make a keynote speech at the lunchtime session of a high-powered crowdfunding conference in London on 28th May. Organised by the leading financial media group, City A.M., in conjunction with crowdfunding intelligence platform, Another Crowd, and pioneering data benchmark company, CrowdneticUK, the all-day conference will deal with the latest developments […]