Well, at the risk of repeating ourselves… today sees yet more news of the rise of cryptocurrencies, as reported by our friends at Finextra. Here’s an excerpt: New research from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has found that excitement about the rising valuations attached to cryptocurrencies has firmly penetrated the retail consumer market. Overall, public […]
As we’ve been saying – to the point of needless repetition – the cryptos are coming. One of the more interesting stories in a raft of news is reported by our friends at Finextra: Change, a cryptocurrency investing platform for retail investors, has closed a €3.7 million crowdfund from 50 private investors at a €175 […]
Today we bring you another instalment of news from the latest loan to land on site comes from a music publishing borrower. It’s a £500,000 two-year loan, rated A+ by our credit committee, with a fixed yield of eight per cent. It’s currently 23 per cent subscribed. Below is an excerpt from the credit note. […]
The scramble to promote – and to develop in the financial community – awareness of digital money continues. Our friends at Finextra report on the latest move from the Bank for International Settlements, which has opened its third innovation hub in London. Established in 2019 to support exploratory work into new frontiers in financial technology, […]
Today we bring you another instalment of news from the latest loan to land on site comes from a music publishing borrower. It’s a two-year loan, rated A+ by our credit committee, with a two-year term and a fixed yield of eight per cent. Below is an excerpt from the credit note. Log in to […]
The latest loan to land on site comes from a music publishing borrower. It’s a two-year loan, rated A+ by our credit committee, with a two-year term and a fixed yield of eight per cent. Below is a short excerpt from the credit note. Log in to the site to read full details. Atlantic Screen […]
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are a key battle ground in the competition to dominate the world of digital money. Crowdfundinsider reports the G7 joint statement on innovation in digital money and central bank digital currencies. After Crowdfundinsider’s reporting, we add commentary of our own: To quote the G7: “G7 Central Banks have been exploring […]
The UK regulatory authorities are making the best of a bad job. Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, of that there’s no doubt – but regulation, and consequent auditing and taxation of taring and investment gain of these assets are still some way off. Our friends at AltFi report on the latest developments here in Britain. […]
Brexit may be officially “done” – although the negotiations and the attempts to ameliorate the trading damage continue apace. Meanwhile the UK FinTech sector is necessarily affected by what happens in Europe. No man – and no industry, certainly – is an island. Our friends at Crowdfundinsider report: European securities regulator, the European Securities and Markets […]
There’s competition between “private” money generated by investment banks and Central Bank Digital Currencies, as pointed out in a recent speech by Sir Jon Cunliffe, head of the Bank of England’s CBDC project and a leading light in the Digital Money Institute. The full text of the speech is here. A report by Finextra is […]