Why do valuations of Fintech companies keep tripling? Our friends at AltFi ask, and partially answer, this question… This year so far has seen some of the biggest fintech funding rounds in history, with some of the biggest names in fintech picking up billions of dollars worth of VC funding. In the first quarter of […]
We can all sleep a little safer in our digital beds, if a report by our friends at The Fintech Times is to be believed. This news item – see extended excerpt below – looks at research focused on system security, which FinTech companies have generally beefed up in the post-pandemic, digitally driven world: According […]
The alternative-finance sector is not a vanity project. Companies such as Lending Club grew out of the failure of mainstream finance to provide credit to small businesses in the wake of the credit crunch of 2008. The Fintech Times reports on the ongoing attempts by mainstream and alternative sectors alike to meet the needs of […]
All talk and no tokens – that’s been the sceptic’s take on the move of the mainstream towards alternative finance in general, and cryptocurrencies in particular. The latest move from the United States however, leads us to wonder whether there really is some tangible progress towards convergence. The US regulatory authorities are both more conservative […]
Bitcoin, the heavyweight of the cryptocurrency world, has had a relatively tough time recently – following the extraordinary price surges of the early part of the year. The currency is currently trading at just under $45,000 after highs of $64,000. See our recent blog on the topic. Meanwhile, AltFi opines on what it sees as […]
Regular readers will be aware of this item, a regular in our News section. There’s a very strange kind of beauty contest going on amongst the world’s central bankers. The competition is on to produce a widely accepted digital currency. A central bank digital currency (CBDC) will not of course be a true cryptocurrency, as […]
The latest loan offering from WeBuyAnyHome.com, has has successfully filled on the Money&Co. website. The loan is rated A+ and will pay a fixed rate of 7% for a term of 36 months. More loan offerings will land on site shortly. WeBuyAnyHome.com is a leading home-buying company and one of few, cash-funded, home-buying companies in the […]
Another day, another deal in the alternative-finance sector as it marries itseld off to mainstream banking and finance. The latest pairing brings a surprisingly positive comment – good maybe, but “made in heaven”? – from our friends at AltFi, who report: Another partnership that seems to be a match in fintech heaven, this time for […]
The ever-changing world of Alternative Finance raises all sorts of issues as it rushes headlong towards the mainstream. To complete that journey the world at large must place its trust in the new-fangles sub-sector. Our friends at AltFi opine on the topic of trust in FinTech. The question of consumer trust in financial services came […]
We thought we’d remind visitors and registered lenders that lending to our carefully vetted borrowing companies is not a one-stage process. Investors who buy a fund or make a cash deposit into a building society account have done all the process they need to. With lending, depositing money is just the first part. After that, […]