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Institutions Take A Hard Look At Crypto Management And Regulation

  Everyone has an opinion, but the opinions are invariably different. Yes, we are talking cryptocurrencies and their management and regulation. Here come two… First up, Altfi runs a policy statement on crypto policing from Lisa Cameron MP, Chair of the Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group. She argues lawmakers need keep pace […]

Central Bank Digital Currency – Stability The Goal

Out of the darkness, light. A new paper reveals the ultimate goal of central bankers and their desire to foist Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on the financial system. The paper makes it clear that the ultimate goal is stability in the system – reinforcing the argument regularly made in this News section that CBDCs […]

UK Seeks To Define Security Models – Plus Loan Offer Latest

The FinTech sector is attractive – witness the daily deals being done – and it’s fast-moving. Nevertheless, monitoring the shape and protocols of the industry as it speeds ahead is an essential task. Our friends at Finextra report the latest: Legal experts in the UK have opened a public consultation on the legislative changes required […]

A-Rated, 7% Yield, Litigation-Funding Loan Rolls On

And the beat rolls on… 60 per cent of our latest litigation-funding loan offer has been raised from interested lenders. Our new A-rated loan offer, yielding eight per cent over 15 months has landed on site. The amount sought is £250,000. The loan will close when filled. Below is an excerpt from the credit note. […]

Demand For A-Rated 8% Yield Loan Increases

It’s not quite repetitious, but the story is familiar: interest mounts… Our new A-rated loan offer, yielding eight per cent over 15 months has landed on site. The amount sought is £250,000, and 35 per cent of this has already been raised. The loan will close when filled. Below is an excerpt from the credit […]

FCA Resilience Initiative Is One To Watch

Our friends at Finextra report an FCA initiative in monitoring critical third -party services to “strengthen resilience…” How will this affect banking licence applications, amongst other activities?  We await developments. Here’s an extract from the report: A discussion paper from the Bank of England (BofE), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) proposes […]