Here’s a little surprise. Our friends at Crowdfundinsider report. With the full story here. While Fintech investment may be slowing in other markets, the United Kingdom appears to be bucking the trend. In a “Summer Investment Report,” Innovate Finance puts a pen to the numbers and they are encouraging. The organization states that during the first 6 […]
Well, what’s hot in in FinTech in this much-heralded “hottest day ever” in the UK? One possible answer is Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), a topic of great interest – and of course the concern that novelty always brings. In the heat haze, here’s an opportunity to pause and reflect, afforded by our friends at Crowdfundinsider. Crowdfundinsider […]
The Financial Conduct Authority has a tough task, for which it’s heavily criticised. It’s a thankless job, and its recent announcement of “heavy” investment in the FinTech sector shows willingness – though praise for a well-ordered sector is always going to be far away. If there’s a problem, a chorus of critics will be asking […]
Ignorance is the last barrier to understanding. We are impressed by the latest move from Revolut – which addresses the barrier of ignorance about cryptocurrencies with a course that not only educates but remunerates (in its own token). The crypto world is coming to park its tanks – armed only with good intentions, it seems […]
Bitcoin, and the cohort of cryptocurrencies that rises and falls in value in line with it, has been having a tough time. The price of Bitcoin is still vastly up from what was once conceived as an outrageous high (around $20,000 in December 2017), but the market has re-based its values: $20,000 is no longer […]
Onwards into a summer fraught with short-term political intrigue – and plenty of financial uncertainty in the medium term for UK small businesses. Our friends at Crowdfundinsider report: Tide, a Fintech providing banking services to small businesses, has issued a warning that the UK could be in store for a challenging business environment as […]
Let’s forget, if we can, the nonsense and instability surrounding the UK and its politics. Looking at FinTech as a separate village industry, the UK’s sector offers shelter, harmony and peace. More or less, anyway. Our friends at Altfi report: The UK has taken the top spot in a league table ranking open banking adoption […]
On the one hand cryptocurrencies are marching inevitably forward, infiltrating the FinTech sector amongst others – see yesterday’s lead News story. On the other, it’s as though the “establishment” had been biding its time – waiting for weakness (in the form of falling prices and a grizzly bear market) before pushing back and clamping […]
Regular readers will know that we see the quiet revolution happening outside our windows in the shape of cryptocurrencies as an important part our reporting remit. Witness the many News stories and Blogs. Having settled a small slice of home business, with the successful £300 loan auction by litigation finance providers Harris&Co. last week, it’s […]
Our latest loan offer from a familiar borrower, Harris & Co. in the litigation claim sector, is available on site. The loan is risk-rated A by our credit committee. It has a gross yield of eight per cent, for a fixed term of 12 months. The loan offer closes when filled. Below is some […]