Season’s greetings to all our lenders, borrowers and readers. Money&Co. will be back with more offerings, and more news of crowdfunding and alternative finance after the holidays. Loan Latest Our latest loan offering, from webuyanyhome.com, is A+ rated, and is property-backed – ie, it is secured against property. It is currently 55 per cent […]
Julia Groves is one of crowdfunding’s leading figures, a force for good in alternative finance in our opinion, and, we also like to think, a friend of this platform and its values. Julia argues in a typically pithy opinion piece in today’s AltFi that alternative finance in the UK is still not transparent enough. “Alternative […]
We have a question for you: How are we doing? Specifically, how are we doing at explaining the risks inherent in peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending? The flip side of this coin – the potential benefits of lending – are clear. By bringing individuals looking for good returns on capital together with carefully vetted small businesses […]
The term “disruptive” is a buzz word in FinTech circles. But it’s popular for a reason. By bringing individuals looking for a good return on capital together with carefully vetted businesses seeking funds to expand, Money&Co. and fellow peer-to-peer (P2P) business lenders are rewriting the traditional lending model. Mortgage Introducer is the latest media outlet […]
A recurring theme of our coverage of the alternative-finance sector is commentary on what’s happening on the equity side of the crowdfunding fence. As providers of debt funding for more mature small and medium-sized businesses (average age of our borrowers, 12 years-plus), we see equity crowdfunders as cousins, not competitors. Equity raises tend to come […]
As we prepare our next loan offering, Money&Co. offers a diversion on the serious topic of… diversity. Our CEO, Nicola Horlick, opines in The Mirror on men’s and women’s ambitions in the workplace. “The difference between men and women is that men wear their ambition on their sleeves and are frequently prepared to stamp on […]