ShareIn offers equity investment – a different risk proposition The good news is that the crowdfunding market is not – forgive us – overcrowded. So Money&Co. is happy to welcome ShareIn, a new crowdfunding company that operates on the other side of the fence. At Money&Co., we offer loan-based crowdfunding, person-to-business (P2B) opportunities – a […]
Interesting times for alternative finance. After the recently reported failure of YES-secure, The Observer reports that “the phenomenon of crowdfunding is booming. You can stake from just £10 to emulate the likes of Duncan Bannatyne by becoming a “mini-dragon”, backing an ever-expanding range of ventures from theatre productions to electronic gizmos.” The same article goes […]
The recently announced failure of a crowdfunding site, YES-secure, offers food for thought for all connected with the industry – individual lenders and investors, borrower businesses, regulators, and the crowdfunding platforms. The early indications are that lenders will not lose their money as a result of the YES-secure platform failure. Some might say this is […]
Make sure their houses are in order A crowdfunding platform has failed – providing a lesson for would-be investors, crowdfund platofrms, regulators, and all in the industry. The first, and most obvious point is the simplest: just because a platform calls it self “secure’, that may not really be the case. “YES-secure is the most […]