The end of the 2021-22 tax year and the deadline for Individual Savings Plans leaves us with just two open loan auctions, both of which are nearing their funding targets. Mar-Key has a credit rating of A+, a yield of 7 per cent and a term of two years. It is currently 35 per cent […]
When dealing with government-led initiatives (Innovate Finance springs to mind) it’s easy to get the feeling that activity tends to trump strategy. Does the government know where it’s going? Not necessarily, but as long as it’s seen to be going somewhere… The latest news concerns Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which are the subject of an anodyne […]
As the end of the tax year and the deadline for Individual Savings Plans loom, we can reveal we’ve just closed one auction, with three more currently still available on site. All these loans can be held, up to £20,000, as Innovative Finance Individual Savings Accounts (IFISAs). IFISAs are explained in more detail below. Here’s […]
The end of the tax year is approaching, and we currently have four loan auctions on site. All these loans can be held, up to £20,000, as Innovative Finance Individual Savings Accounts (IFISAs). IFISAs are explained in more detail below. Here’s the latest from the auction room: Mar-Key has a credit rating of A+, a […]
Things in the UK FinTech sector are good, and getting better – according to recent research showcased by our friends at The Fintech Times. We run an excerpt below: Dealroom, the data provider on startups, growth companies and tech ecosystems, has analysed findings for the UK’s Digital Economy Council that suggest the UK’s digital economy is now […]
With higher interest rates a widely predicted factor in our financial future, Fintech banking products are set to proliferate in the retail savings area. We’ve reported recent developments – and on banking products they must not be confused with P2P loan offerings of the type furnished on this platform – and will continue to do […]
The capital-management crisis behind the war in Ukraine is largely unseen and unfollowed. Prevailing analysis starts with the idea that buying gas from Russia is a bad idea as the cash is used to fuel Putin’s war machine. The thinking pretty much stops there too. There’s little doubt that control of capital is a key […]
More moves on the PR front from the UK’s industry body Innovate Finance. It’s just launched the International FinTech Group to promote the UK as a global leader in the Fintech sector. This move follows the publication of the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech in 2021. We’ve reported on the Kalifa review before, and blogged on it […]
Open banking is the great hope for the future of a modern financial-services sector. But open banking does not mean “open goal” – it’s an opportunity that has to be taken the right way. Two of the UK’s largest banks Lloyds and Barclays have been notified of failures in complying with open banking rules by the UK’s […]
The end of the tax year is approaching, and we currently have four loan auctions on site. All these loans can be held, up to £20,000, as Innovative Finance Individual Savings Accounts (IFISAs). IFISAs are explained in more detail below. Here’s the latest from the auction room: Mar-Key has a credit rating of A+, a […]