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Tag Archives: peer to peer
Blockchain Could Change Movie Industry
The movie industry has been in constant flux since the mid-1950’s with the break up of the big studios’ stranglehold on distribution and exhibition. Now comes the blockchain which threatens the studios power even more. A small startup, BitMovio, is … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, balance, Banking, CFTC, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, Film, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, technology, VC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged bitcoin, BitMovio, blockchain, Comcast, cryptocurrency, distribution, ether, exhibitor, film, film finance, MGM, movies, narrowcast, Paramount, peer to peer, Sony, studio, technology, television, theaters, Universal
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Crowdfunder Revolutionizing Fintech
Fintech is revolutionizing banking and the public is ready. The United Kingdom fintech company Monzo raised £1 million in just 96 seconds on the “equity crowdfunding site Crowdcube, crashing their servers and setting the record for the fastest ever crowdfunding … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, balance, Banking, Banks, checkbook, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, deposits, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, NSF, overdraft fee, technology, VC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged A&R, banking, banks, blockchain, checking, customer, deposit, FDIC, Fintech, iPhone, loan, NSF, peer to peer, predictive analysis, PwC, technology, VR
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P2P Lender Going Public
Shadow banking has come full circle with the registration of Funding Circle Holdings, Ltd.’s filing for an initial public offering in the UK. In its IPO, FCH is attempting to raise about $385 million that would value the crowdfunding peer-to-peer … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, balance, Banking, Banks, checkbook, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, deposits, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Small Business, VC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged Bank of New York Mellon, crowdfund, crowdfunding, depository, initial public offering, IPO, lender, line of credit, non-bank, p2p, peer to peer, regulation, shadow bank, small business
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Crowd Bonds: Tax Advantaged P2P Lending
Another spin on crowdfunding: “crowd bonds.” Downing Crowd is a crowdfunding peer to peer lending platform that has raised £1.7bn from 35,000 investors seeking to invest in businesses that make a profit and a difference. The borrowers are vetted, the … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, balance, Banking, Banks, checkbook, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, Small Business, technology
Tagged bad debt, crowd bonds, crowdfund, crowdfunding, debt, DowningCrowd, interest, ISA, management fee, p2p, P2P lending, peer to peer, tax advantaged, tax free, UK
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UK Regulatory Pendulum Swings Towards Tighter Crowdfunding Rules
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, says it will be cracking down on Peer to Peer crowdfunding lending sites. The FCA said it is “difficult for investors to understand the risks and returns of crowdfunding, marketing material … Continue reading
Posted in accredited investor, Banking, Banks, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, fraud, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, SEC, Small Business, technology, VC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged alternative finance, conflicts of interest, crowdfund, crowdfunding, disclosure, Financial Conduct Authority, Fintech, investments, loans, misleading, p2p, P2P lending, peer to peer, platforms, regulation, regulator, risk of loss, risks, Securities and Exchange Commission, technology, web portals, winding down
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Clouds and Silver LInings
Is this a good thing? A new crowdfunding site in Switzerland is entering the litigation funding business. Plaintiffs can offer rewards, typically a percentage of the win (the site claims a 500% return- uh-oh) but defendants can only ask for … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited investors, ambulance chaser, angel, Angel List, backers, bad actor, Burford Capital, business, capital raise, claim, Crowd Fund Act, crowdfund, crowdfunding, crowdsource, donor, fee, funding, Invest4Justice, investor, JOBS Act, lawsuit, lending, litigation funding, litigationi, p2p, PayPal, peer to peer, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, target, trial lawyer, trials, website, wire transfer
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Co-Opting the Crowdfunding Disrupters
Who said big banks are over? Wells Fargo, the only partner in an early Lending Club investor, has seen about a 70X return on its nearly $18 million investment. Its 50 million shares are now valued at $1.22 billion. The … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Congress, Crowd Fund Act, Crowd Fund Act of 2012, Crowd Funding At the Margins, Crowd Funding Platforms, FINRA, Funding Portals, Investments, Jobs, Legislative Intent, SEC, Venture Capital, Wall Street
Tagged accredited investor, banks, crowd, crowd fund, crowdfunding, early stage, entrepreneur, equity, FINRA, Fireeye, going public, investment, IPO, lender, Lending Club, LendingClub Corp, limited partner, Norwest Corp, Norwest Venture Partners, p2p, peer to peer, return, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Silicon Valley, Skybox, startup, stock market, valuation, VC, venture capital, Wells Fargo
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