By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
The big payments processing company Stripe has launched a credit card for business account holders. This complements its growing package of online facilities, which recently saw the addition of business loans to its basic payments processing facility. Stripe. The UK’s Fintech banking service Monzo has launched a “blocking” service, which stops account holders overspending on […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Following the discovery that half of all 22 to 29 year-olds have no savings at all, mobile bankers Tandem have launched a “Savetember” campaign to encourage young adults to save more. The bank is encouraged that mobile bankers are probably keener to save than others, with almost half of them saving regularly each month. Tandem. […]
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By Jason Hulott | Crowdfunding
There used to be clear paths to follow when raising business capital. You could speak to the bank manager, or if you needed more, you could try to get on the calendar of a Venture Capitalist. Either way, you’d present your idea, show your business plan, perhaps even show a product, and they would decide. […]
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By Jason Hulott | Crowdfunding
Are you looking for ways to raise 6 or 7 figure capital for your business. Crowdfunding can be a great way to do this for the right type of business with the right kind of product. But how will you know? And how will you make this a success? Nathan Rose, Author of Equity Crowdfunding […]
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By Jason Hulott | Bitcoin
Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency, created in 2008 as a by-product of an attempt to create a viable digital cash system. It’s the best known, highest value and where most people’s brains go when thinking of crypto. Getting started with Bitcoin is simple but comes with caveats. This isn’t like managing your bank account online; […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Facebook is currently under fire about the transparency of its digital currency Libra and the infrastructure that supports it. Despite investigations in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and several other countries, backers and supporters appear so far unperturbed by the degree of scrutiny. Fintech Global. A simple and easy to use insurance app – currently […]
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By Jason Hulott | Affiliate Marketing
So if you are considering an affiliate programme for your business in 2019, here are a number of options you can use to build your own programme.
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
An alarming 98% of Fintech start-ups fail to tackle the threat of cyber-attacks. Instead, they remain vulnerable to web or app-based attacks. What is more, their unused and abandoned subdomains, program interfaces and web applications expose privacy, compliance and security failings. Computer Weekly. WhatsApp is said to be exploring a pilot digital payments, or “mobile […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
New data has been released that gives a snapshot of how Brits use Fintech apps – as well as the reasons why some people avoid them. The study* from digital marketing agency for insurance and finance companies Speedie Consultants shows that overall, 76% of people surveyed use a finance app. Types of finance apps used […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
We recently carried out a small sample survey* to find out how many people actually used finance apps – and for those who didn’t, why? For clarification, ‘finance’ apps includes banking, insurance, budgeting and all apps related to finance. Here is a snapshot of the results … Overall, 76% of people surveyed use a finance […]
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