By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
Insurtech pioneers Dinghy – the creators of the world’s first on-demand insurance cover for freelancers – have just announced the results of a wide-ranging freelancer survey which discovered, among other things, that having insurance in place greatly increased how secure freelancers felt in their jobs. A whopping 73% of freelancers said that having insurance cover […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
A leading peer-to-peer lending platform has just launched its new Auto-Invest model, to give investors improved investment security and a hassle-free experience. The House Crowd, which specialises in peer-to-peer development and bridging loans, has created its Auto-Invest model which offers three varying levels of risk and reward, including target returns of 5%, 6% and 7% […]
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By Jason Hulott | Fintech News
I was introduced to Yousif this week, who is morphing his blockchain training course into a Blockchain SME consultancy, at a time when LinkedIn is telling us Blockchain is the most popular skill search on its platform. I felt Yousif has a lot of experience in this space and felt a good opportunity to speak […]
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By Jason Hulott | Crowdfunding
Just as the name suggests, Crowdcube is a crowdfunding platform through which businesses may secure the equity funding they need – whether those funds are required to start-up, to grow your company, or to meet a need to bolster your working capital. Since Crowdcube was founded back in 2011, it is among the more established […]
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By Jason Hulott | Resources
Starting, running and growing any business is full of risks – at any moment, some unexpected setback might threaten its very existence. Whether you are operating a conventional business, e-commerce, or a combination of the two, you face a fast-moving environment in which your aim is to grow your enterprise. With that growth, come ever-increasing […]
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By Jason Hulott | Resources
For successful businesses in a globalised economy, the ability to make payments across borders is essential. And that’s the aim of Wirex. Its borderless payments systems let you transfer both traditional and crypto currencies around the world – for free. From a single, easy-to-use platform, you can manage your foreign currencies. Your transactions may be […]
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By Jason Hulott | Resources
It is now almost two years since digital bank Revolut became Britain’s first so-called “unicorn” fintech company (valued at more than $1 billion). Revolut vaunts the fact that it is “not a traditional bank” – it operates purely online, does not handle cheques or cash, and offers no telephone advice. In legal terms, it is […]
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By Jason Hulott | Resources
Clearbanc specialises in providing working capital to online businesses. It aims to provide unsecured and equity-free venture capital to fast-growth e-commerce businesses. It is a form of venture capital designed to appeal to those groups which typically struggle to secure such funding – for instance, women and minorities. Specifically designed for e-commerce companies (and so-called […]
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By Jason Hulott | CryptoCurrency
Cryptocurrency markets run 24/7, unlike the traditional stock markets. There’s no downtime so faced with the choice of turning crypto trading into your full-time job and sacrificing all sleep or potentially missing out on lucrative transactions, trader bots have sprung up to fill the gap. These bots can automate your trades, follow your instructions and […]
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By Jason Hulott | Book Reviews
Using Brand Journalism to Create Compelling and Authentic Storytelling by Gay Flashman I got the chance to read and review this book as it fits with our role as a marketing agency. When we first started out, we used to offer PR services too. We stopped a few years ago… but that said with B2B […]
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