A Fintech venture is exciting, regardless of whether you are a startup or an incumbent looking to diversify into this new disruptive space. That said, launching a Fintech venture is a challenging task that needs to be approached with careful strategy and planning. It’ll come as no surprise when I say that the current financial …
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Its easy for high growth Fintech firms to get so caught up in what is fueling their growth, that its easy to overlook detail. Regulation is one of these details that can be missed, if these firms don’t have a solid foundation and systems to ensure that they always stay on top of a complex …
How can you launch without FCA Authorisation. The Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) says any firm or individual who carries out a regulated activity in the UK (this includes dual-regulated firms) must be authorised or registered by them, unless they are exempt. Any financial services firm can launch without FCA Authorisation, as an early market …
The Fintech market is really hot right now! Why is this the case? In this article we explore the business case for why the Fintech market is so lucrative. How Big is this Market The first thing that caught our eye is the fact that venture capitalists are so aggressively chasing the Fintech sector, indicating that …
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In the last article, we explored how marketplace lenders could attract Basel III type rules. Staying on the subject of Basel III, we believe that they are the very rules that are in fact fueling alternative finance such as peer to peer and marketplace lending. In this article, we look at things from the other …
Marketplace lending is one of the biggest success stories in financial services. The alternative finance providers facilitate loans, for borrowers, directly from investors who are looking for a higher returns. Also known as peer to peer lenders, the technology led new age lenders stepped in where banks left a huge gaping void. The outcome has …
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Successfully Navigating FCA Review Process This is the final in a four part series of informative articles on regulations and the regulatory process for alternative finance businesses. A Recap In the first article, I explored why I believe regulations may have actually contributed to the exponential growth of the alternative finance sector. The second article …
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This is the penultimate in a four part series of informative articles on regulations and the regulatory process in the alternative finance market. Previous articles made it to the “Most Read” section of AltFi.com, highlighting the importance of this topic. A Recap In the first in this series we put forward the argument that regulation …
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This is the second in the four part series on alternative finance regulations and regulatory approval. Missed the first article? Click here to access it here https://www.vedanvi.com/alternative-finance-regulations/. A Recap Key points in the first article: Regulations can be onerous, but they have helped to boost this sector on an exponential growth trajectory; They present a …
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You already know that the alternative finance industry is booming. This is true for all sectors, regardless of whether it’s peer to peer lending, peer to business lending, invoice financing, crowdfunding, or alternate forms of currency exchange and asset management models. According to the Liberium AltFi Volume Index UK, the Peer to Peer lending market …
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