Raise a glass to investing in whisky
Alternative investments is an interesting area of the market which is all about putting money into non-traditional assets – by non-traditional we mean anything that isn’t a share or a bond such as investing in whisky. This covers a range of things including art, commodities, wine, stamps, coins and even classic cars. Many investors consider […]
OXTO Energy – Flywheeling into the 21st century
OXTO has developed and patented a new flywheel energy storage device that will deliver safe, scalable storage at a competitive cost, with high energy density and low physical footprint.
Response to Eight Peaks Group
Crowd for Angels (UK) Limited (CFA or the Company) notes the statement from Eight Peaks Group on 30th April 2019 and the Circular to shareholders regarding the proposed cancellation of admission to trading on AIM. CFA currently holds 546,840 shares in Eight Peaks Group, giving the Company a stake of just over 3%. Having taken into […]
How long would it take to become an Innovative Finance ISA Millionaire?
“…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”, so wrote Benjamin Franklin. The late great comedian Ken Dodd did his best to avoid both, unfortunately succumbing to death last year aged 90. Fortunately, while both are inevitable, there are many ways that UK investors can legally reduce their tax […]
Blockchain Jargon Buster
Confused by crypto? Baffled by blockchain? Then read part one of Blockchain Jargon Buster – our new series which aims to explain, in simple terms, the technical terminology and street slang used in the crypto industry. Initial Coin Offering An Initial Coin Offering, is an unregulated process by which funds are raised for a new […]
FinTech News Bulletin (Last Updated: November 14, 2019)
November 14, 2019 The new decade is only one month and a few days away, let’s catch up on some 2019 trends and predictions for the Year 2020 14 Fintech Trends To Watch For In 2020 https://bit.ly/2CFif7P The Top 5 Retail Banking Technology Trends of 2019 (So Far) https://bit.ly/34Y9UYX Latest fintech headlines from across the […]
Avoiding Fraudsters – Beware of Phishing
Dear Community, It has come to our attention that there have been a few attempts by individuals to clone Crowd for Angels accounts and contact members of our social media channels in the hope of facilitating funds fraudulently. As such, we wanted to write a blog on what you should look out for and checks […]
How is crowdfunding beneficial to startups?
Pic Credits: flickr Today we see an increase in the number of startups that bank on equity crowdfunding for their ideas as it’s an efficient and simpler way to gain capital. To understand how equity crowdfunding is helping young businesses grow to their full potential let’s take a look at some of its benefits. 1. […]
What we learned from Fintech Week – Venture Capital (VC)
Crowd for Angels’ Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Adcock recently chaired a panel of four venture capital industry experts at the London Fintech week
Millennials vs Upcoming Retirees in Blockchain and Crowdfunding Investing
Crowd for Angels recently received almost 1,400 responses to its latest survey on investment attitudes towards the crowdfunding and crypto/blockchain markets. You can read an analysis of the main findings HERE Delving deeper into the data it became apparent that there were some interesting differences between two key age groups, those aged 18 to 30 […]